META DELAYS AVOCADO MODEL LAUNCH TO MAY
Mark Zuckerberg's company has postponed the release of its next-generation AI model, code-named Avocado by at least two months to a launch window starting in May following disappointing internal test results. The new foundational system fell short when benchmarked against leading rivals including Google Gemini and OpenAI ChatGPT across key metrics such as reasoning capabilities, coding proficiency, and writing tasks.
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1Meta has delayed the release of its new foundational artificial intelligence model named Avocado by at least two months due to disappointing internal test results.
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2The company's decision comes after benchmarks showed that Meta fell short against leading rival models from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic in areas like reasoning, coding, and writing capabilities.
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Meta is delaying the release of its next artificial intelligence model by at least two months after internal tests showed it falling short of rival models.
— [Mar 13, 20:17] Meta delays release of new AI, weighs licensing Google's Gemini after disappointing trial runs (Nypost)'Meta Delays Rollout of New AI Model After Performance Concerns' - Eli Tan reports that the company has fallen short on internal tests for reasoning and coding.
— [Mar 13, 20:47] NYT ' Meta delays rollout new ai model after performance concerns (Daringfireball)'Meta's Avocado AI Model Delayed After Falling Short Of Rivals Like Google Gemini & OpenAI' - The company has hit a significant roadblock in its push to compete at the frontier of artificial intelligence.
— [Mar 13, 09:54] Meta 's avocad ai model delayed after falling short rivals like google gemini openai chatgpt (Freepressjournal.in)'Meta delays AI Avocado rollout fails meet internal tests' - The new failed to match the latest Large Language Models from OpenAI and Google, forcing a delay.
— [Mar 13,05:24] Meta Delays Ai Model avocad Rollout After Fails Meet Internal Tests (Indiatoday.in)'Meta May Miss Deadline It Set For Its AI Spending' - The model was originally targeted for mid-March but is now unlikely to ship before the end of April.
— [Mar 13,05:24] Meta may miss deadline it set itself (Timesofindia.indiatimes.com)Confidential sources report that Meta's new Avocado A.I. underperformed rivals like OpenAI on internal tests for reasoning, coding, writing, and advanced tasks such as video generation (implied by "Gemini 3"), leading to a release delay until at least May due to concerns over its performance relative to Google's Gemini models from November.
Meta's next-generation Avocado AI model is delayed by at least two months because it underperformed against leading rivals like Google and OpenAI on key benchmarks such as reasoning and coding. Consequently, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly considered temporarily licensing Gemini while reevaluating whether to release the improved proprietary or open-source version later this year.
Meta delayed the rollout of its Avocado text-based model because it failed internal performance tests, falling behind rivals like Google and OpenAI while only outperforming Meta's previous Llama 4 models. Consequently, executives are considering temporarily licensing Google's Gemini AI for platforms such as Facebook to retain users until a better version is ready by May.
Meta delayed its AI model "Avocado" by at least two months because it underperformed on internal benchmarks compared to rivals like Google and OpenAI, despite Meta investing nearly double in capital spending last year versus 2024. Internal discussions have reportedly surfaced about temporarily licensing Gemini as a stopgap solution while Avocoder catches up with the frontier models released earlier this month by competitors such as November's release of its own model (Gemini).