Meta Connect 2026: Every New Pair of Glasses, Every Price, Every Release Date
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Meta Connect 2026 revealed an expanded Ray-Ban Meta lineup: Gen 3 frames with slimmer design, 9-hour battery, 6-mic noise cancellation, and 12MP camera with 3K Dolby Atmos video ($449 today); a camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio variant with 12-hour battery (43g, $349, Oct 13); and a budget Adventurer model at $249 (pre-order now, Oct 23 release). Additional colorways, celebrity collaborations (Kylie Jenner, LISA), and prescription compatibility across most models round out the announcement. The piece also mentions a separate Meta VR headset coming spring 2027.
Excerpt from VR Wave - Blog Posts
On Wednesday, September 23rd, Meta held its Connect keynote and announced an almost silly number of new glasses. New frames, new styles, a camera-free pair, display glasses in more countries, hearing-aid software, and a $1,300 VR headset that weighs about as much as a deck of cards. Oh, and a Tamagotchi for your AI.
TLDR: f you wear glasses and you've been waiting for more smart glasses options, this was your keynote. If you're a VR person, the big story is one expensive, very light headset coming next spring.
The New Glasses Lineup
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3): $449, available today. This is the next generation of the best-selling pair. Slimmer design, longer battery, a customizable action button, and 27 color and lens combos. Two new styles join the Wayfarer: Zena and Aviator. Battery is up to 9 hours (one more than Gen 2), there's a 6-mic array that cuts 90% or more of background noise, a 12MP camera, and 3K Ultra HD video. These are the first consumer devices that can capture video in Dolby Atmos, rolling out later this year. True spatial sound on a pair of glasses is the kind of feature that sounds like a gimmick, but we're here.
Ray-Ban Meta Audio: $349, ships October 13. No camera at all, just audio. That makes them the slimmest and lightest AI glasses Meta makes at 43 grams, with 12 hours of continuous listening plus 48 more from the charging case. Two styles, Clubmaster and Burbank, 23 color and lens combos, and they're prescription-compatible. If the camera and privacy concerns was the thing keeping you away from smart glasses, this is your pair.
Meta Adventurer: $249. The cheapest pair in the lineup. Black frame, grey lenses, plug-in case included. Pre-orders are open today on Meta.com, and they go on sale October 23 in every country where Meta Glasses are sold. At $249, this is Meta making an entry-level pair of glasses.
Meta Glasses: new Capri and Nova styles. Plus two celebrity lines: Meta Glasses by Kylie Jenner in a new Ivory colorway from $399, and Meta Glasses by LISA - an Adventurer edition in Moonlit Sky and Blush, and a Capri Eclipse cat-eye with grey lenses - from $399. Both LISA editions are prescription-compatible.
There's also a limited-edition Aviator Connect for the 90th anniversary of the Aviator (Milky Beige with brown Transitions lenses, from $579, limited time and select channels), a clear-framed Meta Fury sold only at Connect and Meta Lab stores, and a Mix & Match customization program.
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