L2 · AI Vision · Smart Glasses
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2)
Everyday camera glasses with open-ear audio; Meta AI by voice, no display.
Meta × EssilorLuxottica
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Price$379
SubscriptionNo mandatory subscription
Brand🇺🇸 USA
Utility score60
What it can do
VisionListeningVoiceTranslationMemoryAgentManipulationMobilityTouch
How much of a human does this replace?
- Eyes — seeing
- Ears — hearing
- Mouth — speaking
- Language — interpreting
- Memory — recording, recall
- Judgement — acting for you
Hardware
Camera12MP ultra-wide, 3K video
MicrophoneYes
SpeakerYes
DisplayNo
LiDARNot disclosed
Depth sensorNot disclosed
Touch sensorNot disclosed
Battery8 h
WeightNot disclosed
DimensionsNot disclosed
AI capabilities
AI modelMeta AI
AI providerMeta
Cloud dependencyRequired
How it actsOnly when called
Country / supply chain
🇺🇸 USA
🇺🇸 USA
Not disclosed
🇺🇸 USA
Not disclosed
Geopolitical dependency
Medium
- Core features need the cloud
- Tied to one company’s account and app ecosystem
- 1 input(s) not disclosed
Privacy / lock-in
On-device AINo
Cloud requiredYes
Account requiredYes
Subscription requiredNo
OfflinePartly
Open APINot disclosed
SDKNot disclosed
Data exportNot disclosed
Closed ecosystemYes
Developer access
SDKNot disclosed
ROSNot disclosed
APINot disclosed
AccessNot disclosed
Price / performance
AI capability17 / 20
Hands-free usability15 / 15
Physical capability0 / 20
Autonomy4 / 15
Battery / runtime10 / 10
Cost efficiency8 / 10
Availability5 / 5
Privacy / lock-in1 / 5
Utility score60 / 100