Meta is reentering the AI race with a new model called Muse Spark | The Verge

TechAINewsMeta is reentering the AI race with a new model called Muse SparkAfter Meta invested billions in superintelligence, will Llama’s successor live up to the hype?After Meta invested billions in superintelligence, will Llama’s successor live up to the hype?by Hayden FieldApr 8, 2026, 4:12 PM UTCLinkShareGiftPhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeHayden Field is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets.Meta Superintelligence Labs is launching its first model since Mark Zuckerberg spent billions overhauling the company’s AI efforts. Called Muse Spark, the model now powers the Meta AI app and the Meta AI website in the US, per the company’s announcement. In the coming weeks, Meta says, it will appear in WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and Meta’s smart glasses, as well as roll out in other countries.Like Google Gemini, which easily integrates into Google’s product suite, Meta touts Muse Spark as “purpose-built for Meta’s products.” The model, the first in a new series, will also be available to some of Meta’s partners in private preview” via the API. The company promises the ability to run multiple AI sub-agents to handle queries better and faster, as well as support for multimodal input that includes both text and images. The latter is particularly relevant to Meta’s AI-powered camera glasses, which it’s bet on as the (latest) future ...