Meta used its Connect event to announce that its personal AI agent is coming to its glasses, and to sell a camera-free pair for people who want audio help without a lens pointed at the people around them. For buyers wary of camera glasses, it offers a model with no camera at all.
Meta's announcement on Sept. 23, 2026, says Muse is coming to Meta AI glasses for hands-free help with daily tasks. A separate Muse launch post says the agent is rolling out on phones and the web, with support for AI glasses coming soon. According to a news report, Muse can be woken by name for jobs such as workout guidance, meal logging and shopping help. Meta announced Muse on glasses as coming, not as working on every model from day one.
The same announcement introduces Ray-Ban Meta Audio, Meta's first camera-free, audio-first AI glasses. Meta said pre-orders start at $349 and that the glasses would ship on Oct. 13. The company says they weigh about 43 grams, come in Clubmaster and Burbank styles and last up to 12 hours, with up to 48 hours more from the charging case.
According to a news report, the audio-only model arrives amid a privacy backlash in which camera glasses were nicknamed "pervert glasses" after complaints about secret filming. Meta's Gen 3 Ray-Ban Meta glasses with cameras remain a separate line, starting at $449.
The timing of Muse on each glasses model is still open. It is also unclear whether a camera-free design changes the privacy argument in practice, or how the $349 glasses will compete with an AI agent used through earbuds and a phone. What Meta has announced is a price and a ship date, not a full agent in every wearer's frames.