depends on the pedals but most come with the cleats. You can buy them seperatly if the balance between what is cleat and what is pedal is significant, e.g. Speedplays come as a set, cleat only or pedal only where the locking mechanism is on the cleat not the pedal. However, for many types of pedals, crankbrothers, shimanos, time, typically the cleat is small potatos compared to the pedal.