Specs
The Snap Specs is a $2,195 pair of smart glasses, on preorder for 2026. Snap's first standalone consumer AR glasses — a 51° field of view, dual Snapdragon chips and gesture control — shipping this fall in the US, UK and France, with public hands-on demos beginning October 1 in Los Angeles.
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Generations
| Generation | Year | Status | Price | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specs | 2026 | Preorder | $2,195 | 132 g (47 mm); 136 g (52 mm) |
| Spectacles | 2024 | Dev Kit | Dev only | 226 g |
| Spectacles (AR) | 2021 | Dev Kit | Dev only | 134 g |
| Spectacles 3 | 2019 | Discontinued | $380 | 56.5 g |
| Spectacles 2 | 2018 | Discontinued | $150 | 45.4 g |
| Spectacles | 2016 | Discontinued | $130 | Not disclosed |
Specifications by generation
Specs
2026PreorderSnap's first standalone consumer AR glasses — a 51° field of view, dual Snapdragon chips and gesture control — shipping this fall in the US, UK and France, with public hands-on demos beginning October 1 in Los Angeles.
- Category
- Glasses
- Worn
- Face
- Release
- 2026
- Price
- $2,195
- Weight
- 132 g (47 mm); 136 g (52 mm)
- Sensors & hardware
- Camera
- Display
- Compute
Developer access
- SPECS Lens Studio / CLAD preview public beta
- Build and iterate SPECS Lenses
- AI-assisted creation
- Simulator testing
- Lens Studio
- SPECS simulator
CLAD is explicitly preview. Free developer-program signup is documented; physical device office hours/access use a separate queue. Preview tools do not establish general hardware availability.
- Documentation
- public
- App distribution
- available
SPECS portal advertises building, publishing and managing Lenses; developer signup required. Consumer SPECS-specific review/sideload limits remain unverified.
- Vendor servers
- feature-dependent
Developer portal handles Lens publishing and account access. CLAD links AI tools to Lens Studio; cloud/model dependencies depend on the chosen tools and Lens. Complete offline operation is unverified.
Openness
- hardwareNot verified
- firmwareNot verified
- companion appsNot verified
- SDKpartialSource
- backend servicesNot verified
Openness, servers & distribution
- hardware
Schematics, mechanical designs and firmware publication were not verified.
- firmware
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- companion apps
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- SDK
Official samples are published under MIT, but this repository is deprecated and redirects developers to specs-devs. This does not make Lens Studio, firmware or the complete SDK open source.
Source · MIT for sample projects; separate Specs Developer Terms and Lens Studio license apply- backend services
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- Direct / local access
Lens Studio preview and hardware testing are documented; complete offline/core-service operation remains unverified.
- Self-hosting
Full platform/backend self-hosting not established.
- Own backend
Unknown for the full platform; Snap Cloud is the documented optional managed-backend route.
- Third-party cloud
Supabase (for Snap Cloud alpha)
- Distribution notes
Public Lens directory is present; legacy Spectacles publishing policy must not be assumed identical.
- References
Spectacles
2024Dev KitStandalone AR dev glasses running Snap OS and Lens experiences.
- Category
- Glasses
- Worn
- Face
- Release
- 2024
- Price
- Dev only
- Weight
- 226 g
- Sensors & hardware
- Camera
- Display
Developer access
- Lens Studio / Spectacles public stable
- AR Lenses
- Interaction frameworks
- Camera and audio APIs
- Lens Studio
Applies to compatible AR Spectacles; legacy camera-only Spectacles are not this developer platform. Hardware access and individual API entitlements vary.
- Snap Cloud alpha restricted/private preview
- Databases
- Storage
- Edge functions
- Realtime
- Spectacles
- Lens Studio
Application required for alpha access; not a generally available stable backend.
- Documentation
- public
- App distribution
- available
Developers publish Spectacles Lenses to Lens Explorer through Lens Studio; the Spectacles team reviews every Lens before publication.
- Vendor servers
- feature-dependent
Publishing/distribution uses Snap services. Snap Cloud adds databases, storage, edge functions and realtime services through a restricted alpha powered by Supabase; not all Lenses are proven to require that backend.
Openness
- hardwareNot verified
- firmwareNot verified
- companion appsNot verified
- SDKpartialSource
- backend servicesNot verified
Openness, servers & distribution
- hardware
Schematics, mechanical designs and firmware publication were not verified.
- firmware
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- companion apps
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- SDK
Official samples are published under MIT, but this repository is deprecated and redirects developers to specs-devs. This does not make Lens Studio, firmware or the complete SDK open source.
Source · MIT for sample projects; separate Specs Developer Terms and Lens Studio license apply- backend services
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- Direct / local access
Lens Studio preview and hardware testing are documented; complete offline/core-service operation remains unverified.
- Self-hosting
Full platform/backend self-hosting not established.
- Own backend
Unknown for the full platform; Snap Cloud is the documented optional managed-backend route.
- Third-party cloud
Supabase (for Snap Cloud alpha)
- Distribution notes
This is the AR Spectacles publishing flow; consumer SPECS distribution is documented separately.
Spectacles (AR)
2021Dev KitFirst Spectacles with built-in AR displays, leased to developers building Lenses.
- Category
- Glasses
- Worn
- Face
- Release
- 2021
- Price
- Dev only
- Weight
- 134 g
- Sensors & hardware
- Camera
- Display
- Input
Developer access
- Lens Studio / Spectacles public stable
- AR Lenses
- Interaction frameworks
- Camera and audio APIs
- Lens Studio
Applies to compatible AR Spectacles; legacy camera-only Spectacles are not this developer platform. Hardware access and individual API entitlements vary.
- Snap Cloud alpha restricted/private preview
- Databases
- Storage
- Edge functions
- Realtime
- Spectacles
- Lens Studio
Application required for alpha access; not a generally available stable backend.
- Documentation
- public
- App distribution
- available
Developers publish Spectacles Lenses to Lens Explorer through Lens Studio; the Spectacles team reviews every Lens before publication.
- Vendor servers
- feature-dependent
Publishing/distribution uses Snap services. Snap Cloud adds databases, storage, edge functions and realtime services through a restricted alpha powered by Supabase; not all Lenses are proven to require that backend.
Openness
- hardwareNot verified
- firmwareNot verified
- companion appsNot verified
- SDKpartialSource
- backend servicesNot verified
Openness, servers & distribution
- hardware
Schematics, mechanical designs and firmware publication were not verified.
- firmware
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- companion apps
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- SDK
Official samples are published under MIT, but this repository is deprecated and redirects developers to specs-devs. This does not make Lens Studio, firmware or the complete SDK open source.
Source · MIT for sample projects; separate Specs Developer Terms and Lens Studio license apply- backend services
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- Direct / local access
Lens Studio preview and hardware testing are documented; complete offline/core-service operation remains unverified.
- Self-hosting
Full platform/backend self-hosting not established.
- Own backend
Unknown for the full platform; Snap Cloud is the documented optional managed-backend route.
- Third-party cloud
Supabase (for Snap Cloud alpha)
- Distribution notes
This is the AR Spectacles publishing flow; consumer SPECS distribution is documented separately.
Spectacles 3
2019DiscontinuedSteel-framed pair with dual HD cameras for 3D stereoscopic capture.
- Category
- Glasses
- Worn
- Face
- Release
- 2019
- Price
- $380
- Weight
- 56.5 g
- Sensors & hardware
- Camera
- Audio
Developer access
- SDK / APINot verified
Developer support for this generation is unverified. The company/platform program must not be assumed to support this hardware.
Not yet verified: documentation, app distribution, vendor-server requirements and hardware and software openness.
Openness, servers & distribution
- hardware
Schematics, mechanical designs and firmware publication were not verified.
- firmware
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- companion apps
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- SDK
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- backend services
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- Vendor servers
Vendor-server requirements were not established for this device.
- App distribution
Third-party app distribution was not verified.
A companion app or integration is not evidence of a third-party app store.
Spectacles 2
2018DiscontinuedSlimmer, water-resistant follow-up with sharper photos and faster transfers.
- Category
- Glasses
- Worn
- Face
- Release
- 2018
- Price
- $150
- Weight
- 45.4 g
- Sensors & hardware
- Camera
- Audio
Developer access
- SDK / APINot verified
Developer support for this generation is unverified. The company/platform program must not be assumed to support this hardware.
Not yet verified: documentation, app distribution, vendor-server requirements and hardware and software openness.
Openness, servers & distribution
- hardware
Schematics, mechanical designs and firmware publication were not verified.
- firmware
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- companion apps
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- SDK
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- backend services
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- Vendor servers
Vendor-server requirements were not established for this device.
- App distribution
Third-party app distribution was not verified.
A companion app or integration is not evidence of a third-party app store.
Spectacles
2016DiscontinuedSnap's first camera sunglasses — record first-person clips straight to Snapchat.
- Category
- Glasses
- Worn
- Face
- Release
- 2016
- Price
- $130
- Weight
- Not disclosed
- Sensors & hardware
- Camera
- Privacy
Developer access
- SDK / APINot verified
Developer support for this generation is unverified. The company/platform program must not be assumed to support this hardware.
Not yet verified: documentation, app distribution, vendor-server requirements and hardware and software openness.
Openness, servers & distribution
- hardware
Schematics, mechanical designs and firmware publication were not verified.
- firmware
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- companion apps
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- SDK
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- backend services
Source availability and licensing were not established in this review.
- Vendor servers
Vendor-server requirements were not established for this device.
- App distribution
Third-party app distribution was not verified.
A companion app or integration is not evidence of a third-party app store.
Company & funding
Snap Inc.
Public company
Company
Snap Inc. is the public parent. January 28, 2026 disclosure established Specs Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary for the eyewear business; possible minority investment is an option, not a disclosed round.
Not yet verified: disclosed funding, valuation, round count, round history and named investors. A missing record does not imply zero funding.
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Independent index — figures are approximate and editorial, not official spec sheets. Methodology. Last reviewed 2026-10-31.