XREAL Air / Air 2 / Beam
by XREAL
Display-only AR glasses pairing with phones — captioning apps via the XREAL ecosystem.
TL;DR
Display-only AR glasses pairing with phones — captioning apps via the XREAL ecosystem.
Best for users wanting a portable AR display for live-captioning paired apps from a host device. Pricing: From $379 frames.
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Products
License
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Pricing
From $379 frames
Platforms
Hardware, Android, iOS
What it is
XREAL Air glasses present a virtual screen via OLED micro-displays. They do not run ASR themselves; the host phone or the XREAL Beam companion supplies captions through apps like Google Live Transcribe or a custom translation overlay.
Best for: Users wanting a portable AR display for live-captioning paired apps from a host device.
Watch out for: No on-board mic for ambient captioning — relies on the host phone or PC for audio capture; captioning is delivered by paired apps, not XREAL itself.
Watch out for: No on-board mic for ambient captioning — relies on the host phone or PC for audio capture; captioning is delivered by paired apps, not XREAL itself.
Install / use
xreal.com — USB-C plug-and-play with phones / Steam DeckFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 1 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
XREAL Air / Air 2 / Beam vs Whipscribe
| Feature | XREAL Air / Air 2 / Beam | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | From $379 frames | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | 1 | 99 |
| Platforms | Hardware, Android, iOS | Web, API, MCP |
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