Meta unveils open-weight Muse Spark Open model for Apple Macs
Meta says its new Muse Spark Open is the strongest American open-weight model yet, and it runs locally on Apple Macs via a partnership with Apple. Intel has also added day-zero support for the model in its data center chips.
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What happened
Meta has released Muse Spark Open, an open-weight model with 816 billion parameters that processes text, images, video and audio. Users can download it and run it on their own devices, including Apple Macs, through a partnership with Apple. Intel said it offered day-zero support for the model.
Why it matters
Meta says the model excels at multi-step reasoning and complex software engineering as it works to catch up with Chinese rivals. Reports state it performs roughly on par with the most capable open-weight Chinese models on benchmarks.
Timeline
- Oct 15, 1:46 PM ET: Intel announced day-zero support for Muse Spark Open on its data center silicon.
- Oct 15, 2:15 PM ET: Meta announced Muse Spark Open, which it called the most capable US open-weight model to date.
- Oct 15, 2:34 PM ET: Muse Spark Open was reported to perform roughly on par with leading Chinese open-weight models on benchmarks.
- Oct 15, 4:00 PM ET: Meta and Apple announced a partnership offering an open system that users can download to their own devices.
Coverage
- Meta releases Muse Spark Open, a new ‘open-weight’ AI model (The Guardian)
- 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)
- Intel Offers Day-0 Support for Meta's Muse Spark Open (intel.com)
- Apple and Meta team up to make Muse AI model run on Mac computers (CNBC)
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