Brilliant Labs Frame

by Brilliant Labs

Hackable open-source smart glasses with mic + display, runs custom captioning apps.

TL;DR

Hackable open-source smart glasses with mic + display, runs custom captioning apps.

Best for developers prototyping AR captioning / translation / dictation apps on an open hardware platform. Pricing: $349 frames + open SDK.

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Pricing
$349 frames + open SDK
Platforms
Hardware, iOS, Android

What it is

Frame is the second-gen open-source smart-glasses platform from Brilliant Labs. It pairs with the Noa AI assistant app and exposes a Lua / Python SDK so developers can build custom captioning and translation experiences.

Best for: Developers prototyping AR captioning / translation / dictation apps on an open hardware platform.
Watch out for: Battery life is short for continuous captioning; single-eye monochrome display; needs phone tethering for cloud ASR.

Install / use

brilliant.xyz — pair via the Noa companion app

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported6
HIPAA eligibleNo

Brilliant Labs Frame vs Whipscribe

FeatureBrilliant Labs FrameWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
Pricing$349 frames + open SDKfree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
StreamingYesNo
Languages699
PlatformsHardware, iOS, AndroidWeb, API, MCP

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