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Watermelon, our next model after Avocado, is currently in training... W...

Alexandr Wang: Watermelon, our next model after Avocado, is currently in training... Watermelon uses an... Published Jul 2, 2026. Status: True. Multiple source...

Actor: Alexandr Wang
Topic: Technology
Status: True
Published: Jul 2, 2026

Watermelon, our next model after Avocado, is currently in training... Watermelon uses an order of magnitude more compute than Avocado

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Multiple sources confirm that Watermelon uses an order of magnitude more compute than Avocado, with reports f...

Verification criteria: The release of Meta's Watermelon AI model and its comparison with OpenAI's GPT-5.5 model in terms of compute usage

Original source: businessinsider.com