# Vuzix Z100

Manufacturer: [Vuzix](/companies/vuzix)  
Category: wearable

## Summary

The Vuzix Z100 is an enterprise-focused monochrome-waveguide HUD smart-glasses device (38g, up to 48-hour battery), generally available since November 2024 at $499, aimed at warehouse, logistics, and field-service use with some consumer features (notifications, navigation, teleprompter) via the Vuzix Connect app. It has no native AI; any AI comes through partner integrations, placing it at the partner-mediated end of the AI-substance spectrum. Vuzix has been shrinking and pivoting toward OEM waveguide components; the Z100 is its current HUD product (the older Blade line is discontinued).

## Top line

> Vuzix Z100 is shipping now at $499 (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: $499 (actual sale price).
- **Capability honesty** (no-claims): No reviewed capability claims on file for Vuzix Z100.
- **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

- $499, _actual-sale-price_ ([Vuzix (Z100 GA)](https://ir.vuzix.com/2024-11-20-Vuzix-Announces-General-Availability-of-Z100-Smart-Glasses)) _as of 2024-11-20_

## Real-world use

_No verified deployments on file for Vuzix Z100._

## Safety record

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

## Privacy

_No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Vuzix Z100._

## Specs

- **notes**: [{"label":"Verified","value":"Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI; founded 1997, Rochester NY; founder/CEO Paul Travers) is a long-established enterprise smart-glasses maker. The Z100 (38g monochrome waveguide HUD, up to 48hr) reached general availability Nov 2024 at $499. The company is small and shrinking: Q1 2026 revenue $1.4M (down 12% YoY), net loss $7.1M, pivoting toward OEM waveguides / display systems / engineering services (e.g. shipping Ultralight Pro OEM glasses to Amazon Q2 2026)."},{"label":"AI-substance: THIN / partner-mediated","value":"Do NOT inflate as an 'AI wearable'. The Z100's 'AI' is an interface/delivery layer that SURFACES AI computed elsewhere (cloud LLMs via integrators like SimplyVideo wrapping OpenAI; transcription/translation engines; WMS/ERP integrations). There is no verified first-party on-device AI model. Belongs in the registry as enterprise AR/display hardware with AI-integration capability."},{"label":"Lifecycle note","value":"Blade / Blade Upgraded are DISCONTINUED (on Vuzix's discontinued-support page); Blade 2 is the current enterprise successor. The Z100 is the current commercial AI-glasses product."},{"label":"Claimed but NOT verified","value":"Any first-party/on-device AI model on the Z100 (evidence = partner/cloud-mediated only); Z100 unit-sales / install base; a named flagship consumer AI partner; Z100 display resolution (third-party 640x480 / 30 deg is secondary, unconfirmed by primary source)."}]
- **specs**: Z100: 38g monochrome green microLED waveguide HUD; up to 48-hour battery; general availability Nov 20 2024 at $499; enterprise focus (warehouse/logistics/field service) + some consumer features (notifications, navigation, teleprompter) via the Vuzix Connect app. Blade / Blade Upgraded: earlier consumer/enterprise AR glasses, DISCONTINUED (Blade 2 is the current enterprise successor).
- **formFactor**: wearable (enterprise monochrome-waveguide HUD smart glasses; AI via partner integrations)

## What's under the hood

_No brain on file for Vuzix Z100._

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the Vuzix Z100 actually available for purchase?

Yes, shipping now.

_Source: [Vuzix announces general availability of Z100 smart glasses (Nov 20 2024; $499)](https://ir.vuzix.com/2024-11-20-Vuzix-Announces-General-Availability-of-Z100-Smart-Glasses)._

### What does the Vuzix Z100 cost?

Vuzix Z100 costs $499 one-time (actual sale price).

_Source: [Vuzix (Z100 GA)](https://ir.vuzix.com/2024-11-20-Vuzix-Announces-General-Availability-of-Z100-Smart-Glasses)._

### Where is the Vuzix Z100 being used?

No verified field deployments on record.

### Is the Vuzix Z100 safe?

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

### How does the Vuzix Z100 handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Vuzix Z100.

### Who makes the Vuzix Z100?

Vuzix Z100 is made by Vuzix, based in Rochester, New York, USA.

_Source: [Vuzix announces general availability of Z100 smart glasses (Nov 20 2024; $499)](https://ir.vuzix.com/2024-11-20-Vuzix-Announces-General-Availability-of-Z100-Smart-Glasses)._

## Manufacturer

- [Vuzix (https://ir.vuzix.com/2024-11-20-Vuzix-Announces-General-Availability-of-Z100-Smart-Glasses)](https://ir.vuzix.com/2024-11-20-Vuzix-Announces-General-Availability-of-Z100-Smart-Glasses)

## 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. [Vuzix announces general availability of Z100 smart glasses (Nov 20 2024; $499)](https://ir.vuzix.com/2024-11-20-Vuzix-Announces-General-Availability-of-Z100-Smart-Glasses)
2. [Vuzix Q1 2026 results: revenue $1.4M (-12% YoY); pivot to OEM waveguides](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vuzix-reports-first-quarter-2026-results)
3. [Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI; founded 1997, Rochester NY; Paul Travers)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuzix)
4. [Vuzix Q1 2026 (net loss $7.1M; engineering-services +36%; Amazon OEM Q2 2026)](https://www.stocktitan.net/news/VUZI/vuzix-reports-first-quarter-2026)

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