Augment vs Lens Studio

Augment creates real-time 3D product views at real-world scale for e-commerce and in-person selling. Its AR Viewer supports ARKit and ARCore, works as a standalone app or inside a customer app, and synchronizes offline for use without connectivity. The web 3D Viewer embeds in webpages, supports modern browsers, and also works in mobile apps. A JavaScript Web SDK adds web-based 3D and AR visualization while checking integration keys against authorized domains. The 3D Vault organizes uploaded models with private or public settings; stored models cannot be downloaded. Supported files include OBJ, Collada, KML, 3ds, PLY, and STL, with uploads up to one million polygons and textures of any size. Teams manages users, teams, model and place access, and usage analytics. Small Business costs $42 a month, billed PUPM, with a four-user minimum; a 14-day trial is available.

Lens Studio is a free desktop application for artists and developers building augmented-reality experiences on Windows 11 (64 bit) or macOS 12.0 and later. It includes a visual editor with face, image and world tracking, plus plugins, JavaScript, TypeScript and package management. The GenAI Suite can produce custom machine-learning models and 2D or 3D assets from text or image prompts without coding, while an AI Assistant answers development questions using Snap’s learning materials. Shared Spectacles projects can use Connected Lenses, Sync Framework and multiple preview windows. The Connected Framework SDK adds matchmaking, shared sessions, state synchronization, networked prefab spawning and multiplayer testing in Preview. Finished Lenses can go to Snapchat and Spectacles, or to web and mobile apps through Camera Kit. Minimum hardware includes 8 GB RAM, listed processors, specified graphics hardware and a 1280×768 display. Spectacles (2024) developers are directed to version 5.15.4. Version 5.24 Leaderboard projects and templates require Snapchat Mobile 14.23.