Meta is eyeing early 2026 for «Avocado» model, and it might be proprietary

The billion dollar crew at the Superintelligence Labs at Meta are readying their first release.
Meta’s next frontier model might not be open source, rumours say. (Picture: generated)
CNBC reports today that Meta is coming closer to a release of their next frontier model — four months after forming their Superintelligence Labs.

The model is rumored to not be in the Llama family of open source models, as The Zuck himself opined in July that «We’ll need to be rigorous about mitigating these risks and careful about what we choose to open source.»

Therefore, the «Avacado» family of models might well be proprietary, also after Meta saw lots of components of its Open Source models getting incorporated in other advanced models.

Little is known about the upcoming model, apart from the fact that it will be «frontier,» and there has apparently been discussions on releasing it this year — but the official plan is that is scheduled for Q1 2026, according to CNBC.

Read more: Full scoop at CNBC.