Meta is finally catching up to OpenAI, its AI leader says
Meta claims its new Watermelon AI model has reached parity with OpenAI's leading technology.
📍 Aftermath
Meta announced the upcoming release of a new Musespark version and an AI model called Watermelon, which claimed to match GPT-5.5 benchmarks. The company's AI chief stated that these developments in coding and agentic AI had caught up with OpenAI.
Despite these reported breakthroughs, Meta's stock dropped 4.9%.
Epilogue added 88d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Meta is finally catching up to OpenAI, its AI leader says Business Insider · 91d ago broke it first
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Meta's head of superintelligence, Wang, states that the company has caught up with OpenAI in the AI model race. This development centers on a new model called Watermelon, which reportedly matches benchmarks set by GPT-5.5.
Coverage from Business Insider, Investing.com India, and Futu indicates a significant shift in the competitive landscape. Crypto Briefing emphasizes the scale of this effort, noting that Watermelon utilizes ten times more compute than the previous Avocado model.
Future attention will likely focus on the deployment of the Watermelon model and the implications of Meta's increased investment in proprietary AI compute.
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What is the name of Meta's new AI model?
The new model is called Watermelon.
How does Watermelon compare to previous Meta models?
Watermelon uses ten times more compute than the Avocado model.
Which OpenAI benchmark does Watermelon match?
According to Let's Data Science, Watermelon matches GPT-5.5 benchmarks.
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