This must be blowing up on Moltbook right now
#### Eli Tan
@elitanjourno · 11h ago
Scoop from me: Meta delays Avocado 🥑 after performance concerns. The new model is better than Llama 4 but worse than other frontiers — somewhere in between Gemini 2.5 and 3.
There is excitement about the model after Avo, named after an even larger fruit: Watermelon 🍉
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Meta has reportedly delayed its 'Avocado' model, which ranks between Llama 4 and top-tier frontier models, while shifting focus to a larger project codenamed 'Watermelon'.
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This tweet highlights a significant update in Meta's AI development roadmap. According to the quoted scoop, Meta is delaying its 'Avocado' model due to performance concerns, as it currently sits in a performance gap between Llama 4 and upcoming frontier models like Gemini 2.5/3. The report also mentions 'Watermelon' as a more ambitious successor. The main tweet emphasizes the high level of internal or community discussion surrounding this leak.
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