Meta may tap OpenAI, Google models to power AI features across WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook: Report

Meta is discussing a partnership with rivals like Google and OpenAI in order to improve the artificial intellignece features across its applications, according to a report by The Information (via Reuters).

The leaders of Meta's new Supertinlligence Labs are exploring the the idea of integrating Gemini in order to delivr concersational text based responses to queries submitted to Meta AI. 

There has also been discussions about using OpenAI's models in order to power Meta AI and other key AI features inside the company's social media apps. Notably, Meta AI is currently present across all of Meta apps like WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, along with a dedicated app with the same name. 

Reportedly, Meta has already integated external AI models in some of the internal tools offered to its staff. Employees at the company can now use Anthropic's model in order to code via the internal coding assistant at the company. 

"We are taking an all-of-the-above approach to building the best AI products; and that includes building world-leading models ourselves, partnering with companies, as well as open sourcing technology," a Meta spokesperson told Reuters. 

Notably, Meta had spent billions of dollars in assembling the new Superintelligence Labs unit which is co-led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang and fromer Github CEO Nat Friedman. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is said to be involved directly in the hire of many of the top techies as Meta poached top talent from the likes of OpenAI, Google and Apple. 

The company had to conduct a massive internal reshuffle after its Llama 4 models failed to have the same kind of competitiveness compared to the rival models from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic. Meta had also postponed its Behemoth model and is now reportedly working on a new AI model that could be launched by the end of the year. 

According to a Business Insider report, Meta Superintelligence Labs is working on develping the Llama 4.x model with the aim of releasing the model by the end of the year. The model is also reportedly internally called Llama 4.5.

During Meta's second quarter earnings call in June, Zuckerberg had talked about the tech giant is making progress towards Llama 4.1 and 4.2 models. 

"In parallel, we're also working on our next generation of models that will push the frontier in the next year or so" Zuckerberg said.