--- title: "Meta Stock Rises as It Plans to Open Muse Spark 1.2 and Launch AI Models for Laptops" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295429930.md" description: "Meta shares rose as the company announced plans to open-source its Muse Spark 1.2 model and launch Muse Glimmer, a family of AI models designed for laptops. This strategy aims to compete with OpenAI and Chinese labs by offering powerful open AI without cloud dependency. Despite the stock rise, Meta remains down 10% this year amid investor concerns over $145 billion in expected capital spending. Analysts maintain a Strong Buy consensus with an average price target of $753.67." datetime: "2026-08-10T16:09:26.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295429930.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295429930.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295429930.md) --- # Meta Stock Rises as It Plans to Open Muse Spark 1.2 and Launch AI Models for Laptops Tech giant Meta (META) is doubling down on open-source AI as it tries to catch OpenAI and Anthropic while also competing with fast-moving Chinese AI labs. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday that Meta will release the weights for its new Muse Spark 1.2 model, which will allow developers to download and use it themselves. Meta is also launching Muse Glimmer, a family of smaller open-source AI models designed to run directly on laptops rather than relying entirely on massive data centers. ### Claim 55% Off TipRanks METQ: built for a short position on META The announcement helped Meta shares rise at the time of writing. However, the stock is still down about 10% this year as investors question whether Meta's huge AI spending will eventually pay off. The company expects capital spending to reach as much as $145 billion in 2026. This is putting pressure on Zuckerberg to show that Meta Superintelligence Labs is making real progress. That helps explain the open-source strategy. OpenAI and Anthropic generally keep their most advanced models closed, which means that outsiders cannot freely download the technology behind them. Meanwhile, Chinese companies such as Alibaba (BABA) have been much more aggressive about releasing open models. As a result, Zuckerberg believes that Meta can fill that gap for developers who want powerful open AI without relying on Chinese technology. ## **Muse Glimmer Adds Another Angle** Interestingly, Muse Glimmer adds another angle. Most advanced AI currently runs in expensive cloud data centers. However, smaller models that work directly on laptops or phones could respond faster while avoiding some cloud-computing costs. That could give Meta another way to compete with Google (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT) on consumer devices. At the same time, Zuckerberg is pushing Washington to change U.S. AI rules. In a lengthy essay published on Monday, he argued that American companies face more restrictions around training data and techniques such as distillation, where one AI model's output helps train another model. Zuckerberg also warned against allowing a small number of companies to control the most powerful AI systems. ## **What Is the Price Target for Meta?** Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Strong Buy consensus rating on META stock based on 38 Buys, five Holds, and zero Sells assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. Furthermore, the average META price target of $753.67 per share implies 25.7% upside potential. (See META Stock Forecast). ### Related Stocks - [META.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/META.US.md) - [METW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METW.US.md) - [METD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METD.US.md) - [FBL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBL.US.md) - [METU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METU.US.md) - [FBY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBY.US.md) - [FBYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBYY.US.md) - [MAGX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MAGX.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [BREAKINGVIEWS-Mark Zuckerberg’s AI treatise is more ad than tech](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295532847.md) - [Meta's Pivot Into Open-Source AI Will "Absolutely" Pay Off for Investors, D.A. Davidson Says](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295434822.md) - [Meta CEO Zuckerberg says company targets “personal superintelligence” for everyone](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295388716.md) - [Meta launches new AI model as Zuckerberg champions open-weight push](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295387930.md) - [Zuckerberg Wants AI for All — This CEO Says Open Models Are Making It Real](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295563473.md)