Which Smart-Glasses Features Require a Paid Subscription After Purchase?

The subscription on RayNeo iO is optional, and it brings additional advanced AI models to choose from. RayNeo AI and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite are free. Other models such as ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Kimi and Qwen come with a VIP subscription, and unlimited multi-model access is available for US$9.99 per month.

The on-glasses assistant, AI summaries and iO's other AI-powered features can run on whichever model you choose, so the two free models already power them. VIP is about model choice, while prescription lenses are chosen with the glasses and the charging case is also sold separately.

The optional VIP plan: model choice

With VIP, more advanced models join the menu.

VIP opens a full roster of industry-leading models on top of the two free ones. The model lineup on iO runs from RayNeo AI and Gemini to DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen and ChatGPT, and the selection itself is simple: RayNeo AI or one of multiple mainstream AI models, whichever fits the AI experience you want.

The on-glasses RayNeo AI Assistant, AI summaries and other AI-powered features can use the model you set as preferred. So a question such as "What was that ad concept I brainstormed last week?" can be answered by the model you picked, whether that is a free one or a VIP one. Choosing between ChatGPT-style assistants on smart glasses is covered in the smart glasses ChatGPT guide.

What the free models already run

Because the AI features can use your preferred model, RayNeo AI and Gemini can handle each of these on iO:

• The assistant. "Hey RayNeo" or "OK RayNeo", or a double-click of the Smart Crown, wakes RayNeo AI for device control, information questions and searches through your own records. By voice, it adjusts brightness, turns Focus Mode on or off, starts Voice Memo, Live Captions or Life Log, and opens the Teleprompter. Information questions cover weather, holidays, news and general knowledge, and a question such as "What were my action items from last week's meeting?" draws on Voice Memo, Live Captions and other saved records.
• AI summaries. After a Voice Memo recording, AI generates a structured summary with key conclusions and to-do items, and content around moments you flagged with the Smart Crown receives additional attention.
• Life Log. All-day audio capture becomes a text archive, and AI extracts action items, organizes to-dos and summarizes key takeaways. For privacy, Life Log keeps text records rather than the original audio.

For a wearer whose day is meetings, follow-ups and quick questions, all three run on the free models.

Add-ons chosen once: lenses and charging

Two add-ons round out iO:

• Prescription lenses. Custom prescription lenses are available for $159, and the prescription version is HSA/FSA eligible.
• Eyewear Charging Case ($69). A 2,000mAh case that delivers up to five full charges, useful when traveling or away from a power source. iO is also sold as a Charging Case Bundle, and the standard charging clip, which charges over USB-C, comes in the box.

Both are one-time choices with no subscription attached.

X3 Pro: Gemini inside the operating system

RayNeo X3 Pro is built differently: Google Gemini is integrated into its RayNeo AIOS platform, with 14-language translation, meeting summaries, the teleprompter and navigation among its built-in tools.

Gemini on X3 Pro helps you analyze and understand the world around you: once a question comes to mind, the answer appears in front of your eyes. Its AI Smart Assistant manages to-dos, memos, schedules and meeting summaries hands-free, and the same voice assistant reads real-time news and finds travel routes. Meetings get voice-to-text transcription and key-point extraction.

FAQ

Can I switch back to RayNeo AI after choosing another model?

What else can I adjust in a Voice Memo summary besides the model?

Which assistant answers on X3 Pro?

Two ways to own AI glasses: RayNeo iO for a 33-gram, camera-free daily pair with free RayNeo AI and Gemini and an optional model upgrade, or RayNeo X3 Pro for a standalone AI+AR platform with Gemini built in.