High Grade is Bandai's 1/144 line and the one with the most kits. Bandai's Japanese grade page calls HG the brand that can be called the standard of Gunpla at 1/144 (our translation).
For new builders
HG is the usual first proper kit: small, cheap, and the grade with the most kits to choose from.
Our kit database holds 1,713 HG items with a median Japan price of ¥2,200 with tax (Bandai's lists, read Oct 11, 2026).
Read Oct 14, 2026. The definition is ours; facts come from the pages above.