Brilliant Labs occupies the open-source, moderate-AI corner of DEPLOY's wearable cohort. The verified-vs-claimed framework places it honestly: real and hackable, less polished than the genuine-cloud-AI leaders.
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The differentiator is openness, not polish: open-source hardware and SDK make Brilliant the developer-accessible option against the closed Meta and Humane ecosystems. You trade some polish for the ability to build on it.
Price
$349 or $299 to $349🟢verified
actual sale price · as of 2026-06-17
The prices above are verified actual sale prices: about $349 for the Frame, and $299 to $349 for the Halo. The differentiator is not price but openness: the hardware and SDK are open-source.
Availability
Shipping now
Brilliant Labs glasses are shipping and consumer-available. The Frame launched in 2024; the Halo was announced in July 2025 with a Q4 2025 target. Both are open-source on GitHub.
Real-world status
Brilliant Labs makes the open-source, developer-accessible glasses of the cohort, a contrast with the closed Meta and Humane ecosystems. The Noa assistant routes to cloud models (Perplexity, OpenAI, Whisper), and the Halo licenses Liquid AI's on-device model. DEPLOY places Brilliant in the moderate tier of Agent A's AI-substance spectrum: real and hackable, but less polished than the genuine-cloud-AI leaders.
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Both the Frame and the Halo are open-source on GitHub (Lua on-device plus Python and Flutter). The Halo adds a color microOLED display, bone-conduction audio, and about 14 hours of battery.
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AI substance is moderate. The Noa assistant relies on cloud routing (Perplexity, OpenAI, Whisper), and the Halo's on-device Liquid AI integration is a licensed capability whose delivery DEPLOY treats as moderate, not a polished flagship.
Open vs closed: Brilliant vs Ray-Ban Meta vs Rokid
About $349 for the Frame, and $299 to $349 for the Halo🟢verified. The draw is open-source hardware and SDK, not the lowest price.
Are Brilliant Labs glasses really open-source?+
Yes, hardware and SDK on GitHub (Lua on-device plus Python and Flutter)🟢verified, unlike the closed Meta and Humane ecosystems.
How good is the AI on Brilliant Labs glasses?+
Moderate🟢verified. The Noa assistant routes to cloud models (Perplexity, OpenAI, Whisper), and the Halo licenses Liquid AI on-device; capable and hackable, but less polished than the genuine-AI leaders.
How does Brilliant Labs compare to Ray-Ban Meta?+
Brilliant is open-source and developer-accessible🟢verified; Meta is closed but more polished, with genuine AI that delivers as marketed. Different audiences.
What is the difference between the Frame and the Halo?+
The Frame (2024) is the original; the Halo (2025) adds a color display, bone-conduction audio, ~14hr battery, and a Liquid AI on-device model🟢verified.
Pricing and availability are tagged verified or claimed against primary sources. Manufacturer targets are reported as targets, not prices you can pay today.