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Mentra · Glasses

Live

Shipping

The Mentra Live is a $449 pair of smart glasses, shipping since 2026. Camera glasses running MentraOS with open-source app software, direct Bluetooth developer tools and phone-hosted miniapps currently limited to local testing in MentraOS 3.0.

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Mentra Live — glasses worn on the face
Image sourceMentra

Generations

GenerationYearStatusPriceWeight
Live 2026 Shipping $449 43 g

Specifications by generation

Live

2026Shipping

Camera glasses running MentraOS with open-source app software, direct Bluetooth developer tools and phone-hosted miniapps currently limited to local testing in MentraOS 3.0.

Category
Glasses
Worn
Face
Release
2026
Price
$449
Weight
43 g
Sensors & hardware
  • Camera Camera (12MP)
  • Audio Microphone (3-mic array)Speakers (stereo)
  • Compute Compute / SoC (MediaTek MTK8766)

Developer access

  • Mentra Bluetooth SDK public stable
    • Direct pairing and device status
    • Microphone, photo and video controls
    • RTMP, SRT and WebRTC to a chosen endpoint
    • Android 28+
    • iOS 15.1+
    • macOS 13+
    • React Native / Expo native builds

    SDK and glasses software versions must match (currently 3.2.1); physical hardware required; Expo Go unsupported.

  • Mentra Miniapp SDK public beta
    • Phone-hosted miniapps
    • LAN development and local release installation
    • Mentra App on phone

    Beta APIs may change; MentraOS 3.0 has no supported Miniapp SDK distribution channel.

Documentation
public
App distribution
announced/upcoming

Miniapp SDK distribution through the Console and Miniapp Store is upcoming; local LAN testing only in MentraOS 3.0.

Vendor servers
feature-dependent

Miniapps run on the phone; cloud-assisted services depend on the feature. A local miniapp does not prove every bundled service works offline.

Openness

  1. hardwareNot verified
  2. firmwarepartialSource
  3. companion appsopen sourceSource
  4. SDKpartialSource
  5. backend servicesopen sourceSource
Openness, servers & distribution
hardware

MentraOS software openness does not establish that production Mentra Live schematics and mechanical designs are published; the earlier DIY glasses project is distinct.

firmware

Android smart-glasses client source is published; full production device firmware and vendor chipset layers are not established.

Source · Apache-2.0; third-party components retain their licenses
companion apps

Mentra App source is published under mobile/.

Source · Apache-2.0
SDK

Miniapp SDK source is published; the Bluetooth SDK package is documented but its full source/license scope was not verified.

Source · Apache-2.0
backend services

Cloud V2 source is published; third-party service implementation and licensing are separate.

Source · Apache-2.0
Direct / local access

Installed local miniapp builds persist offline; direct Bluetooth camera/media workflows can use the developer endpoint.

Self-hosting

Cloud V2 source is published; production self-hosting requirements were not fully verified.

Own backend

Bluetooth SDK supports photo webhooks and video streams to developer-controlled endpoints.

Third-party cloud

Unknown for each hosted feature; direct Bluetooth access does not require a Mentra cloud server

Distribution notes

Earlier 2026 launch announcements described a MiniApp Store; current 3.0 documentation explicitly limits the new SDK. Legacy cloud SDK apps have separate documentation.

Company & funding

Mentra Labs, Inc.

Venture funded; parent ownership Unknown

Disclosed funding
USD 8Msum of known rounds · as of 2025-07-01

Known disclosed seed round only; partial equity/venture history. Round announced in July 2025; investor describes its own participation in March. Do not count those dates as separate rounds.

Latest disclosed valuation
Not disclosed

Not disclosed in the reviewed evidence.

Disclosed rounds
1known minimum

Among makers in the index

Disclosed funding of the 32 makers in the index that publish a total, on a log scale in USD. Other currencies are placed at approximate rates; totals differ in date and coverage. Mentra sits above 11 of the other 31.

Rounds

  1. 2025-07-01announced

    SeedUSD 8M

    With Y Combinator, Amazon Alexa Fund, Toyota Ventures, Paul Graham, Rich Miner, Jawed Karim, Eric Migicovsky, Hartmann Capital and TIRTA Ventures

    Equity / venture financing · lead not disclosed

    Not a cumulative company total.

    Valuation not disclosed

    Not disclosed in the reviewed evidence.

Company

Parent/subsidiary relationships not established in reviewed sources.

Brands: Mentra, MentraOS

Investors on record

InvestorRoleRound
Y CombinatorParticipant; lead role not disclosed2025 seed
Amazon Alexa FundParticipant; lead role not disclosed2025 seed
Toyota VenturesParticipant; lead role not disclosed2025 seed
Paul GrahamParticipant; lead role not disclosed2025 seed
Rich MinerParticipant; lead role not disclosed2025 seed
Jawed KarimParticipant; lead role not disclosed2025 seed
Eric MigicovskyParticipant; lead role not disclosed2025 seed
Hartmann CapitalParticipant; lead role not disclosed2025 seed
TIRTA VenturesParticipant; lead role not disclosed2025 seed

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Independent index — figures are approximate and editorial, not official spec sheets. Methodology. Last reviewed 2026-10-31.