GoKawiilMeta makes some of the best smart glasses we've tested at CNET, and now it's launching several new frame styles. They include support for prescription lenses and aim to make the glasses more viable as an all-day device that won't look out of place with your day-to-day wear.
At the same time, Meta is also rolling out features that let its smart glasses analyze what you're looking at to estimate calories, summarize messages from apps like WhatsApp, and provide contextual assistance through its built-in AI.
Here's what's new.
New styles with 'prescription optimized' glasses
2025 Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 glasses versus the 2023 model that I wear, both matte black Wayfarer. Can you even tell the difference, except for the prescription lenses? Scott Stein/CNET
Meta is introducing two new frame styles with the Ray-Ban Meta Optics Styles. There's a rectangular Blayzer Optics frame available in standard and large sizes, and a rounder Sriber Optics frame with a lighter, slimmer form.
Color options include matte black, transparent matte ice gray and transparent stone beige. There's also a dark brown charging carrying case for the new line.
The new models come with a new brown charging and carrying case Meta
The new prescription glasses are available for preorder in the US starting at $499, with availability starting April 14.
The Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 and Oakley Meta lines are also getting an extensive lens expansion, with new combinations of colors and lenses. These include Prizm Dark Golf lenses, which provide better vibrance, contrast and color boosting on the golf course and Prizm Transitions, which adapt to outdoor light.
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