Brilliant Labs Frame
by Brilliant Labs
Hackable open-source smart glasses with mic + display, runs custom captioning apps.
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TL;DR
Best for developers prototyping AR captioning / translation / dictation apps on an open hardware platform. Pricing: $349 frames + open SDK.
Category
Products
License
MIT
Stars
★ 11
Last push
2025-05-03
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.
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 diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 6 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
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Brilliant Labs Frame vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Brilliant Labs Frame | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | Not verified | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | 6 | 99 |
| Platforms | Hardware, iOS, Android | Web, API, MCP |
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