Meta released an open-weight version of its Muse Spark AI model on Thursday, designed for coding and AI agents, allowing developers to download and modify it. The model has 816 billion total parameters, with 42 billion active at a time, handles up to 1 million tokens of context, and can run locally on two Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studio computers. This fits Mark Zuckerberg's view that advanced AI should not sit with a few companies, and Meta plans to mix open and closed releases. Open models can give companies more control over their data but require significant computing power, while Meta expects capital spending of $130 billion to $145 billion this year and Q2 free cash flow was only $784 million.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
| Market cap | $1.9T |
| Close on 10/15/2026 | 736.72 |
| Change that session | -0.11% |
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