Google and Xreal Cut Aura Glasses Price to $1,099

What changed

Google and Xreal’s Aura glasses are now on sale for $1,099, $180 below Xreal’s early-preorder price of $1,279. The 95-gram glasses use a tethered Android XR compute puck and support multiple virtual screens.

Why it matters

The price cut makes the launch more notable than the hardware alone. Xreal lowered the cost before the product reached buyers, putting a lighter headset with a separate compute puck into a clearer purchasing range for people weighing experimental hardware against its upfront cost.

The $1,099 price runs through the end of 2026. What happens after that is unspecified, and there is not yet reporting on demand or real-world performance. For now, the useful signal is simple: Aura arrives with a lower entry price than early buyers were asked to pay, while its value still depends on whether those virtual screens justify carrying the extra compute hardware.