Forbes August 18, 2025
Andrew Williams

In a time of rising prices, Meta has apparently found a way to dramatically cut the cost of its upcoming smart glasses.

According to Bloomberg, Meta plans to release its smart glasses, reportedly called Celeste, at $800 rather than the $1000-plus price previously expected.

They remain far more expensive than the current, and popular, Ray-Ben Meta Wayfarers, which start at $299. But this new pair represents a major leap in the core technology used in Meta’s smart glasses.

Meta smart glasses of the future

The Meta Celeste is a pair with an integrated display, for a more augmented reality style experience that will be able to lock into Meta AI software more effectively. This, for example, could be used to...

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