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Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 Release DateOut Sept 23, 2026, $449

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Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 is on sale now from $449. It is slimmer than Gen 2, lasts up to nine hours on a charge, one hour more, and adds a button that calls up Meta AI. Calls sound clearer too.

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Sep 23, 2026
Price
$449
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Up to 9 hours, an hour more than Gen 2
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Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 is out today at $449 with 9 hours of battery

Meta launched the third Ray-Ban Meta at Connect. It costs $449, runs an hour longer at 9 hours, adds Aviator and Zena frames and a six-mic array, and keeps the same 12MP camera.

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Open-ear speakers built into the arms play your music.Our own judgement. No single source states this.

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Cost over 3 years

$449

Device price plus up to three years of optional subscription.

Weight

52g

Grams on your face. Lower is lighter.

Battery life

~9 hrs

How long it lasts on its own, away from a charger.

Cost over 3 years

Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3)
$449
Rokid AI Glasses Style
$299
Solos AirGo V2
$299 → $767
RayNeo Air 4 Pro
$299
Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2
$379

Battery life

Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3)
~9 hrs
Even Realities G2
~2 days
RayNeo iO
~2 days
Solos AirGo V2
~16 hrs
Ray-Ban Meta Audio
~12 hrs

DeviceOptional subscription

Weights are for the frame as sold, without a case or a charger.

Battery life can vary based on usage, settings and firmware version.

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How much does Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 cost?
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) starts at $449 in the US.
When was Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 released?
Meta announced Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) at Connect and put it on sale the same day, with prices starting at $449.
Should I buy Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 or Gen 3?
Gen 3 is out now, starting at $449, with an hour more battery and a 6-mic array for clearer calls. Both have a 12 MP camera with 3K video. Gen 2 is still available and cheaper at $379 if those upgrades do not matter to you.

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Sep 17, 2025 · Announced
Meta announces Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2
Meta announced the second-generation Ray-Ban Meta glasses on September 17 with a focus on battery and video improvements.
Sep 17, 2025 · Went on sale
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 is available on announcement day
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 went on sale the same day it was announced rather than following a separate preorder window. 9to5Google recorded immediate availability across the Wayfarer, Skyler and Headliner frame families.
Dec 16, 2025 · New feature
Conversation Focus begins rolling out to Ray-Ban Meta glasses
Meta began an Early Access rollout of Conversation Focus, a software feature intended to make nearby speech easier to hear in noisy environments. The update applied to Ray-Ban Meta glasses, adding a meaningful post-launch capability to the Gen 2 platform.
Mar 26, 2026 · Filed with regulators
FCC filings expose Scriber and Blazer Ray-Ban Meta model names
The Verge reported that Ray-Ban Meta “Scriber” and “Blazer” glasses had passed through the FCC, with the filings also pointing to Wi-Fi 6 U-NII-4 support. The report initially treated the filings as an imminent new-glasses launch; Meta clarified the generation and product positioning days later.
Mar 31, 2026 · New feature
Meta identifies the FCC-linked styles as Gen 2 prescription models
Meta introduced Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer Optics and Scriber Optics and explicitly labeled both as Gen 2. That official naming tied the regulatory trail back to the existing second-generation platform rather than to a separate successor generation.
Sep 27, 2023 · Went on sale
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) launches at $299
Meta and Ray-Ban launched the first Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses at Connect 2023: a 12MP camera, open-ear speakers, and a built-in voice assistant starting at $299, on sale from October 17. It set up a numbered generational line Meta would return to every two years.
Jul 3, 2026 · Price
Meta tests a $19.99 plan around expanded Conversation Focus use
UC Today reported that Meta had limited free Conversation Focus use to three hours per month and attached extended use to a $19.99 subscription tier. The change turned a software feature into a pricing story for owners of supported Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
Jul 27, 2026 · New feature
Meta pauses the Conversation Focus subscription limit after pushback
Subscription Insider reported that Meta had paused its plan to limit Conversation Focus following user pushback. The reversal restored the feature’s Early Access status while Meta reconsidered how or whether to meter it through a paid plan.
Dec 16, 2024 · New feature
Live AI rolls out via firmware v11
Meta shipped Live AI, first announced at Connect 2024, letting wearers point their glasses at anything and ask real-time questions. Battery life in the mode was roughly 30 minutes, a limitation that became a central argument for Gen 3 needing a bigger battery.
Jan 29, 2025 · First sign of it
Zuckerberg references a ‘third generation’ product on the Q4 2024 earnings call
Mark Zuckerberg told investors, “Many breakout products in the history of consumer electronics have sold 5 million to 10 million units and they're third generation,” the first public hint that a Gen 3 device was already part of Meta's plan, five months before any hardware detail leaked.
Feb 2025 · Others confirmed it
Analysts read the earnings comment as a signal for a 2025 third-gen launch
Wareable and DigiTimes both cited Zuckerberg's ‘third generation’ comment as the basis for predicting a 2025 launch. Neither had hardware detail yet; the reporting confirmed Gen 3 was a real, expected product rather than idle speculation. DigiTimes is the underlying supply-chain source; Wareable is the linked write-up.
May 8, 2025 · First sign of it
The Information: Gen 3 to add optional 'super sensing', with facial recognition explored
The Information reported that Meta's 2026 glasses, codenamed Aperol and Bellini, would add an optional set of features internally called 'super sensing', running Live AI in the background for hours rather than about 30 minutes. The same report said Meta was exploring facial recognition that could remind a wearer of someone's name, and that Mark Zuckerberg had questioned whether the camera's white LED could stay off during Live AI. UploadVR carried the report the same day and credits The Information throughout.
Jun 10, 2025 · Design and hardware
Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon AR1+ chip at AWE 2025
Qualcomm unveiled the AR1+ Gen 1 at AWE 2025: 26% smaller than the original AR1, enabling thinner temples, and demoed running Meta's Llama 3.2 1B model fully on-device. Neither Qualcomm nor Meta named Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 at the announcement; the pairing was press and analyst inference that followed. Qualcomm is the announcing company; 9to5Google is the linked write-up.
Jul 10, 2025 · Design and hardware
Aperol and Bellini renders leak
Renders sourced to ‘XR Research Institute’ showed two Gen 3 models under the codenames Aperol (sunglasses) and Bellini (prescription), both thicker than Gen 2 to fit a larger battery. Two visible lens openings were widely read by press as a dual-camera setup, though the leak itself didn't state that explicitly.
Sep 17, 2025 · Went on sale
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) and Ray-Ban Display launch
At Connect 2025, Meta shipped Gen 2 at $379 same-day, with up to 8-hour battery, 3K video, an upgraded 12MP camera, and Wi-Fi. The separate Ray-Ban Display, with a monocular heads-up display, launched at $799, in stores from September 30.
Dec 3, 2025 · Business move
Meta hires Apple's former design chief; reportedly cuts VR budget up to 30%
Meta hired Apple's former design chief Alan Dye to lead a new Reality Labs creative studio reporting to CTO Andrew Bosworth. The next day, Bloomberg reported Meta was cutting Horizon Worlds and VR budgets by as much as 30%, with Meta confirming it was shifting investment ‘from Metaverse toward AI glasses and Wearables.’ Bloomberg reported the compensation detail; TechCrunch is the linked write-up.
Jan 13, 2026 · Business move
Meta expands glasses manufacturing capacity, cuts Reality Labs jobs
Bloomberg reported Meta and EssilorLuxottica were in talks to double manufacturing capacity to 20 million units a year, with a possible path to 30 million, a direct response to demand outpacing supply. Eleven days later, Meta laid off roughly 1,500 people, about 10% of Reality Labs, hitting VR game studios specifically while the AI-glasses side of the division was spared — the same resource story playing out on both sides: away from VR, toward the glasses line Gen 3 belongs to.
Jan 23, 2026 · Patent dispute
Solos Technology sues Meta over the glasses' sensor stack
Solos Technology filed a patent infringement suit against Meta, Oakley, Luxottica, and EssilorLuxottica, alleging the multimodal sensing, beamforming, and sensor-fusion stack underpinning Ray-Ban Meta, including future generations, infringes its patents. Meta has not disclosed how the case might affect Gen 3's feature set or timeline.
Feb 11, 2026 · Others confirmed it
EssilorLuxottica: over 7 million Meta AI glasses sold in 2025
EssilorLuxottica's FY2025 earnings call disclosed over 7 million Meta AI glasses sold in the 2025 calendar year alone, more than tripling the prior year, corroborating the demand surge behind Meta's manufacturing-capacity talks a month earlier. Figures come from EssilorLuxottica's own results commentary, reported by CNBC.
Feb 13, 2026 · Legal and privacy
Internal Meta memo reveals ‘Name Tag’ facial recognition plans
The New York Times reported on a May 2025 internal Reality Labs memo outlining ‘Name Tag,’ an opt-in facial-recognition feature that would let Ray-Ban Meta wearers silently identify strangers and pull up their public social profiles. Originally reported by The New York Times; MacRumors is the linked write-up.
Feb 25, 2026 · Legal and privacy
Swedish investigation finds Kenya contractors reviewing intimate Meta glasses footage
Göteborgs-Posten and Svenska Dagbladet's joint investigation found Sama, a Kenya-based Meta subcontractor, employed workers who reviewed video clips captured through Ray-Ban Meta glasses as part of an AI training pipeline, including footage described as bathroom visits, nudity, and other private moments captured without subjects' knowledge or consent. Workers said automatic anonymization sometimes failed to blur faces. National Law Review's later legal analysis cited the investigation alongside a federal class action, Bartone v. Meta Platforms, filed the following month.
Mar 4, 2026 · Legal and privacy
UK ICO opens inquiry into Meta glasses footage review
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office wrote to Meta seeking information on its data-protection compliance after the Swedish investigation, calling the claims that contractors could view intimate footage concerning and saying smart glasses should put users in control with appropriate transparency.
Mar 5, 2026 · Legal and privacy
US class-action sues Meta over glasses footage review
A proposed US class-action accused Meta of misleading users about the privacy of its AI glasses, alleging camera footage was sent to a Kenya-based subcontractor for manual review without users' knowledge. The suit followed the Swedish newspapers' investigation.
Mar 27, 2026 · Turned out to be wrong
FCC filings for ‘Blazer’ and ‘Scriber’ misread as Gen 3
FCC filings for two new models, Blazer (RW7001) and Scriber (RW7002), spread through tech media with some outlets speculating they were Gen 3 hardware. They weren't: Meta announced them March 31 as Blayzer Optics and Scriber Optics, $499 Gen 2 prescription frames that reached stores April 14. Meta's FCC filings are the underlying document; Winbuzzer is the linked write-up.
Apr 13, 2026 · Legal and privacy
ACLU and 75 groups demand Meta cancel Name Tag
A coalition of 75 organizations led by the ACLU sent an open letter demanding Meta cancel Name Tag outright, calling facial-recognition eyewear ‘a red line society must not cross.’ EPIC separately petitioned the FTC and state attorneys general to block any rollout.
May 12, 2026 · Others confirmed it
Zuckerberg's Instagram tease confirms Connect 2026 for September 23-24
Zuckerberg posted an Instagram image of a new pair of glasses on a table, timed to double as Meta's confirmation that Connect 2026 would run September 23-24 in Menlo Park, the venue widely expected to host Gen 3's reveal.
Jun 1, 2026 · Others confirmed it
Meta reportedly planning up to four new glasses in 2026, beyond Gen 3
The Information reported Meta was planning as many as four additional glasses models in 2026, codenamed Modelo, Luna, an RBM2 Refresh, and Mojito VIP, plus an AI pendant, targeting 10 million wearables sold in the second half of the year. None of the four is Gen 3, which The Information described as a separate, untitled product tied to the Connect keynote — but the scale of the surrounding lineup underscored how central glasses had become to Meta's roadmap. Originally reported by The Information; 9to5Google is the linked write-up.
Jun 4, 2026 · Legal and privacy
WIRED and EFF find dormant Name Tag code; Meta pulls it within a day
WIRED and EFF's Threat Lab discovered dormant Name Tag code already deployed inside the Meta AI app on Gen 2 glasses, storing biometric faceprints as 2,048-number arrays, and activated it in debug mode to prove it worked. Meta removed the code within 24 hours; spokesperson Ryan Daniels said no final decision had been made on the feature, while Andy Stone separately called the story ‘advocacy-driven clickbait’ on X. Joint finding: EFF Threat Lab's analysis, reported alongside WIRED.
Jun 4, 2026 · Legal and privacy
Modding community bypasses the recording indicator LED; Pennsylvania moves to criminalize it
BGR reported a wave of paid mod services physically disabling Ray-Ban Meta's recording indicator LED, citing WSJ's Joanna Stern, who found ads for the service in 30 states. Pennsylvania introduced House Bill 2603 on June 4, 2026, referred to committee the next day, which would criminalize manufacturing, selling, or recording with smart glasses lacking a functional indicator light. The bill remained in committee as of this writing.
Jul 1, 2026 · Business move
Conversation Focus rate-limited to 3 hours a month for free users
Meta quietly capped Conversation Focus, which isolates a speaker's voice in loud environments, at 3 hours a month for free users; Meta One Premium subscribers ($20/month) get 15 hours. The change surfaced via Meta's help-center pages rather than an announcement. Meta confirmed the change; Engadget is the linked write-up.
Jul 1, 2026 · Legal and privacy
New York State bans smart glasses from all 1,240 courthouses statewide
Corroborated across 4 independent outlets; memo obtained directly by Bloomberg Law and Gizmodo. Applies to smart glasses generically, not Meta-specific - also listed on meta-glasses. Corroborated across four outlets; the memo was obtained directly by Bloomberg Law and Gizmodo. GovTech is the linked write-up.
Jul 7, 2026 · Legal and privacy
Meta adds auto-disable-camera response to the LED-tampering controversy
Meta said in a blog post that its glasses will now disable the camera if the recording indicator LED is detected as physically tampered with or destroyed, extending an existing safeguard that previously only blocked the camera while the light was covered. The change starts with Meta's second-generation glasses onward. Meta also said it is removing marketplace listings for LED-tampering mod services and pursuing legal action against sellers.
Jul 8, 2026 · Legal and privacy
Meta reportedly testing an always-on ‘super sensing’ AI mode with no recording light
The Financial Times reported Meta is testing a prototype of ‘super sensing’ AI glasses that would “continuously record audio while taking photos every few seconds”, letting a wearer ask the AI what it saw or heard. One proposed system would not store the raw footage and audio at all: metadata would be extracted from it and uploaded for Meta’s AI to query. Meta is also discussing whether that data could train its models, and the features could reach existing glasses through a software update. Executives are planning not to light the LED while super sensing is active, though the FT notes those plans could still change. The FT names no prototype — the codenames Aperol and Bellini come from The Information’s May 2025 report, and Meta’s May 2026 internal memo lists a separate ‘SSG’ prototype, so which device this is remains unresolved.
Jul 25, 2026 · Business move
After backlash, Meta pauses the Conversation Focus rate limit
Three weeks after quietly capping Conversation Focus at three hours a month, Meta paused the plan. Spokesperson Tyler Yee said “we heard the feedback so we’re pausing its subscription tests for now,” adding that the feature “will remain available for free through our Early Access Program for early testers while we work on a better approach.” The company did not rule out charging later, saying some premium features will be subscription-based over time. The cap had drawn criticism because the feature runs on-device, so it costs Meta nothing to serve, and is used by people who are hard of hearing.
Sep 23, 2026 · Announced
Meta unveiled Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 at Connect
Meta dated Connect for September 23 and 24, 2026, without naming the glasses it would show. Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 was unveiled there on September 23 and went on sale the same day.

At a glance

Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3)CURRENT MODELRay-Ban Meta (Gen 3)Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2PREVIOUS MODELMeta Ray-Ban Gen 2
Camera
12MPConfirmed: Meta Newsroom · Sep 24, 2026
12MPConfirmed: Ray-Ban (official) · Jul 11, 2026
Device battery
Up to 9 hrsConfirmed: Meta Newsroom · Sep 24, 2026
8 hrsConfirmed: Meta · Jul 15, 2026
Works with
iOS 18.6+ / Android 15+Confirmed: Ray-Ban · Sep 24, 2026
iOS & Android
Display
NoReported: 9to5Google · Jul 13, 2026
NoConfirmed: PCMag · Jul 11, 2026
Price
From $449
From $379
Case battery
Up to 50 hrs extra from the case
+48 hrsConfirmed: Meta · Jul 15, 2026
Weight
51.5g (Standard)Confirmed: Meta · Sep 24, 202653.8g (Large)
~50gReported: PCMag · Jul 11, 2026
Frame choice
Aviator, Zena (cat-eye), WayfarerConfirmed: Meta Newsroom · Sep 24, 202627 combinations
Wayfarer, Skyler, Headliner, Blayzer Optics, Scriber OpticsReported: Meta · Jul 11, 2026150+ combinations
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Auto-tint lenses
Unknown
Transitions lenses (+$80 option)Confirmed: Meta (official) · Jul 11, 2026
Camera-free option
NoReported: Dymesty · Jul 11, 2026
NoReported: Meta (official) · Jul 11, 2026
Video
3K Ultra HDConfirmed: Meta Newsroom · Sep 24, 2026
3K at 30fpsReported: Ray-Ban (official) · Jul 11, 2026
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6Confirmed: Ray-Ban · Sep 24, 2026Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3Confirmed: Meta (official) · Jul 11, 2026Wi-Fi 6
Frame partner
EssilorLuxottica / Ray-BanReported: Meta Newsroom · Jul 11, 2026
EssilorLuxottica / Ray-BanReported: Wikipedia · Jul 11, 2026
Hands-free capture
Customizable action button + voiceConfirmed: Meta Newsroom · Sep 24, 2026
Capture button + voice ('Hey Meta')Confirmed: Meta (official) · Jul 11, 2026
Microphones
6-mic arrayConfirmed: Meta Newsroom · Sep 24, 2026
5-mic (standard) / 6-mic (Optics frames)Confirmed: UploadVR · Jul 13, 2026
Walking directions
Unknown
Audio turn-by-turn walking directions (driving pushed to phone)Confirmed: Meta Help (official) · Jul 11, 2026
Open-ear speakers
YesConfirmed: Ray-Ban · Sep 24, 20262 open-ear speakers
YesConfirmed: Meta Newsroom (about.fb.com) · Jul 13, 20262x open-ear speakers
Prescription lenses
YesConfirmed: Ray-Ban · Sep 24, 2026prescription lenses available
Via LensCrafters & Sunglass HutReported: LensCrafters · Jul 11, 2026
Ongoing cost
OptionalConfirmed: BBC News · Jul 12, 2026$19.99/mo
OptionalConfirmed: The Verge · Jul 12, 2026$19.99/mo
Live translation
YesConfirmed: Ray-Ban · Sep 24, 2026Meta AI translation
YesConfirmed: Meta Newsroom (about.fb.com) · Jul 13, 2026
AI
YesConfirmed: Ray-Ban · Sep 24, 2026ask Meta AI about what you see
Unknown
Visual AI
Look and ask Meta AI (carried, improved 'super sensing')Reported: UploadVR · Jul 11, 2026
Look and ask Meta AI about what you seeConfirmed: Meta (official) · Jul 11, 2026
Water resistance
Unknown
IPX4Confirmed: Meta (official) · Sep 23, 2026
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Processor
AR1 next genReported: UploadVR · Jul 11, 2026
Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1Confirmed: Qualcomm · Jul 11, 2026
AI platform
Meta AIReported: Meta Newsroom · Jul 11, 2026
Meta AIConfirmed: Meta Newsroom · Jul 11, 2026
Ar capable
NoReported: VR Wave · Jul 13, 2026
No
Controls
Unknown
NoConfirmed: PCMag · Jul 11, 2026touchpad + voice
Recording indicator
Capture LED shows when photos or video are being takenConfirmed: Meta Newsroom · Sep 24, 2026
Capture LEDConfirmed: Meta (official) · Jul 11, 2026
Livestream
Not listed in Meta's Gen 3 specs (Meta's store page mentions livestreamingConfirmed: Meta (official) · Jul 12, 2026its help page names Gen 1 only)
No (Gen 1 onlyReported: Meta (official) · Jul 11, 2026per Meta)
Lens sunglasses
Yes
YesConfirmed: Meta · Jul 15, 2026
Lens optical
Yes
YesConfirmed: Ray-Ban (official) · Jul 12, 2026
Sport
No
No
Model choice
Unknown
NoConfirmed: Ray-Ban/Meta (official) · Jul 12, 2026locked to Meta AI
Software
MetaConfirmed: Meta Newsroom · Jul 11, 2026
MetaConfirmed: Meta Newsroom · Jul 11, 2026
Camera focus
Unknown
fixed focusConfirmed: arXiv (Meta) · Jul 11, 2026
Phone needed
NoConfirmed: Ray-Ban · Sep 24, 2026phone and Meta AI app required
NoConfirmed: PCMag · Jul 11, 2026phone required

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Battery lifeBattery
Up to 8 hours
Up to 9 hours
+1 hours
Customizable action buttonControls
No
Yes, for instant access to Meta AI
Added
StylesDesign
Includes Blayzer Optics and Scriber Optics
Aviator, Zena and Wayfarer, in 27 color and lens combinations
Changed
3 tracked differences.2 other specs are unchanged.

Discount history

20%15%10%5%list20%15%10%5%list

14 discounts in the last twelve months. The deepest took Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 to $319, 16% off the $379 list price, in May 2026.

Reveal to on sale

How long after the reveal can you actually buy one?

Storiessame day
Meta Gen 120 days
Meta Gen 2same day
Meta Gen 3same day

Three of the four went on sale the day they were revealed. Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1 is the exception, at 20 days.

Available nowMeta Ray-Ban DisplayFrom $799Guide News
Available nowMeta Glasses (2026)$299–$399Guide News
Available nowOakley Meta Vanguard$499Guide News
Available nowEven Realities G2$599Guide News

Frequently asked questions

Questions about Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3)

Top questions

How much does Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 cost?
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) starts at $449 in the US.
When was Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 released?
Meta announced Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) at Connect and put it on sale the same day, with prices starting at $449.
Should I buy Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 or Gen 3?
Gen 3 is out now, starting at $449, with an hour more battery and a 6-mic array for clearer calls. Both have a 12 MP camera with 3K video. Gen 2 is still available and cheaper at $379 if those upgrades do not matter to you.
Does Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 have a display?
No. Gen 3 keeps the camera, speakers and Meta AI without a screen. Meta's glasses with a display are the separate Meta Ray-Ban Display.
What camera does Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 have?
Gen 3 has a 12 MP camera and records 3K Ultra HD video. Meta has not compared it with any phone camera.
How many Ray-Ban Meta glasses has Meta sold?
Meta and EssilorLuxottica have sold more than 10 million AI glasses across the Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta partnership, per an UploadVR report this month.
What are the Scriber and Blayzer model names?
Scriber Optics and Blayzer Optics are Gen 2 prescription-optimized frames. They are not Gen 3 devices; no Gen 3 hardware has been confirmed under any codename.
Will Meta Ray-Ban Gen 3 have facial recognition?
Unknown. WIRED and EFF found facial-recognition code inside the Meta AI companion app. It was never exposed to consumers, and Meta removed it four days after the report, following public scrutiny. No facial recognition has shipped on any Ray-Ban Meta product, and Meta has not said whether the feature will return.
What is the difference between Meta Glasses and Ray-Ban Meta?
Two different things share that name. "Meta Glasses Gen 3" is just what people call Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, the third generation of Meta's glasses made with Ray-Ban. Meta Glasses is also a real separate line (Fury, Adventurer, and Starfire by Kylie Jenner) that launched June 23, 2026 under Meta's own brand without Ray-Ban branding, though EssilorLuxottica still manufactures it. If someone says Meta Glasses Gen 3 they almost always mean the Ray-Ban line.
Is Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 out yet?
Yes. Meta announced Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) at Connect and it is on sale now, with prices starting at $449.
Is there a new Ray-Ban Meta coming out?
Yes, it is already out. Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) went on sale at Connect from $449, and Meta also announced Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first audio glasses.

Using it

Can I get prescription lenses?
Yes, you can. The frames can be glazed to your prescription.
How good is the camera?
It shoots on a 12MP main camera.
What does it cost?
It costs $449. That is the list price.
Do I need a subscription?
No, there is no subscription. Meta says there is no monthly fee or subscription for Ray-Ban Meta glasses. Meta One Premium, $19.99 a month, is a separate paid plan for Meta AI and Meta's apps.
Does it work with my phone?
Yes, it works with an iPhone or an Android phone.
How much storage does it have?
It comes with 32GB of storage.
How heavy is it?
It weighs 51.5g to 53.8g. The weight varies by size or finish.
Does it work without my phone?
No, it needs your phone.
What video can it shoot?
It shoots 3K.
Which AI assistant does it use?
It uses Meta AI.
Does it do AR?
No, it does not do AR. Nothing is drawn over what you see.
Can I get sunglass or clear lenses?
You can have either. It is sold as sunglasses and with clear lenses.
Whose frames are they?
They are made with EssilorLuxottica and Ray-Ban. More than one frame maker is involved.
How many styles can I choose from?
There are 3 frames to choose from. 27 combinations once you pick a colour and a lens.
Can people tell when it is recording?
Yes, a light comes on. People around you can see when the camera is running.
Can it translate?
Yes, it can translate.
Does it have a screen?
No, it has no screen.
Can I hear it without earbuds?
Yes, it has open-ear speakers that play out loud.
Can it see and answer questions about what I am looking at?
Yes, it can see what you are looking at and answer about it.

Sizing and fit

What sizes does it come in?
Storage: 32GB (1000+ photos, 100+ 30-second videos).

Battery and charging

How long does the battery last?
It runs 9 hours.

Price and models

When did the Ray-Ban Meta come out?
It went on sale September 23, 2026.
Is there a newer one?
No. The Ray-Ban Meta is the current model.
How much does the Ray-Ban Meta cost?
List price: From $449. Current price we last read at Meta: $449, October 10, 2026.

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