Independent eyewear price tracking

The real cost of glasses and contacts

We price the all-in 12-month spend — frames, lenses, coatings, a year of replacements, minus your vision-insurance allowance — and rank the online retailers by what you would actually pay. Not the sticker price.

1-day contacts from $0.41·frames from $6

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Guides: 3+
Categories: 7
Retailers: 15+
Edition: 2026

True Annual Cost

Monthly contacts · everyday wear

ContactsDirect$312/yr

Clearly$364/yr

Eyeconic (w/ plan)$421/yr

You could save$109/yr

Illustrative estimate using typical published prices — not a quote.

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