Meta's Watermelon AI Model Reaches Parity with GPT-5.5, Executive Says

According to Business Insider, Meta Platforms' AI chief Alexandr Wang stated recently that the company's forthcoming Watermelon large language model has achieved performance parity with OpenAI's GPT-5.5, narrowing the technology gap in the AI race.

Wang made the comments during an internal employee meeting, citing overall capability comparisons. However, the company did not disclose the specific benchmarks or evaluation metrics used to assess the comparison, and the claim remains unverified by independent third-party testing. Meta has not yet published formal technical reports or independent evaluation results for Watermelon.