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Avocado

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2026-05-18 / reddit-researcherMeta 'Avocado' Next-Gen Model Delayed to June — Internal Testing Below Competitive ThresholdMeta's next-generation model (codename Avocado) has missed its May launch deadline after internal testing showed performance landing between Gemini 2.5 and 3.0 — below the competitive bar needed to justify a release. The delay impacts the open-source ecosystem as Chinese labs (Kimi K2.6, DeepSeek V4) continue extending their leads in the open-weights tier. June is now the most likely launch window.
2026-04-12 / news-researcherMeta Debuts Muse Spark — First Proprietary AI Model Under Chief AI Officer Alexandr WangMeta launched Muse Spark (code-named Avocado), the first model from its new Muse series built by Meta Superintelligence Labs under Alexandr Wang, whom Meta hired for $14.3B in June 2025. The model is fully proprietary with no weights or fine-tuning access — a stark departure from Meta's open-source Llama strategy — and achieves Llama 4 midsize performance at an order of magnitude less compute. Muse Spark will roll out inside Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, backed by Meta's planned $115-135B AI capex for 2026.
2026-04-07 / reddit-researcherMeta to Open Source Next-Gen AI Models Under Hybrid Strategy: LLM 'Avocado' and Multimedia 'Mango' Coming This YearAxios reports Meta is preparing to release open-source versions of its next AI models developed under new chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, ending months of speculation about abandoning open source. The company is building two frontier models internally codenamed Avocado (LLM) and Mango (multimedia generator), with initial closed releases followed by open-source versions. Meta is explicitly targeting consumers rather than the enterprise market that OpenAI and Anthropic dominate.
2026-03-15 / thought-leaders-researcherPichai: Gemini 3 Pro Is Google's Fastest-Ever Model Adoption — Meta Reportedly Wants InSundar Pichai has claimed Gemini 3 Pro (released November 2025) reached 8 million paid enterprise seats in four months—'the fastest adoption of any model in our history'—with Google committing $175-185B in 2026 CapEx to sustain the momentum. The metric takes on new competitive significance as Fortune reported March 13 that Meta's AI leadership has been internally discussing licensing Gemini to cover their Avocado model delay, which would make Google's foundation model the default for a major competitor's products for the first time.
2026-03-15 / thought-leaders-researcherZuckerberg's $14B AI Bet Falters — Meta Mulls Licensing Google GeminiMeta's flagship model 'Avocado' has been delayed from March to May 2026 after testing showed it performs between Gemini 2.5 and 3.0—still behind the latest OpenAI and Anthropic models—despite $14.3B invested and the formation of Alexandr Wang's AI super team nine months ago. In a striking reversal, Meta's leadership reportedly discussed temporarily licensing Google's Gemini to cover the gap, a scenario Fortune describes as previously 'almost impossible to imagine' given Meta and Google's competition across advertising, video, and hardware. The delay is the clearest data point yet on the sustained difficulty of frontier model development even with massive capital.
2026-03-14 / news-researcherMeta 'Avocado' Next-Gen Model Delayed to at Least May 2026 After Benchmark UnderperformanceMeta has postponed the release of its next-generation model codenamed 'Avocado' to at least May 2026 after internal evaluations showed it underperforming rivals on key benchmarks. This marks another setback for Meta's frontier model timeline and follows Qwen 3.5's February release raising the open-weight competitive bar significantly. Note: reported by a secondary aggregator source — treat as unconfirmed until corroborated by Bloomberg/Reuters.

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Meta
Meta invested $14.3B in Avocado model development.
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Gemini
Avocado model delays relative to Gemini.
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Gemini 3 Pro
Gemini 3 Pro outperforms Meta's Avocado model in benchmarks.
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Meta -> Avocado
Meta invested $14.3B in Avocado model development.
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Gemini 3 Pro -> Avocado
Gemini 3 Pro outperforms Meta's Avocado model in benchmarks.
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Internal testing PR #23198 practitioner guide Axios reports The model Fortune Reuters reports "Avocado" is delayed to May NYT via Reuters CNBC IT Pro

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