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Launch X431
Smart diagnostics for smart technicians
As of 30 August 2026, Launch X431 starts at $1499/one-time. Launch X431 is a professional automotive diagnostic platform offering comprehensive vehicle coverage, ECU coding, and advanced diagnostics. Softwr lists it under Automotive. Launch X431 is made by Launch Tech USA, launched in 1992, available on Android, Windows, macOS.
Overview
What Launch X431 does
Launch X431 is a professional automotive diagnostic platform offering comprehensive vehicle coverage, ECU coding, and advanced diagnostics. The Android-based tablets provide wireless diagnostics with extensive OE-level capabilities for modern vehicles.
What people use it for
- Vehicle diagnostics
- ECU programming
- Key programming
- ADAS calibration
- Emission testing
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Launch X431.
- The App Store listings (publisher Launch Tech Co., Ltd) are companion apps that require a dedicated Launch X431 hardware diagnostic connector; the software has no standalone function without purchasing the paired hardware unit.
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Pricing
What Launch X431 costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
X431 Pro
$1,499 /one-time
- Full system diagnostics
- Basic coding
- Bi-directional tests
- 1 year updates
- Wireless VCI
X431 PAD V
$3,499 /one-time
- Advanced diagnostics
- Online programming
- Topology mapping
- 2 year updates
- J2534 pass-thru
X431 PAD VII
$5,995 /one-time
- Elite diagnostics
- ADAS calibration
- Key programming
- Oscilloscope
- Premium support
Capabilities
Features
Full system diagnostics
ECU coding
Bi-directional controls
Key programming
ADAS calibration
Module programming
Battery registration
Guided functions
Launch cloud
Integration with Launch cloud
Remote diagnostics
Integration with Remote diagnostics
Training platform
Integration with Training platform
OBD protocols
Integration with OBD protocols
Behind it
Who makes Launch X431
- Company
- Launch Tech USA
- Based in
- Ontario, CA
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