Alibaba Qwen AI glasses first revealed with iris-recognition payments
At the 2026 Bund Summit AI payments exhibit on September 10, Alibaba's new Qwen AI glasses were revealed for the first time, with exhibit materials suggesting iris-recognition payment capabilities.
On September 10, at the 2026 Bund Summit AI payments exhibit in Shanghai, Alibaba's new Qwen AI glasses made their first public appearance. The product is still under heavy confidentiality, with the exterior wrapped in black concealment material so no further functional or hardware details could be assessed on-site.
However, exhibit materials suggest the product may be the first to introduce iris-recognition capabilities, enabling more precise identity matching to further improve the security and convenience of AI glasses-based payments. Alibaba did not disclose pricing or launch date on-site.
The same day, Alibaba released benchmark results for its Accio AI Agent, completing 107 e-commerce tasks at an average cost of $3.69, more than 50% cheaper than OpenAI Codex ($9.27) and Anthropic Claude Code ($9.51).