Meta 'Avocado' Next-Gen Model Delayed to June — Internal Testing Below Competitive Threshold

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Meta'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.