Archive · 9 Dec 2025
Meta Plans New AI Model for 2026
Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, is working on a new AI model called Avocado.
This model is expected to be released in early 2026.
Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has been very interested in AI and has created a special team to work on these advanced models.
Initially, the plan was to release the model by the end of this year, but it has been delayed.
The new model is being tested to make sure it works well before it is released.
Meta has been known for sharing their AI models openly, but there is a chance that this new model might not be freely available for everyone to use and modify.
This is a big change from their usual practice.
The goal is to make the model as advanced as possible to compete with other leading AI models like Gemini and ChatGPT.
Meta is developing a new AI model codenamed Avocado, expected to launch in Q1 2026.
The release has been delayed from the end of 2024 to early 2026 due to performance testing.
Meta's spokesperson confirmed that model training is progressing as planned.
The new model may be proprietary, unlike Meta's previous open-source Llama models.
Zuckerberg aims for future Llama models to be the most advanced in the industry.
- Who
- Meta, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg
- What
- Development of a new AI model codenamed Avocado
- When
- Expected release in the first quarter of 2026
- Where
- Meta's Superintelligence Labs (MSL)
- Why
- To compete with models like Gemini and ChatGPT, and to advance towards superintelligence
- Company
- Meta
- New AI Model
- Avocado
- Expected Release
- Q1 2026
- Current Models
- Llama
- Open Source Status
- Potentially Proprietary