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Meta Delays Avocado Release Amid AI Performance Concerns

3/14/2026

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Meta Platforms, Inc. postponed the Avocado release to at least May due to underperformance in internal tests versus Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
The Avocado model lagged in reasoning, coding, and writing, and Gemini 3.0 outpaced it.
Executives are considering licensing Google's Gemini technology while Meta plans to spend $115–$135 billion on AI this year, as the delay raises concerns about the company's AI position.

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Story summary

Meta Platforms, Inc. postponed the Avocado release to at least May due to underperformance in internal tests versus Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
The Avocado model lagged in reasoning, coding, and writing, and Gemini 3.0 outpaced it.
Executives are considering licensing Google's Gemini technology while Meta plans to spend $115–$135 billion on AI this year, as the delay raises concerns about the company's AI position.