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Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame)

By Brilliant Labs · wearable

Price
$299-$349· actual sale price
Availability
Shipping now.
Maturity
commercial
Real-world use
No verified deployments

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.

Readiness

Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) is shipping now at $299-$349 (actual sale price), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record.

Availability
shipping-now

Shipping now.

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Price honesty
actual-sale-price

One price on file: $299-$349 (actual sale price).

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Capability honesty
no-claims

No reviewed capability claims on file for Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame).

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Real-world use
commercial

Maturity: commercial. No verified deployments in the registry.

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Safety record
no-incidents

No incidents on record. No verified deployments either.

What it claims to do

No reviewed capability claims on file.

Price

Real-world use

No verified deployments on file for Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame).

Safety record

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

Privacy

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame).

Specs

notes
[{"label":"Verified","value":"Brilliant Labs (founded 2019, Hong Kong; founder Bobak Tavangar, ex-Apple; co-founders Raj Nakarja, Benjamin Heald; Singapore ops; ~$6M raised, angels incl. Brendan Iribe, Adam Cheyer, Eric Migicovsky, Nirav Patel) makes open-source AI glasses: the Frame (shipping since early 2024, developer/tinkerer-oriented) and the consumer-oriented Halo (announced Jul 2025). The open-source hardware/software stack is the distinctive, verifiable differentiator."},{"label":"AI-substance: moderate","value":"Noa is a real multimodal assistant (vision + voice + memory), not pure veneer; the Liquid AI partnership points to genuine on-device vision-language inference on Halo. But on Frame the AI is mostly cloud API routing, and Halo's on-device inference + 'decades-long memory' are announced, not independently benchmarked."},{"label":"Maturity / cap-flag","value":"maturity=commercial: Frame has been on sale and reviewed since 2024 (a genuinely commercial dev product). Halo was at pre-order with a Q4 2025 target; on-device Liquid AI performance and delivered-unit confirmation are claimed-but-not-verified."}]
specs
Frame (Jan 2024): 39g, microOLED prism 640x400, nose-bridge camera, no speakers (BT earbuds), Noa assistant via cloud (Perplexity/OpenAI/Whisper), open SDK (Lua on-device + Python/Flutter). Halo (announced Jul 31 2025): ~40g, ~14hr, color microOLED peripheral, camera + mic + bone-conduction speakers, Noa with Narrative memory + Vibe Mode, licenses Liquid AI LFM2-VL-450M; pre-order $299/$349, Q4 2025 target. Both open-source (GitHub).
formFactor
wearable (open-source AI smart glasses with display + camera + multimodal voice assistant)

What's under the hood

No brain on file for Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame).

Frequently asked questions

Is the Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) actually available for purchase?
Yes, shipping now.Source: Brilliant Labs launches Halo, its 2nd-gen AI glasses (pre-order $299; Q4 2025)
What does the Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) cost?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) costs $299-$349 one-time (actual sale price).Source: Brilliant Labs
Where is the Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) being used?
No verified field deployments on record.
Is the Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) safe?
No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.
How does the Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) handle privacy?
No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame).
Who makes the Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame)?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) is made by Brilliant Labs, based in Hong Kong.Source: Brilliant Labs launches Halo, its 2nd-gen AI glasses (pre-order $299; Q4 2025)

Manufacturer

Brilliant Labs (registry record: /companies/brilliant-labs)

Compared to

Sources

  1. Brilliant Labs launches Halo, its 2nd-gen AI glasses (pre-order $299; Q4 2025) · https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/brilliant-labs-launches-its-second-generation-smart-glasses-halo.html
  2. Brilliant Labs Halo all-day AI glasses; pre-orders at $300 · https://www.roadtovr.com/brilliant-labs-halo-all-day-smart-glasses-preorder/
  3. Brilliant Labs (founded 2019 HK; Frame open-source AI glasses; Noa assistant) · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_Labs
  4. Brilliant Labs partners with Liquid AI (LFM2-VL-450M vision-language on Halo) · https://www.liquid.ai/press
  5. Hong Kong-founded Brilliant Labs; generative AI as smart-glasses app · https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3247855/generative-ai-could-be-smart-glasses-killer-app-says-hong-kong-founded-brilliant-labs
  6. Brilliant Labs · https://brilliant.xyz/ · 2025-07-31

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