Meta delays release of flagship 'Behemoth' AI model as engineers struggle: report
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms is postponing the launch of its leading “Behemoth” AI model because of concerns regarding its capabilities, according to the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, which referred to individuals familiar with the situation.

The company’s engineers are facing challenges significantly enhancing the capabilities of its Behemoth large-language model, leading to internal questions regarding whether the improvements over prior versions are substantial enough to merit a public release, the report noted.

During its early development, Behemoth was initially intended for release in April to coincide with Meta’s first AI conference for developers; however, the internal target for the model’s launch was later moved to June, as reported. The release has now been postponed to fall or later.


Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox speaks about Behemoth at LlamaCon 2025 last month.
Behemoth was internally scheduled for release in April to coincide with Meta’s inaugural AI conference for developers. It has now been delayed to fall or later, the report said. AP

The social media giant did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Meta had said in April it was previewing Llama 4 Behemoth, which it called “one of the smartest LLMs in the world and our most powerful yet to serve as a teacher for our new models.”


CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta had called the Behemoth large-language model “one of the smartest LLMs in the world.” AP

It released the latest version of its LLM Llama, called the Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick, that month.

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