Alibaba has debuted its first set of smart glasses, marking the company’s entry into the AI wearables market. The device, known as the Quark AI Glasses, made its appearance at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC).
The smart glasses are powered by Alibaba’s in-house Qwen large language model and are intended to serve as an intelligent assistant that is both functional and stylish. According to the company, the wearable features a lightweight and ergonomic design. Aside from that, it reportedly comes with a long battery life and high-quality imaging capabilities.
The Quark AI Glasses support functions like hands-free calling, music playback, real-time language translation, as well as meeting transcription. In addition to this, Alibaba has fully integrated the glasses with its ecosystem. This allows wearers to utilise Amap’s near-eye display system to access navigation services. Moreover, users can make payments via Alipay and compare product prices on Taobao through voice commands.
The AI-powered smart glasses are set to be officially released in China by the end of this year, although Alibaba did not specify an exact launch date. At the time of writing, it is also unclear whether the smart eyewear will be making its way to other markets.
(Source: Alibaba press release)
