Snap Specs: The $2,195 AR Glasses Arriving One Week Before Meta Connect

Snap has left the lab. On September 16, 2026, Evan Spiegel unveiled Specs, the company’s first augmented-reality glasses sold to consumers — not developers — for $2,195. They are standalone computers on your face: two in-lens displays, a 51-degree field of view, two Snapdragon chips, an AI assistant that sees what you see and a feature that connects two wearers with just a glance. Pre-orders opened with a $200 deposit, and the first units ship this fall in the U.S., the UK and France — one week before Meta shows its answer at Connect.

Quick answer: what are Snap Specs?

Standalone AR glasses (no phone or PC needed) with displays in both lenses and a 51° field of view, two Snapdragon chips, about four hours of continuous use and up to 20 hours with the charging case. The “Specs Intelligence” platform uses OpenAI and Google models to answer in real time about what is in front of you; EyeConnect shares AR experiences between two wearers through eye contact. Price: $2,195; refundable $200 deposit; shipping this fall in the U.S., UK and France.

What Specs do

Why $2,195 (and why now)

The price puts Specs in Vision Pro territory, not Ray-Ban Meta territory. Snap is not fighting for the casual consumer: it wants the enthusiast and, above all, the enterprise market — a Salesforce partnership for field workers and, according to industry reports, talks with Nvidia and AWS for enterprise AR. Launching on September 16, seven days before Meta Connect (Sept 23–24), is the obvious play: own the headlines before Meta shows the glasses Zuckerberg has already teased.

Specs versus what exists

Ray-Ban Meta and display glasses

Meta’s glasses are cheaper and more discreet, but the display model has a screen in one lens only and depends on the phone. Specs offer binocular AR and full autonomy — and charge for it.

Vision Pro

Apple’s headset has more power and immersion, but it is a helmet. Specs are glasses you can wear on the street, with four hours of battery and no cable.

Why this matters to you

At $2,195, Specs are a product to watch rather than buy for most people. What matters is the direction: in a single week, Snap launched standalone AR, Google put AI agents in the home and Apple opened Safari to agents. The race for the “next smartphone” has truly begun, and Meta’s answer on September 23 will set the category’s entry price.

Frequently asked questions

How much do Snap Specs cost?

$2,195, with pre-orders open via a refundable $200 deposit. First deliveries are expected in fall 2026 in the U.S., UK and France.

Do Specs need a phone?

No. They are standalone computers with two Snapdragon chips and run apps and the AI assistant without an external device.

How long does the Specs battery last?

About four hours of continuous use, and up to 20 hours of total runtime counting recharges from the case.

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