Meta and Apple team up to make Muse AI models run better on Macs
- What changed
- Meta announced the Muse Spark Open AI model, which can run locally on two Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studios using the MLX framework.
- Why you should care
- Demonstrates execution of large open-weight models on local desktop hardware using vendor optimization frameworks.
- Your move
- Watch. Monitor local deployment feasibility for large models.
- Evidence
- ConfirmedThe Verge — AI ↗Interconnects ↗CNBC — Technology ↗
- What to watch next
- Independent benchmarks and performance reports on running Muse Spark Open on M5 Ultra Mac Studios.
- Event
- release
- Event date
- Oct 15, 2026
- Relevant to
- General AI readers
Supporting sources (2)
- Meta shakes up the frontiers, open and closed
Interconnects · secondary
- Apple and Meta team up to make Muse AI model run on Mac computers
CNBC — Technology · secondary