Apple and Meta announced on October 15 that Meta's Muse Spark Open model will run locally on Mac computers, CNBC and Axios reported. Meta calls it the most capable U.S. open-weight model to date, and the weights are free to download, with a license that permits commercial use under conditions.
Meta's demonstration used paired Mac Studio machines running Apple's MLX framework. CNBC reported that a Mac Studio with the required M5 Ultra chip and 256GB of memory costs at least $10,799, with a 512GB configuration due later this month. Axios framed the tie-up as two rivals burying the hatchet over AI.
Source: CNBC