Meta Watermelon AI: Claims GPT-5.5 Parity, Unverified

Meta's Chief AI Officer claims their new AI model, Watermelon, is matching OpenAI's GPT-5.5 on key benchmarks. This model is still in training and uses about ten times the computing power of its predecessor. Here's the thing: these claims come from an internal, vendor-run evaluation, and the specific benchmarks are unnamed. This makes the evidence less reliable. Previous Meta models, like Muse Spark, did not surpass top competitors in independent evaluations. What's interesting is Watermelon uses significantly more computing power, training on a massive cluster. Meta is investing billions in AI infrastructure this year. The bottom line is, until independent verification and full benchmark details are released, these claims are about Meta's strategy, not a confirmed achievement.