Meta opens Muse Spark 1.1 AI coding model to US developers via API

In short: Meta has released Muse Spark 1.1 and is letting US developers try it through a public preview of its new Meta Model API.

What happened

Meta says its updated AI model, called Muse Spark 1.1, is designed to compete with other AI tools that help people write and fix computer code. Code is the instructions inside apps and websites, like a recipe that tells a computer what to do.

The company says Muse Spark 1.1 is a big improvement over the first Muse Spark model it launched in April. Meta says the changes are based on feedback from developers, meaning people who build software.

Meta claims the model can handle more advanced coding tasks, including finding and fixing complicated bugs. Bugs are mistakes in code that can cause apps to break, like a typo in a recipe that ruins the dish. Meta also says it supports “agentic workflows,” which means it can take on longer, multi step tasks across different apps with less hand holding, like a helper that can follow a checklist.

Muse Spark 1.1 is available in “Thinking mode” in the Meta AI app and on the Meta AI website. Meta is also making it available through the Meta Model API in public preview starting today for US developers. An API is a way for software tools to connect to each other (like a plug that lets one app use another app’s features). Meta says new API accounts get $20 in free credits.

Why it matters

More companies are trying to sell AI tools that help write software, because it can save time and reduce repetitive work. If Muse Spark 1.1 is widely adopted, it could influence the features people see in Meta’s own products, like AI assistants in Instagram and WhatsApp, and other apps that choose to connect to Meta’s API.

Source: The Verge AI