Meta launches Muse Spark Open model for Macs
Meta has put out Muse Spark Open, an 816-billion-parameter open-weight model that handles several media types and is tuned to run locally on Apple hardware. The company claims it roughly matches leading Chinese open-weight models on benchmarks.
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What happened
Meta has released Muse Spark Open, an 816-billion-parameter open-weight AI model that processes text, images, video and audio. The company says it performs roughly on par with leading Chinese open-weight models on benchmarks. It is optimized to run locally on Apple devices and is available through several API providers.
Why it matters
Meta is racing to catch up with Chinese rivals in open-weight AI. The company says the model excels at multi-step reasoning and complex software engineering.
Timeline
- Oct 15, 1:00 PM ET: Meta launches Muse Spark Open, available through several API providers.
- Oct 15, 2:15 PM ET: Meta and Apple announce the model can run on M5 Ultra Mac Studios.
- Oct 16, 11:27 AM ET: Apple and Meta extend support to Mac Studio, and the MLX framework receives an upgrade.
Coverage
- Apple’s big AI week ends with Mac + Muse AI supercomputers (computerworld.com)
- Meta releases Muse Spark Open, a new ‘open-weight’ AI model (The Guardian)
- Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs (techcrunch.com)
- Meta and Apple team up on AI model tailored for Mac computers (Financial Times)
- Muse Spark Open is Meta's answer to Qwen, GLM, and Kimi in the open-weight race (the-decoder.com)
- Meta and Apple team up to make Muse AI models run better on Macs (theverge.com)
- Meta Built A Huge Open-Weight AI Model For Macs, But You'll Need 1TB Of RAM To Run It (engadget.com)
- Apple and Meta team up to make Muse AI model run on Mac computers (CNBC)
- Meta ships Muse Spark Open, its answer to China’s best open-weight models (thenewstack.io)
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