Gentle Monster Opens Preorders for Intelligent Eyewear, Starting at $449

You can preorder through Gentle Monster’s US shop (opens in a new tab). Warby Parker is taking orders online and in its US stores.

What the glasses do

These are audio glasses. There is no display in the lens. You tap the side of the frame or say "Hey Gemini," and the help comes through open-ear speakers.

Google Maps can give turn-by-turn walking directions in your ear. Google Translate can do live speech translation, and can read text you point at, in more than 70 languages. Gemini can answer questions about what you're looking at, add something to a list, or check your calendar. You can take calls, hear messages, and play music from YouTube Music, Spotify, or Apple Music.

A 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera on the frame takes photos and 3K video at 30 frames per second. Google says a recording light comes on when you capture a photo or video for your gallery, and that the glasses are designed to stop recording if that light is covered or turned off. There's also a full off switch, so you can wear them as regular glasses.

Samsung rates the frames at around 41 grams, with Gentle Monster pairs ranging from 39.6 to 43.9 grams depending on the model. Battery life is listed at up to nine hours, and the charging case can add up to seven more full charges, or about 72 hours in total. The glasses use Qualcomm's Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chip, with 2GB of memory and 64GB of storage, and they're rated IPX4, which Gentle Monster says covers light rain and sweat, not swimming. A charging case is included. Gentle Monster's case weighs 194.5 grams.

What you'll need

The glasses work with Pixel 7 and newer phones running the Android 17 September 2026 update or later; Galaxy S, S FE, Z Fold, Flip, and Fold Ultra phones on One UI 9.0 or later; and iPhones. Google's post says iPhone 13 Pro and newer. Samsung and Gentle Monster say iPhone 13 and newer with at least 6GB of RAM, running iOS 26.6 or later.

You need a supported Google account and must be 18 or older. U.S. accounts qualify. Some features are Android-only at launch, including Guided Vision, Aira, and Audible. Bixby works only with Galaxy phones.

Google said prescription options are available for most frames. Gentle Monster's prescription page is more specific: you can add prescription lenses to five styles, GGS006 R15, GGS001 01, GGS002 01, GGS004 01(BR), and GGS005 01. Prescription pairs are made to order and can't be returned, including the glasses themselves.

Warby Parker's collection is also up for preorder

Warby Parker also opened preorders on November 12 for its Intelligent Eyewear collection, the other launch lineup. The frames are Alden, Reid, and Wren, offered as optical or sun glasses, starting at $395, in Pine, Saddle, and Jet Black. Google says the full collection is on warbyparker.com (opens in a new tab), with a wide range of prescription, width, and lens options, and that you can book a guided demo at more than 360 Warby Parker stores. Samsung counts 14 Warby variations across the three designs. Warby Parker's charging case weighs 166.8 grams.

This is the follow-up to our November 9 story (opens in a new tab), which said Warby would reveal the full collection and prices when preorders opened on November 12.