# The highly anticipated model, known as Muse Spark, was created by Meta Superintelligence Labs.

*genai · news · 2026-04-08 · The Mercury News*

## Key points

- Meta's new Muse Spark AI model is closed-source, departing from its previous open-source approach.
- Muse Spark was developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs under Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang in nine months.
- The model was trained using third-party open-source models, including Alibaba's Qwen, OpenAI, and Google models.
- Meta is considering selling API access and possibly introducing subscription fees for its AI chatbot in the future.
- Muse Spark is already powering a shopping agent in Meta apps, though it cannot yet make purchases.

**Companies:** Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
**Countries:** United States, China

[Read the full story on The Mercury News](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/08/meta-debuts-first-ai-model-from-new-superintelligence-group/)

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