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Meta Plans to Launch Mango and Avocado AI Models in 2026
Meta is planning to launch its new Mango and Avocado AI models in the first half of 2026, with Mango focused on image/video generation and Avocado built as a next‑generation large language model for text and coding. The names sound like a smoothie bar menu, but the strategy is serious: Meta wants these models to directly challenge OpenAI’s and Google’s top systems and move beyond the incremental Llama updates that felt more “researchy” than truly disruptive. Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) reported on X that Meta is launching two new AI models in H1 2026.
Under the hood, Mango is being designed as a powerful multimodal model that can both understand and generate images and videos, with reports comparing its ambitions to things like OpenAI’s Sora and advanced Gemini image/video setups.
Avocado, meanwhile, is pitched as Meta’s most ambitious LLM so far, tuned not just for chat and content but for deep coding help and reasoning tasks that appeal to developers, enterprises, and anyone building inside Meta’s ecosystem. Core (SatoshiPlus) #BTC, #ETH & #BNB Believers (@corechaincrypto) shared on X that Mango is a video and image generator, while Avocado is a large language model focused on coding.
In an internal Q&A, Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang talked about “world models” – systems that learn from visual information to build a more grounded understanding of how the real world works, not just predict the next word on a screen – which is a fancy way of saying Meta wants these models to feel less like autocomplete and more like something that actually “gets” context.
What really stands out is the business pivot: Avocado is widely expected to be closed‑source, a big shift from the open Llama philosophy Meta has been proudly waving around for the last couple of years. That means instead of everyone downloading model weights for free, Meta will likely gate access through APIs, paid tiers, and integrations across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and whatever future “Meta AI” assistant ends up living in your pocket or your VR headset.
Some developers are already nervous about losing the freedom Llama gave them, but from Meta’s side it’s pretty clear: if you’re spending billions on compute and talent via Meta Superintelligence Labs, you eventually want models like Avocado to pay for themselves, not just win points on AI Twitter.
For everyday users, the practical translation is simple: Mango could power sharper, more creative tools for Reels, Stories, generative ads, and AR filters, while Avocado might quietly sit behind smarter assistants, better recommendations, and more capable in‑app “copilots” that help write code, captions, or even business workflows.
If Meta hits its first‑half‑of‑2026 target, creators and developers will probably start noticing the change long before there’s a big consumer marketing splash little things like better auto‑editing, more accurate AI answers, and coding tools that stop feeling like beta demos and start feeling like something you can rely on daily.
Disclaimer
Information about Meta’s Mango and Avocado AI models, including features and launch timelines, is based on early reports and may change as Meta refines its roadmap. Readers should treat these details as indicative, not final, and always verify with Meta’s latest official announcements or trusted tech news outlets for updates.
