Oakley Meta Vanguard: The Next Era for Performance AI Glasses

Oakley Meta Vanguard hits shelves today. Designed for high-intensity sports, these Performance AI glasses are the perfect companion, whether you’re training for a marathon, shredding on the slopes, or cycling at speed. Grab a pair now and enter the world of Athletic Intelligence.

Together with Oakley, we’re excited to announce Oakley Meta Vanguard and welcome the world to the era of Athletic Intelligence — amplifying performance to help you push past limits in the moments that matter most.

Earlier this year, Meta and Oakley introduced a new category of Performance AI glasses for athletes, combining bold aesthetics with cutting-edge tech — and that was just the beginning. We’ve been working together with Oakley for years to build an AI glasses product from the ground up — one that’s built for high-intensity sports. And today at Connect, Mark Zuckerberg announced that we’re expanding the product category with Oakley Meta Vanguard, a brand-new line of Performance AI glasses designed to give athletes a competitive edge. Pre-order yours now online at Meta or Oakley for $499 USD ahead of the October 21 launch.

We’re proud to take our leadership together with EssilorLuxottica in wearable tech to the demanding world of sports, where your equipment has to keep up with extreme action as it amplifies your potential — and look good doing it. From the trails to the slopes, Oakley Meta Vanguard is the next evolution of sports technology.

Designed for Performance

We designed Oakley Meta Vanguard for high-intensity sports with an action-ready camera, integrations with fitness apps, immersive audio to elevate your workouts, and more. They feature Oakley’s Three-Point Fit system and come with three replaceable nose pads including a low- and high-bridge fit for a secure and customized feel. And they’re optimized to wear with cycling helmets and hats. These glasses are also our most water-resistant frames with an IP67 dust and water resistance rating — meaning there’s nothing stopping you from a great workout.

Oakley Meta Vanguard’s wraparound design features Oakley® PRIZM™ Lens technology, designed to block out sun, wind, and dust.

The open-ear speakers are the most powerful speakers on our AI glasses yet — six decibels louder than Oakley Meta HSTN — so it's perfect for running down a noisy road or biking in 30mph wind. They also include a five-microphone array optimized to reduce wind noise while on calls, messaging, or using Meta AI with your voice.

Oakley Meta Vanguard has up to nine hours of battery life, or up to six hours of continuous music playback — enough to last you through a marathon. The glasses come with a charging case that can provide an additional 36 hours of charge on the go, so you can complete your training with ease. If you’re in a hurry, you can quickly charge the glasses to 50% in 20 minutes in the charging case.

We designed everything about Oakley Meta Vanguard with input from world class athletes, rigorously testing each feature in real conditions to make sure they were up to the challenge.

A New Way to Train

What's really going to take your performance to the next level is that we're integrating Garmin and Strava, which athletes love to use for training, with the Meta AI app.

If you have a compatible Garmin device, you’ll be able to ask Meta AI how you’re doing or get updates on specific stats in real time, all hands-free and screen-free so you can remain present while you train. Just ask, “Hey Meta, what’s my heartrate?” or “Hey Meta, how am I doing?” to get real-time insights. The glasses will also be able to light up the status LED in your peripheral vision so that you’ll know at a glance if you’re on target for the metric you set like heart rate or pace without needing to look down or break your momentum.

We’ve also built a new autocapture feature with Garmin so that you can capture videos without you ever breaking your concentration or taking out your phone. The glasses will automatically capture video clips when you hit key distance milestones or ramp up your heart rate, speed, or elevation, so you can stay immersed in your workout knowing you’ll never miss the shot.

For those training with Strava, athletes can graphically overlay their performance metrics onto videos and photos captured with Oakley Meta Vanguard and share directly to their Strava community — all within the Meta AI app. Footage with overlays can also be shared across other apps like Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and more. The result is more than just a workout recap — it’s a way for athletes to showcase their effort, celebrate milestones, and inspire their community. Plus, when you set up App Connections with Garmin Connect, Apple Health, or Health Connect by Android, you’ll get activity summaries directly in the Meta AI app after each workout, so you can compare your progress over time.

Your Personal Highlight Reel

Oakley Meta Vanguard lets you capture your marathon moments, record-setting rides, and once-in-a-lifetime ski runs from your own point of view, completely hands-free. It can capture video in up to 3K resolution and has a centered 12-megapixel camera with a 122-degree wide-angle lens, so you can capture your most meaningful and epic moments hands-free. We’ve also added new capture modes like Slow Motion, Hyperlapse, and adjustable video stabilization, so you can document your adventures in new ways. Imagine going down the slopes, finally nailing that trick you’ve been practicing, and capturing it all in slow motion.

Whether you’re using that video to step-up your performance or share your wins with the world, Oakley Meta Vanguard ensures that you stay on top of your game.

Oakley Meta Vanguard Collection

Of course, it’s good to have options. That’s why we’ve put together a lineup of four frame and lens color combos so you can pick the perfect pair:

• Oakley Meta Vanguard Black with PRIZM^TM 24K
• Oakley Meta Vanguard White with PRIZM^TM Black
• Oakley Meta Vanguard Black with PRIZM^TM Road
• Oakley Meta Vanguard White with PRIZM^TM Sapphire

It’s easy to replace the lenses on Oakley Meta Vanguard. Whether you need to better match the lighting during your workout or just want to change out your existing lenses, it’s simple to swap them, anytime. Replacement lens options include PRIZM^TM Road, PRIZM^TM 24K, PRIZM^TM Black, and PRIZM^TM Sapphire. Additionally, a PRIZM^TM Low Light replacement lens option will be coming soon. Replacement lenses are sold separately and available for $85 USD.

Oakley Meta Vanguard will be available in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. We’re also working to bring Oakley Meta Vanguard to Mexico, India, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates later this year. Pre-order yours now online at Meta or Oakley.

Breaking Personal Records with Oakley Meta Vanguard and Red Bull

Our friends at Red Bull recently put Oakley Meta Vanguard to the test, with two athletes sporting the Performance AI glasses in their pursuit of a new personal best.

Red Bull athlete Jamie Huser set out to ride the world’s longest rail on a wakeboard, and when the 21-year-old launched onto Lake Falerin in his native Switzerland, he did just that — racing along a 140-meter-long rail to set a new world record.

Meanwhile Spain’s Diego Poncelet is looking forward to his next goal: setting the world’s fastest downhill skateboard speed. In 2026, the young Spaniard will aim to travel in excess of 150 km/h to achieve his goal. Until then, he’s seeking out the fastest roads to prepare.

Both Huser and Poncelet captured some epic footage of their boundary-pushing exploits, thanks to Oakley Meta Vanguard. And we’re honored to share the results with you.