The best AR glasses, according to hackers
7 AR glasses were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 1 earns the Hacker Approved badge.
Top pick
The most recommended AR glasses with the badge. Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Good for coding work
Wired glasses that act as a private virtual monitor for coding, reading and games. The most common caveat is blurry areas from the lens optics, and eyes hurting after a few hours.
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All 7 AR glasses, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses | 99 | 361 | 22% | 11 | 2 yrs13 owners | — |
| 2 | Meta VR Glasses | 30 | 43 | 41% | 3 | — | — |
| 3 | XREAL glasses | 19 | 11 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| 4 | Even Realities G2 | 13 | 12 | 52% | 3 | — | — |
| 5 | XReal One Pro | 11 | 3 | 79% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Tied 6 | Xreal Air | 7 | 1 | 88% | 4 | — | — |
| Tied 6 | Snap Specs AR glasses | 7 | 28 | 20% | 1 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same AR glasses in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to AR glasses that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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