# Apple and Meta team up for local AI

> Apple and Meta launch first open-weight AI model to run on desktops.
- Title: Apple and Meta team up for local AI · Dealroom | Shortify
- Summary: Apple and Meta launch first open-weight AI model to run on desktops. Apple and Meta partnered to run Meta's Muse Spark Open AI model locally on Mac Studios…
- Keywords: apple, meta, muse spark open, m5 ultra, open-weight model, mac studios, unified memory, startups, business, team, local, Dealroom
- Source: Dealroom — https://dealroom.co/news/162984-apple-and-meta-bury-the-hatchet-so-muse-spark-open-can-run-on-your-desk
- Published: 2026-10-15T19:14:30+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: apple, meta, muse spark open, m5 ultra, ai, open-weight model, mac studios, unified memory, startups, business
## Meta releases Muse Spark Open
Meta released Muse Spark Open, the most capable US open-weight model to date, for local hardware on Apple Mac Studios.
## Apple and Meta team up
Apple and Meta partnered to run Muse Spark Open locally on Mac Studios using Apple's M5 Ultra chips with 1TB unified memory.
## Why this matters
The partnership ends years of public friction between Apple and Meta over privacy and app-store policy, enabling open AI on desktops.
## Key takeaway

Apple and Meta partnered to run Meta's Muse Spark Open AI model locally on Mac Studios using Apple's M5 Ultra chips.