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April 9, 2026
Meta debuts Muse Spark, first AI model under Alexandr Wang
Meta says the model narrows the performance gap with OpenAI, Anthropic and others.
TL;DR
- Meta released Muse Spark, a new homegrown AI model.
- The model is designed to narrow the performance gap with AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Muse Spark will power queries in the Meta AI app and Meta.ai website, with future expansion to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
- It accepts voice, text, and image inputs, but produces text-only output.
- A 'shopping mode' differentiates the model by combining LLMs with user data.
- Meta plans to release a version of Muse Spark under an open-source license.
- While competitive in some tasks, Meta acknowledges a gap in coding capabilities.
- All versions of the model are free to use, though rate limits may apply.
- Meta views Muse Spark as a step towards its vision of 'personal superintelligence'.
- Rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI are also developing advanced new models.
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