Meta to cap Ray-Ban smart glasses AI feature at 3 hours unless users pay $20/month

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Meta has quietly announced usage limits on its Ray-Ban smart glasses, restricting the Conversation Focus AI feature to just three hours per month for free users. Users who pay $19.99 per month for a Meta One Premium subscription will receive a higher cap of 15 hours monthly. The company framed the move as a 'rate limit' rather than a paywall, insisting that core glasses functionality will remain free. The announcement was made through a help article without a formal public statement. The decision has drawn criticism, as it effectively places a recurring fee on features tied to hardware customers have already purchased.

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