“Smart glasses” is four different products sold under one name: glasses with a camera, speakers and an AI assistant but no display; glasses with a small display in the lens; display glasses that plug into a phone or laptop and act as a large screen; and head-worn computers for industrial work. Comparing across those groups tells you little, so this page compares within each, in four tables: weight, battery, price, display, camera, audio and water rating for 17 models.

How this comparison is compiled. Every figure comes from the manufacturer’s own product page, specification sheet, store or newsroom, read on 17 October 2026. Prices are US prices. Battery figures are the makers’ claims under their own conditions, quoted with the condition where the maker gives one. Where a maker does not publish a figure, the cell says “Not published”. We have not tested these glasses, and nothing here is a measured result.

1. AI glasses with camera and audio, no display

These look like ordinary glasses. You talk to an assistant, take photos and video, and listen through open-ear speakers. All of them need a phone app.

Notes on this table:

• Ray-Ban Meta Audio has no camera; it is the audio and assistant features only. Meta’s page listed it at $349 on 17 October 2026 with an estimated delivery date of 7 November.
• Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) launched on 23 September 2026. The Gen 2 is still sold for $70 less, and the published differences are an hour more battery, a sixth microphone and a slightly larger case reserve.
• Oakley Meta Vanguard is the sports model: the only one here rated IP67, with a 122-degree camera. Meta says prescription lenses are not available for it.
• Rokid AI Glasses Style is the lightest camera model listed, at 38.5 g. Rokid’s store showed it on sale at $329 (regular price $399) when we checked.
• Subscriptions. Meta states there is no monthly fee or subscription for Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

Check Ray-Ban Meta prices on Amazon · Check Oakley Meta prices on Amazon

2. Glasses with a display in the lens

These add a small heads-up display for notifications, navigation, captions or translation. They run on their own battery and pair with a phone.

Notes on this table:

• Even G2 has no camera and no speakers by design; input is by microphone. That makes it the lightest pair on this page and the one least likely to worry the people around you.
• Meta Ray-Ban Display is the only full-color display here and comes with a wristband for gesture control. Prescription lenses add $200 and are limited to single vision between -4.00 and +4.00.
• Rokid Glasses were shown as sold out on Rokid’s own US listing when we checked, with a link to a retailer. Rokid says full access to navigation requires a subscription, and does not give its price on that page.

3. Display glasses that plug into a phone, console or laptop

These are wearable screens. They have no battery and no assistant: they draw power and picture from whatever you plug them into over USB-C, so check that your device supports video output over USB-C before buying.

Brightness figures in this group are not like for like: VITURE publishes “peak perceived” brightness and XREAL publishes peak brightness, and neither says how the other measures. XREAL’s US store showed the One Pro on sale at $599 when we checked. The VITURE Luma Ultra has built-in focus adjustment for short sight down to -4.0 D; XREAL sells prescription inserts separately.

Check XREAL prices on Amazon · Check VITURE prices on Amazon

4. Enterprise smart glasses: Vuzix and Epson

These are work tools for warehouses, field service and remote assistance, not consumer eyewear.

Vuzix vs Epson smart glasses

The two brands took different approaches. Vuzix builds a self-contained computer with a small display in front of one eye, a camera and a swappable battery: the M400 and LX1 run Android on their own. Epson’s Moverio BT-45C is a see-through display for both eyes with a wider field of view (34 degrees against 16.8), but it has no battery or processor and has to be cabled to a phone, tablet or PC.

The practical difference in October 2026 is availability. Epson’s US site marks the Moverio BT-45C, BT-45CS, BT-40 and BT-40S as discontinued and shows no successor. Vuzix lists two current models, though its LX1 page showed a “Sold out” label when we checked. Vuzix also says the M400 will stay on Android 13, with product support planned through 31 December 2028, and points buyers who need a newer system to the LX1. Vuzix does not publish weight or battery hours for either model.

Which type should you buy?

• Photos, calls, music and an assistant, in something that looks like sunglasses: a no-display AI pair. Meta Glasses from $299 is the lowest price; Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) and Oakley Meta Vanguard have the longest battery claims among Meta’s camera models, at 9 hours.
• Running, cycling or wet weather: Oakley Meta Vanguard, the only IP67 consumer pair listed.
• No camera on your face: Even G2 if you want a display, Ray-Ban Meta Audio if you want audio only.
• Notifications, captions and directions in your line of sight: Even G2 (lightest, longest battery claim), Rokid Glasses (widest field of view of the three), or Meta Ray-Ban Display (the only color display).
• A large private screen for films, games or work: a plug-in display pair. XREAL 1S is the lowest price; VITURE Beast has the widest field of view.
• Work instructions and remote support on a job site: Vuzix.

Frequently asked questions

Which smart glasses are the lightest?

Of the models on this page, the Even G2 at 36 g, then the Rokid AI Glasses Style at 38.5 g without prescription lenses. Meta’s camera glasses weigh 51 to 54 g, the Oakley Meta Vanguard 66 g and the Meta Ray-Ban Display 69 g. Plug-in display glasses weigh 82 to 88 g.

Which smart glasses have the longest battery life?

By the makers’ claims: Even G2 at up to 2 days, which has no camera or speakers to power. Among glasses with speakers, Ray-Ban Meta Audio and Rokid AI Glasses Style both claim up to 12 hours. Plug-in display glasses have no battery of their own.

Do smart glasses need a subscription?

Mostly no. Meta states there is no monthly fee or subscription for Ray-Ban Meta glasses. Rokid says full access to navigation on Rokid Glasses requires a subscription. XREAL and VITURE list no subscription for their display glasses.

Can you get smart glasses with prescription lenses?

Often, with limits. Meta Ray-Ban Display takes single-vision prescriptions from -4.00 to +4.00 for an extra $200. Oakley Meta Vanguard does not take prescription lenses. XREAL sells prescription inserts, and the VITURE Luma Ultra adjusts for short sight down to -4.0 D without them.

What is the difference between AI glasses and AR glasses?

AI glasses, such as Ray-Ban Meta, have a camera, microphones and speakers and no display. AR or display glasses put an image in front of your eye: a small heads-up display in the lens (Even G2, Rokid Glasses, Meta Ray-Ban Display) or a full virtual screen fed by another device (XREAL, VITURE).

Sources

• Meta: product pages and comparison page at meta.com/ai-glasses; Meta newsroom posts of 23 September 2026 and 23 June 2026 at about.fb.com/news
• Even Realities: evenrealities.com/smart-glasses
• Rokid: AI Glasses Style and Rokid Glasses on global.rokid.com
• XREAL: xreal.com/us/1s, xreal.com/us/one-pro and the XREAL US store
• VITURE: Luma Ultra and Beast product pages
• Vuzix: comparison page, product pages and product sheets for the LX1 and M400
• Epson: Moverio BT-45C product page and specification sheet

Checked 17 October 2026. Prices and availability in this category change often; if a maker’s page differs from this one, the maker’s page is right.

Written byconner mcdonald

Conner McDonald compiles Wearable Gear Reviews' buying guides and comparisons of smartwatches, fitness trackers, rings and smart glasses. Every specification and price comes from the manufacturer's own pages and is dated; the guides compare published figures and do not claim hands-on testing.