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# Meta Aims to Build an Open-Source ChatGPT Contender
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/meta-open-source-chatgpt/
- Published: 2023-09-12T07:42:33.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-14T04:06:56.000Z
- Description: Meta has decided to work on an open-source alternative to OpenAI's ChatGPT. This should be interesting.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Development Updates, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

The artificial intelligence race has been reignited again!   
  
This time around, Meta (Facebook/Instagram's parent company) gets the attention.

In the past, we have seen the likes of Mozilla [betting big](https://itsfoss.com/mozilla-open-source-ai/) on developing an open-source AI ecosystem and the likes of [Dolly](https://itsfoss.com/open-source-model-dolly/) and [HuggingChat](https://itsfoss.com/huggingchat-chatgpt/) acting as open-source alternatives to ChatGPT.

However, with Meta's new undertaking, we might have something even more significant. Allow me to take you through it.

**What's Happening:** According to a recent report by *[The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-is-developing-a-new-more-powerful-ai-system-as-technology-race-escalates-decf9451?ref=itsfoss.com)*, [Meta](https://www.meta.com/?ref=itsfoss.com) intends to take the fight to OpenAI's ChatGPT by building **a new open-source AI system,** **expected to be as capable as GPT-4**.

Interestingly, Meta is no stranger to developing an AI system;they already have the [**Llama**](https://ai.meta.com/llama/?ref=itsfoss.com) source-available large language model co-developed with Microsoft, which recently received a new [major release](https://ai.meta.com/blog/llama-2/?ref=itsfoss.com).

But this upcoming model is dubbed several times more powerful than that! 🤯

Moreover, an open-source approach to a potential ChatGPT replacement sounds exciting!

Other companies are expected to benefit from the system, allowing them to build services to produce sophisticated text, analysis, and other types of output. 

**Suggested Read** 📖

[Mozilla Plans to Work On Open-Source AI to Develop Solutions like ChatGPTMozilla’s getting into the A.I. game? I think we need more of this!![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/08/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/03/mozilla-ai-opensource.png)](https://itsfoss.com/mozilla-open-source-ai/)

**When to Expect:** The work has already begun, with Meta **readying up the data centers** necessary to pull off this job. 

They have opted for [NVIDIA H100](https://www.nvidia.com/en-in/data-center/h100/?ref=itsfoss.com) data-center GPUs, signaling a move away from using Microsoft's [Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/?ref=itsfoss.com), and focusing on training this new model on their infrastructure.

It is speculated that **Meta will begin training the new model in early 2024**, with Mark Zuckerberg leading the dedicated team to make it all happen.

Even though Meta has been late to the generative AI game, **this new open-source AI system should put them right back into the mix**, especially when Google is also launching a powerful competitor to GPT-4 called '*Gemini*'.

*💬 What are your thoughts on Meta's initiative for an open-source ChatGPT competitor?*