Meta released Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter model published under a permissive open licence so anyone can download, modify and run it on a personal computer with one consumer graphics card. It is built to run assistants that carry out multi-step tasks such as handling files, writing code and reading screenshots, and it works offline. Meta's more capable Muse Spark model remains closed and available only through the company.
What changed
Meta's most capable Muse Spark model, launched in April 2026, is closed and cloud-only.
What it unlocks
Running a multi-step AI assistant that handles files, code and screenshots entirely on a personal computer, without an internet connection.
- 30 billion parameters
- Apache 2.0 license
- trained across more than 100 languages
What you need to act on it
- a Mac or PC with a single consumer GPU
- technical setup to download and run the model weights
- techcrunch.com2026-08-10