Do I need a Wi-Fi 7 router in 2025?

For most homes, no. Across the reviewers we read, the consensus is that Wi-Fi 7's headline speeds only matter if you have multi-gig internet (2.5 Gbps or faster) and client devices that support the new standard. Community threads repeatedly note that a solid Wi-Fi 6 or 6E router saturates typical gigabit plans just fine. Wi-Fi 7 mainly buys future-proofing and faster local transfers between devices that support it.