Usually better from a mesh perspective to keep all mesh nodes the same if possible, but in theory no problem adding an addition XT8 to an existing XT9 mesh.
Note: just try to ensure firmware are of the same release version if at all possible for each AiMesh node .
TBH: – As long as the addition XT8 is not used as the primary (master), (XT8 has a slightly slower CPU and has slightly slower WiFi 6 (802.11ax) (5GHz-1) up to 1201 Mbps throughput due to it not supporting 160MHz channel).
‘Hardware Specs:’
The ASUS XT8 has 1.5 GHz ( 4 cores ) and 512 MB RAM
ASUS XT9 has 1.7 GHz ( 4 cores) CPU and 512 MB RAM
| Wifi Specs. | ZenWiFi XT9 | ZenWiFi XT8 |
| 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Specs | 2 x 2 AX Up to 574 Mbps (20/40MHz) | 2 x 2 AX Up to 574 Mbps (20/40MHz) |
| 5GHz-1 Wi-Fi Specs (channel width) | 2×2 AX Up to 2402Mbps (20/40/80/160MHz) | 2×2 AX Up to 1201Mbps (20/40/80MHz) |
| 5GHz-2 Wi-Fi Specs | 4×4 AX Up to 4804Mbps (20/40/80/160MHz) | 4×4 AX Up to 4804Mbps (20/40/80/160MHz) |
Note1: ASUS XT8 is supported by ASUSWRT-Merlin (GNUTON) and XT9 is not, I believe.
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