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Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) vs Spectacles 5 in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

  • Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) is at the commercial stage; Spectacles 5 at the pilot stage.
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ManufacturerBrilliant LabsSnap Inc
Form factorwearablewearable
Maturitycommercialpilot
Autonomy——
Availabilityshipping-nowshippinginternal-onlyenterprise
Price$299-$349 (actual sale price)Not announced
Capability claims——
Brain——
Verified deployments1Global1Global
Privacy practices11data-retention, cloud-upload, data-deletion-control, data-sale, bystander-recording, training-data-use, location-tracking, on-device-processing, biometric-storage, capture-indicator, third-party-sharing10training-data-use, biometric-storage, capture-indicator, location-tracking, data-retention, cloud-upload, third-party-sharing, data-deletion-control, bystander-recording, on-device-processing
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Editorial summaries

Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame)

Brilliant Labs makes open-source AI smart glasses: the Frame (2024) and the newer Halo (announced July 2025). Both are open-source (hardware and SDK on GitHub; Lua on-device plus Python/Flutter), which sets them apart from the closed Meta and Humane ecosystems. The Noa assistant routes to cloud models (Perplexity, OpenAI, Whisper), and Halo licenses Liquid AI's on-device model. Pricing runs about $349 for Frame and $299 to $349 for Halo. AI substance is moderate: developer-accessible and hackable rather than the most polished.

Spectacles 5

Snap's Spectacles 5 are standalone AR glasses (Snap OS, dual see-through waveguide displays, hand-tracking and voice, four cameras, ~46-degree field of view, ~45-minute runtime) and the AR-first corner of the wearable-AI cohort, distinct from the capture-first recorders (Plaud, Omi) and the assistant-first camera glasses (Meta Ray-Ban, Rokid). The AI is genuine: multimodal Lenses and a 'My AI' assistant powered by OpenAI and Google's Gemini (read signs, translate menus, identify objects). DEPLOY records it at pilot maturity, because it is not a consumer product: distribution is developer-only, a $99-per-month subscription with a one-year commitment, US-only, not retail. There is therefore no consumer purchase price. A next-generation consumer device, 'Specs', is targeted for 2026 but has not shipped.

Common questions

What is the difference between Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) and Spectacles 5?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) and Spectacles 5 are both wearable robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
Which has more verified deployments, Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) or Spectacles 5?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) and Spectacles 5 each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).

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