Product Review: Meta's New AI Model Is Reportedly Delayed Again. Is 'Avocado' Toast?

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Details: Written by CNET Reviews; Category: Reviews; Published: 13 March 2026; Created: 13 March 2026; Last Updated: 13 March 2026

Meta's Avocado isn't ripe quite yet. The company has reportedly delayed the release of its next-generation foundational model until May, according to The New York Times, citing unnamed sources. The model has fallen short "on internal tests for reasoning, coding and writing," compared with rival models from Google, OpenAI and Anthropic.

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