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Meta Unveils New A.I. Model, Its First From the Superintelligence Lab

The model, Muse Spark, performed better than Meta’s previous A.I. models but lags rivals on coding ability.

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April 8, 2026,

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Meta on Wednesday unveiled a new flagship artificial intelligence model called Muse Spark, its first under the revamped A.I. division that Mark Zuckerberg spent billions to build last year as the company pushes to catch up to rivals.

On tests that measure writing and reasoning, Muse Spark performed significantly better than Meta’s previous A.I. models and was nearly as good as the top models from competitors like Google, OpenAI and Anthropic, according to data provided by Meta.

But the model still lagged on coding ability, which has become the focus of Anthropic and others in the wider A.I. race. Meta’s announcement comes one day after Anthropic said its latest A.I. model, Mythos, was

too powerful to safely release

because of cybersecurity threats.

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How Meta’s new A.I. model performs is being closely watched. Anthropic, Google and OpenAI are regarded as the leaders in developing foundational A.I. models and Mr. Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, has pledged to catch up at any cost.

Last year, he shelled out billions to recruit a group of A.I. specialists to form a “superintelligence” lab to help with the effort. The model is a test of that new leadership under Alexandr Wang, the 29-year-old Silicon Valley entrepreneur who Mr. Zuckerberg hired to be the chief A.I. officer.

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