According to an internal memo viewed by The Information, Meta is aiming to release up to four more smart glasses models this year. Meanwhile, the company is reportedly developing an AI pendant, with testing slated to start next year.
The memo, which thus far hasn’t been confirmed by Meta, was reportedly authored by Meta Wearable VP Alex Himel. In it, Himel details on some of the projects currently in the works at the company’s Reality Labs XR hardware division.
Amid expectations to sell 10 million wearables in the second half of 2026, Himel reportedly revealed the company is developing an AI-powered pendant set to go into testing next year, which is described similar to tech from Limitless, a startup Meta acquired in 2025 that built devices for recording, transcribing, and summarizing conversations.
As per The Information’s report, the company also hopes to expand its AI glasses lineup beyond its current Ray-Ban Oakley models, which is said to include more brands, styles, and variants. Notably, Meta signed an agreement in 2024 with smart glasses partner EssilorLuxottica to extend their partnership to 2030.
Specifics are still under wraps, however the report maintains that Meta will debut at least four new pairs of smart glasses: ‘Modelo’ as soon as June, and ‘Luna’ and ‘RBM2 Refresh’ sometime this Fall, the latter of which suggesting a new Ray-Ban hardware refresh. In December, the company is also expected to release ‘Mojito VIP’. Meta is also reportedly testing models codenamed ‘Artemis’ and ‘SSG’ (“supersensing” glasses).
Like previous Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta glasses, the upcoming units are slated to include Meta’s AI models, however Himel’s memo also mentions bringing an AI agent called ‘Hatch’ to the company’s glasses.
Meanwhile, Meta is additionally aiming to launch a business-focused subscription called ‘Wearables for Work’, which could better position the company to generate recurring revenue instead of relying on one-off device purchases.
This follows a monumental shift in priorities at Reality Labs, which pivoted earlier this year to focus on AI and smart glasses while markedly de-emphasizing its previous VR and metaverse efforts.
While Meta ostensibly hopes to sell 10 million wearables in the second half of 2026, it could exceed that figure if demand is strong. According to a Bloomberg report earlier this year, Meta and EssilorLuxottica have doubled the expected smart glasses production target, which would increase annual capacity to 20 million units by the end of 2026, with additional capacity capable of scaling to 30 million units.
