Brilliant Labs Halo: $349 Smart Glasses That Run All AI On-Device — No Cloud, No Compromise

Brilliant Labs has unveiled Halo, a $349 pair of smart glasses that processes all AI workloads on-device — a direct answer to privacy concerns surrounding the Meta Ray-Ban and its cloud-dependent AI features.

Key Specs

• Weight: Just over 40 grams — among the lightest smart glasses available
• Processor: Alif Semiconductor Balletto B1 MCU with dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU)
• AI: Noa, a private conversational AI agent with long-term memory — all processed locally
• Privacy: Visual and audio inputs are processed on-device and converted into encrypted embeddings — no data leaves the glasses
• Battery: All-day battery life at normal use
• Display: Color heads-up display for notifications and AI responses

Privacy Architecture

Halo's On-device Privacy Engine ensures that all visual and audio data is processed locally. Neuphonic provides ultra-low-latency text-to-speech running on the device itself, while TheStage AI handles efficient on-device processing with minimal battery drain. This is a fundamentally different approach from Meta, which routes camera data through cloud servers for AI processing.

What This Means for Buyers

At $349, Halo undercuts the Meta Ray-Ban at $379 while addressing the biggest concern privacy-conscious buyers have about smart glasses: data leaving the device. The trade-off is that on-device AI may not match the capabilities of cloud-based systems like Meta AI. If privacy is your top priority, Halo is the most compelling option yet. Compare all options in our smart glasses guide. For a deeper look at the privacy debate, see our Meta Ray-Ban privacy guide.