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Meta is finally catching up to OpenAI, its AI leader says

Meta's AI leadership claims the company has caught up to OpenAI with the introduction of its next-generation model, 'Watermelon'.

By · Published July 3, 2026  01:30 UTC · Updated July 6, 2026  14:16 UTC

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Meta announced that its new AI model, Watermelon, matches GPT-5.5 benchmarks and uses ten times more compute than Avocado. The company also planned to release a new version of Musespark to improve coding and agentic AI capabilities.

Meta stock dropped 4.9% despite these internal breakthroughs.

Epilogue added 107d ago, after coverage quieted.

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⚡ Executive Intelligence Takeaways Corroborated across 12 independent newsrooms
  • Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage exploded across 12 distinct news outlets with 12 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 10.
  • Primary Driver: Meta's AI leadership claims the company has caught up to OpenAI with the introduction of its next-generation model, 'Watermelon'.
  • Predictive Outlook: Archynetys algorithmic models forecast this story will fade from trending status over the next 24 hours.
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Meta has introduced a new AI model called Watermelon. According to its head of superintelligence and other reports, this model matches the benchmarks of GPT-5.5.

The development represents a significant investment in proprietary AI. Coverage from Business Insider, Firstpost, and Let's Data Science emphasizes the model's performance parity with OpenAI.

Crypto Briefing and Firstpost specifically highlight that Watermelon utilizes ten times more compute than the previous Avocado model. Future developments center on the deployment of Watermelon and the implications of Meta's increased compute spending on its AI strategy.

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What is Meta's newest AI model called?

The next-gen model is named Watermelon.

How does Watermelon compare to OpenAI's technology?

Meta claims the model matches GPT-5.5 benchmarks.

How much more compute does Watermelon use compared to its predecessor?

It uses 10x more compute than the Avocado model.

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