Wang: subscriptions, not ads, will fund Muse abroad

In a Nikkei Asia interview published October 24, Meta AI chief Alexandr Wang said Muse will remain free of advertising as it rolls out internationally, funded by subscriptions instead.

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In this brief: 3 sections 1 min read

- Muse will stay ad-free as it expands beyond North America
- Subscriptions, not ads, pay for the agent
- Plan revealed in a Nikkei Asia interview published October 24
- Japan launch on October 23: iOS, Android and web, basic functions free
- Local links in progress: Mercari, Money Forward ME and Ticket Pia
- Tests whether users will pay for an agent tied to services they already use
- Muse Spark Open, released October 15, has 816 billion parameters
- Wang positions it against China's Qwen, Kimi K3 and GLM models
- Service providers earning over $20M in 12 months from the model need a separate Meta agreement

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