Google is getting ready to put Gemini on your face. The company has officially opened pre-orders for its new Intelligent Eyewear collections, developed in collaboration with eyewear brands Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, bringing AI assistance, cameras, speakers, and hands-free controls into everyday glasses.

Announced on November 12, the new collections are part of Google’s broader push into augmented reality and wearable AI. Rather than making users look through a display or constantly reach for their phones, Google’s approach focuses on integrating Gemini into conventional-looking eyewear that can provide assistance throughout the day.

The new glasses are compatible with Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones, as well as supported iPhones. However, availability is initially limited to customers in the United States and South Korea.

Two eyewear brands, multiple styles

Google is working with two established eyewear brands to offer different design approaches.

Warby Parker’s Intelligent Eyewear collection features three styles: Alden, Reid, and Wren. Inspired by some of the brand’s familiar silhouettes, the frames emphasize lightweight construction and everyday comfort. Buyers can choose optical or sunglasses versions, with prices starting at $395.

The Warby Parker collection comes in Pine, Saddle, and Jet Black color options, alongside different prescription, width, and lens configurations. Customers can order through Warby Parker’s website or arrange a guided demonstration at more than 360 retail locations.

Gentle Monster, meanwhile, is taking a more fashion-forward approach. Its collection includes six designs featuring bold colors such as dark red, pink, gray, and yellow, with tinted, clear, blue, and brown lens options. Prescription lenses are available for most frames.

Prices for Gentle Monster’s Intelligent Eyewear start at $449. The collection will be available in the United States and South Korea.

Gemini brings AI assistance directly to your glasses

The biggest selling point is Google’s Gemini integration. Users can activate the assistant by saying “Hey Gemini” or tapping their frames, allowing them to ask questions and interact with Google’s services without taking their phones out of their pockets.

For example, Gemini can identify and explain things users encounter throughout the day, offer recommendations based on what they are looking at, and help check calendar availability by reading an event poster.

It can also handle everyday tasks, including adding items to a grocery list and reminding users about upcoming meetings.

Google Maps provides turn-by-turn directions through the glasses’ audio system, while Google Translate supports real-time speech translation with automatic language detection across more than 70 languages.

Another notable addition is Gemini’s Guided Vision feature. It provides conversational audio descriptions for people who are blind or have low vision, while also offering visual assistance for everyday activities such as reading small print or locating objects.

Google has also partnered with Aira, allowing users to open Aira Explorer and stream the glasses’ camera feed to a professionally trained human visual interpreter for real-time assistance. At launch, Guided Vision and Aira require a compatible Android phone.

A camera, speakers, and up to nine hours of battery life

Beyond Gemini, the glasses pack several hardware features designed to make them useful as everyday wearables.

They include an integrated 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera for capturing photos and videos. Users can take pictures with a button or ask Gemini to capture a moment. Google says HDR processing and image stabilization help improve image quality, while spatial audio capture adds another dimension to recorded videos.

Custom-tuned open-ear speakers deliver audio without completely blocking surrounding sounds. Users can listen to music through YouTube Music, Spotify, and Apple Music, as well as audiobooks through Audible. They can also manage group chats, respond to messages, and take phone calls without reaching for their smartphones.

Google says the glasses weigh approximately 41 grams and offer up to nine hours of battery life, depending on usage and configuration. Each pair also comes with a portable charging case capable of recharging the frames up to seven times.

Google puts privacy controls in the spotlight

Smart glasses with cameras and AI assistants naturally raise privacy questions, particularly when they can capture and process information about people and places around the wearer.

Google says it has built several protections into Intelligent Eyewear. Camera visuals processed by Gemini are not saved in Gemini History and are not used to train AI models or target advertisements. The company also says the glasses automatically redact bystanders’ faces from camera visuals before Gemini processes them.

Data stored on the glasses is encrypted, as is information transmitted outside the device. Users can control which applications have access to the camera and microphone, review or delete Gemini conversations, and adjust permissions through their settings.

There is also a recording indicator light that lets people nearby know when the wearer is capturing photos or videos. The glasses are designed to stop recording if that indicator is covered or disabled. An additional physical off switch allows users to turn off the technology entirely and wear the frames like ordinary glasses.

Pricing, pre-orders, and availability

Pre-orders for Google’s new Intelligent Eyewear collections are now open through Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, with selected Google Store locations also offering hands-on demonstrations.

Warby Parker’s collection starts at $395, while Gentle Monster’s designs start at $449. Both collections are scheduled to become available online and in stores on December 10, 2026.

One important limitation is that Google’s Intelligent Eyewear is initially restricted to compatible Google Accounts in the United States and South Korea. Supported smartphones include Google Pixel 7 series and newer devices running the September 2026 Android 17 update or later, compatible Samsung Galaxy devices running One UI 9.0 or higher, and iPhone 13 Pro and newer models.

For now, Google is betting that the next generation of AI wearables won’t necessarily need another screen. Instead, the company wants Gemini to become something users can talk to, listen to, and interact with while going about their everyday lives.