# Spectacles 5

Manufacturer: [Snap Inc](/companies/snap)  
Category: wearable

## Summary

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.

## Top line

> Spectacles 5 is internal use only (not for retail), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record.

## Readiness

- **Availability** (internal-only): Internal use only (not for retail).
- **Price honesty** (no-price): No price points on file for Spectacles 5.
- **Capability honesty** (no-claims): No reviewed capability claims on file for Spectacles 5.
- **Real-world use** (pilot): Maturity: pilot. No verified deployments in the registry.
- **Safety record** (no-incidents): No incidents on record. No verified deployments either.

## What it claims to do

_No reviewed capability claims on file._

## Price

_No reviewed price points on file._

## Real-world use

_No verified deployments on file for Spectacles 5._

## Safety record

_No incidents on record. No verified deployments either, so the absence is uninformative._

## Privacy

_No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Spectacles 5._

## Specs

- **notes**: [{"label":"Verified","value":"Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP; Santa Monica) announced the 5th-gen Spectacles at its Sept 2024 Partner Summit: standalone AR glasses on Snap OS with dual waveguides. Distributed developer-only at $99/month (1-year commitment, US). Snap also announced lightweight consumer 'Specs' for 2026 and a Qualcomm Snapdragon-XR partnership (Apr 2026) for on-device compute."},{"label":"Maturity = pilot (dev-only)","value":"Developer-only subscription, not consumer retail; ~45 min battery and dev-program gating reinforce pilot status. The 2026 consumer 'Specs' is a SEPARATE, not-yet-shipped future product (announced/research) - noted here, not a distinct registry entity yet."},{"label":"AI-substance: GENUINE","value":"True multimodal visual AI (see/say/hear context) with named model partnerships (OpenAI, Gemini), running on standalone AR hardware. AI is a defining axis, not veneer."},{"label":"Claimed but NOT verified","value":"Fall 2026 / ~$2,500 figures are press-reported, not Snap-confirmed; consumer 'Specs' hardware specs unannounced."}]
- **specs**: Spectacles 5 (announced Sept 2024): standalone, Snap OS, dual see-through waveguide displays, hand-tracking + voice UI; 226g, 4 cameras, ~46 deg diagonal FOV, dual Snapdragon SoC, ~45 min runtime. Distribution: developer-only via $99/month subscription, 1-year commitment, US only (NOT retail). AI: OpenAI + Gemini (Google Cloud) multimodal Lenses + 'My AI' (read signs, translate menus, identify objects). Next-gen consumer 'Specs' targeted 2026 (separate, not-yet-shipped).
- **formFactor**: wearable (standalone AR glasses; dual waveguide displays; multimodal AI)

## What's under the hood

_No brain on file for Spectacles 5._

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the Spectacles 5 actually available for purchase?

Not available to consumers. In internal use by Snap Inc.

_Source: [Snap unveils 5th-gen Spectacles + Snap OS (developer-only $99/mo)](https://newsroom.snap.com/sps-2024-spectacles-snapos)._

### What does the Spectacles 5 cost?

Not announced.

### Where is the Spectacles 5 being used?

No verified field deployments on record.

### Is the Spectacles 5 safe?

No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.

### How does the Spectacles 5 handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Spectacles 5.

### Who makes the Spectacles 5?

Spectacles 5 is made by Snap Inc, based in Santa Monica, California, USA.

_Source: [Snap unveils 5th-gen Spectacles + Snap OS (developer-only $99/mo)](https://newsroom.snap.com/sps-2024-spectacles-snapos)._

## Manufacturer

- [Snap Inc (https://newsroom.snap.com/sps-2024-spectacles-snapos)](https://newsroom.snap.com/sps-2024-spectacles-snapos)

## Compared to

- [Hey Pocket](/consumer/models/hey-pocket)
- [AI Pin](/consumer/models/humane-ai-pin)
- [Xiaomi AI Glasses](/consumer/models/xiaomi-ai-glasses)

## Sources

1. [Snap unveils 5th-gen Spectacles + Snap OS (developer-only $99/mo)](https://newsroom.snap.com/sps-2024-spectacles-snapos)
2. [Snap Spectacles 5 standalone AR (dev-only subscription, US)](https://www.uploadvr.com/snap-spectacles-5-ar/)
3. [Snap Spectacles + OpenAI partnership (multimodal AI Lenses)](https://www.maginative.com/article/snap-unveils-standalone-ar-spectacles-announces-openai-partnership-2/)
4. [Snap to launch lightweight consumer 'Specs' in 2026 (separate future product)](https://investor.snap.com/news/news-details/2025/Snap-to-Launch-New-Lightweight-Immersive-Specs-in-2026/default.aspx)
5. [Snap plans consumer AR glasses for 2026 (reported ~$2,500, fall 2026)](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/10/snap-plans-to-sell-lightweight-consumer-ar-glasses-in-2026/)

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/models/snap-spectacles-5_