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Meta launches camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio AI glasses at $349

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5 min read · 24 September 2026

Meta announced Ray-Ban Meta Audio on September 23, its first AI glasses with no camera, starting at $349 — a lighter, cheaper pair built to answer the privacy backlash that has trailed smart glasses all year.

Summary

Camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio starts at $349 and weighs 43 grams
12 hours of battery on a charge, up to 48 with the included case
23 colour and lens combinations in Clubmaster and Burbank frames
Meta also launched Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 and put its Muse AI agent on glasses

Sources (5)

about.fb.com/news/2026/09/introducing-ray-ban-meta-audio-glasses-new-styles-plus-muse
techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/meta-introduces-camera-free-ai-glasses
www.theverge.com/tech/999281/ray-ban-meta-audio-glasses-meta-connect-2026
www.wired.com/story/metas-answer-to-the-meta-creep-camera-free-smart-glasses
www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/24/3367915/0/en/essilorluxottica-and-meta-further-advance-ai-glasses-category-with-new-products-revealed-at-meta-connect.html

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