Meta is racing the clock to ship its newest Llama AI model this year

"Meta is racing to ship its next-generation Llama AI model by the end of the year in one of the first projects to emerge from the newly formed unit Meta Superintelligence Labs. A team within TBD, one of four groups part of Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), is developing Llama 4.X, with the aim of getting the models production-ready in time for the targeted year-end release, according to two people familiar with the matter."

"Meta's release of its Llama 4 models in April, which includes Scout and Maverick, was met with a flat response from some developers who felt it underdelivered in real-world tasks like coding, reasoning, and following instructions. The TBD team working on Llama 4.X is now also attempting to fix bugs and revive Llama 4, according to the people Business Insider spoke to. The company was also developing an AI model called Behemoth as part of the Llama 4 family of models. The Wall Street Journal reported in May that Meta postponed the rollout. A Meta spokesperson declined to comment and pointed to CEO Mark Zuckerberg's comments about MSL in its second-quarter earnings call in July. Zuckerberg said on the call that the company set up MSL to focus on developing its next generation of AI models."

Meta aims to release Llama 4.X (internally called Llama 4.5) by the end of the year, with work led by a TBD team inside Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). The April rollout of Llama 4 models, including Scout and Maverick, drew criticism from some developers for underperforming on coding, reasoning, and instruction-following tasks. The TBD team is attempting to fix bugs and revive Llama 4 while preparing production-ready 4.X models. Meta also developed a model called Behemoth within the Llama 4 family and reportedly postponed part of the rollout in May. Meta declined to comment and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said MSL focuses on next-generation AI models.

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