Smart glasses keep getting better and adding more features. The latest from Brilliant Labs is called Frame, a pair of smart glasses with two primary points of interest: an astounding weight of just 39 grams and some nifty AI features.

According to the online retailer Glasses.com, “the majority of eyeglasses weight 25 to 50 grams.” The fact that Frame sits right in the middle of this range is seriously impressive, especially since the glasses have a built-in camera and display. It’s even more impressive when you consider the price of $349. For reference, the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses are only $50 cheaper despite weighing 49 grams and not including a display.

Brilliant Labs is an augmented reality startup founded in 2019. The company got some viral buzz last year with its first product Monocle, an open-source, clip-on lens that adds AI capabilities and a screen to regular glasses. AI researcher Bryan Chiang tweeted a video showing Monocle helping answer questions during a staged job interview.

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Frame is the next product from Brilliant Labs, and from the looks of it, is a more attractive and compelling product. Frame AI glasses use Perplexity AI for fast response time and recent web information. Frame can also accept multimodal input, responding to your voice and what it can see in your environment.

According to Brilliant Labs, Frame can answer questions related to what you’re looking at. You can ask Frame to price-check products in a retail clothing store, and it will check Amazon and show you the results while your phone remains in your pocket or bag. Look at a home to search for its listing on Redfin or Zillow.

Beyond shopping, Frame can assist with DIY home repairs, provide directions, count steps, show restaurant reviews, and more. With real-time information accessed by the AI, the glasses become a universal assistant for nearly any task.

Frame might require a subscription to use some AI features, and prices haven’t been determined yet. Since Frame uses Perplexity AI, that could help give you an idea of the cost. Perplexity AI’s website has a free tier, but for more daily queries and multimodal use, you need a subscription that’s $20 per month or $200 per year.

Frame is now available for preorder via the Brilliant Labs website. Prescription lenses are bonded to Frame, so make sure to find that option before ordering. Brilliant Labs says Frame will begin shipping in April.