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Forbes
Forbes
29 Apr 2025


Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta launched a standalone artificial intelligence app Tuesday, putting it in direct competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and marking the latest app to release as part of the larger AI race.

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Meta announced the app Tuesday. (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

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Meta announced the launch of the app, which features an AI chatbot and a “discover” feed that allows users to see how others are using the assistant.

The app uses Meta’s Llama 4 model, which was released early this month and has been touted by Meta as being more cost-efficient than competitor models like Gemini, GPT and DeepSeek.

Meta’s AI assistant could already be used on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.

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The standalone app gives users access to image generation, image editing and a voice mode that can be interacted with while using other apps on a device. The app also features a voice assistant demo that provides more conversational responses, though it does not have access to the internet or real-time information, according to Meta.

Meta’s stock was up a little over 1% as of 2 p.m. EDT, reaching $555.30 and continuing a rise in share price following its lowest point of the year on April 21. Shares of the tech giant are down 7.3% in 2025 after beginning the year at $599.24.