Sarvam AI debuts Kaze smart glasses as India’s answer to Meta Ray-Ban

At the ongoing India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Sarvam AI teased its first smart glasses, Sarvam Kaze, positioning them as a made-in-India alternative to Meta’s Ray-Ban smart eyewear.

The device was showcased at the summit and even tried on by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Co-founder Pratyush Kumar later shared a video on X, describing Kaze as Sarvam’s push to put its AI models directly into users’ hands through devices “designed and built here in India”.

Kaze is expected to launch in May 2026, and here’s everything that’s known about these homegrown smart glasses so far.

Designed, built and powered in India

From early visuals, Sarvam’s Kaze follows the now-familiar smart glasses template featuring a clean, everyday frame with embedded cameras and microphones discreetly built into the arms. There are no flashy design experiments here.

Sarvam says the glasses are engineered to listen, understand, respond and capture what the wearer sees. In practical terms, that likely means voice-activated AI assistance, photo and video capture, and real-time interaction layered onto daily life. The company has framed the product as a way to “move intelligence from the screen to the real world”.

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Unlike many competitors, Sarvam is emphasising that Kaze will run on its own in-house AI models. That is a notable distinction in a category largely dominated by American tech ecosystems.

Sarvam is also hinting at a developer angle. Users will reportedly be able to build custom experiences via the Sarvam platform. The company appears to be laying groundwork for an ecosystem where developers can tailor AI behaviours for different use cases. Specifications, battery life, camera resolution and pricing details have not yet been disclosed though.

A fast-moving category

Smart glasses are no longer a novelty experiment. Meta’s collaboration with EssilorLuxottica has turned its Ray-Ban line into a commercial success, with reports suggesting more than seven million units sold in 2025 alone. Voice-driven AI assistance, livestreaming, and hands-free capture have proven there is a real audience for screen-light interaction.

Apple is widely expected to enter the segment in the coming years, while other players continue to iterate quietly.

In that context, Sarvam Kaze enters a competitive but still evolving space. If it can match core features such as voice AI and audiovisual capture while differentiating through local AI services and regional language support, it could carve out a meaningful niche in India.

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