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Meta AI releases Spark 1.2, tracking improvements with Pelican benchmark

Meta AI has released Spark 1.2, the latest iteration in its model family, building upon Spark 1.1 and earlier versions. The Pelican benchmark is being used to visually represent the incremental improvements across these model versions. This release continues Meta AI's efforts to track and showcase advancements within its AI models. AI

IMPACT Continues the trend of iterative model improvements, allowing for better tracking of AI development.

RANK_REASON This is a product release for a specific model version, but not from a frontier lab.

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Meta AI releases Spark 1.2, tracking improvements with Pelican benchmark

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · simonwillison.net ·

    One of the things the pelican benchmark is still useful for is visually representing (to a tiny extent) the improvements in a single model family

    One of the things the pelican benchmark is still useful for is visually representing (to a tiny extent) the improvements in a single model family Here's Meta AI's Spark (8th April), Spark 1.1 (9th July), and Spark 1.2 (today, 5th August) simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/5/m...