Meta is going all-in on the idea that the next great computing platform won’t sit in your pocket or on your desk. It’ll sit on your face.
The company’s AI-enabled smart glasses, built in partnership with Ray-Ban and Oakley parent EssilorLuxottica, are designed to capture everything users see and hear, processing it in real time through Meta’s AI systems. Three new models launched in 2026, featuring 14 new translated languages and faster AI response speeds. And if internal plans hold, this is just the beginning of a much larger product offensive.
From novelty to mainstream, fast
The sales trajectory here is genuinely striking. EssilorLuxottica reported sales of over 7 million AI glasses in 2025 alone. For context, the combined total from 2023 to 2024 was roughly 2 million units.
Meta isn’t slowing down on the hardware front either. An internal memo points to multiple additional smart glasses models planned for release, including codenamed projects called Modelo and Luna. The company is reportedly preparing up to 26 different style variants, a move clearly designed to make AI glasses feel less like a tech gadget and more like, well, regular glasses.
