Apple and Meta will let developers run Meta’s new Muse Spark Open AI model locally on Mac Studio machines, signalling a rare partnership between the rivals.
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01Summary
- 01Meta says Muse Spark Open is an 816-billion-parameter open-weight model with a licence allowing limited commercial use.
- 02The model can run on two to four Mac Studio computers and is aimed at coding, video analysis and other agentic tasks.
- 03Apple says the setup works on its M5 Ultra Mac Studio and can run without cloud access, which the companies say improves security and lowers costs.
- 04A Mac Studio with an M5 Ultra chip and 256GB of memory costs at least $10,799, with a 512GB version due later this month.
02Why it matters
The deal could make advanced AI tools easier to use on Apple hardware and may strengthen Apple’s position in AI chips and desktop machines. It also shows how big tech rivals are increasingly willing to cooperate in AI.
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