2025 has been the best year for budget earbuds. For me, anyway. I've tested loads of the best cheap earbuds this year, and I'm continually blown away by how much earbuds can do these days.

We're getting premium features like IP ratings, wear detection, app compatibility with unlimited custom EQs, and even high-end tuning by brands like Bose and Dirac. All that in earbuds that cost well under $100... yeah, 2025 is treating us.

I'll admit that the CMF by Nothing Buds Pro 2 were released in late 2024, but I got them in 2025, and I love them so much that I had to include them here. I've also got the JLab Go Pods ANC ($36) and the EarFun Air Pro 4+ ($99) on this list. And the best part? I awarded all of these earbuds a near-perfect 4.5-star rating in their respective reviews. You're in for a

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