# Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame)

Manufacturer: [Brilliant Labs](/companies/brilliant-labs)  
Category: wearable

## Summary

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.

## Top line

> 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.

## Readiness

- **Availability** (shipping-now): Shipping now.
- **Price honesty** (actual-sale-price): One price on file: $299-$349 (actual sale price).
- **Capability honesty** (no-claims): No reviewed capability claims on file for Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame).
- **Real-world use** (commercial): Maturity: commercial. 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

- $299-$349, _actual-sale-price_ ([Brilliant Labs](https://brilliant.xyz/)) _as of 2025-07-31_

## 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)](https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/brilliant-labs-launches-its-second-generation-smart-glasses-halo.html)._

### 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](https://brilliant.xyz/)._

### 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)](https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/brilliant-labs-launches-its-second-generation-smart-glasses-halo.html)._

## Manufacturer

- [Brilliant Labs (https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/brilliant-labs-launches-its-second-generation-smart-glasses-halo.html)](https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/brilliant-labs-launches-its-second-generation-smart-glasses-halo.html)

## 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. [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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