Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1.1 | TechCrunch0

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• July 9, 2026

Meta publicly released a new version of Muse Spark on Thursday, a multimodal AI model designed for agent coding that aims to compete with similar products offered by OpenAI and Anthropic. Spark 1.1, the first version of which was announced in April, can engage in multi-step reasoning and handle complex processes, manage digital workflows, and