Meta launches Muse Image, a new AI image generator
Original: Meta rolls out Muse, a new AI image generator
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Meta's Muse Image deepens AI integration across its major consumer platforms, intensifying competition in the generative AI tools market.
Meta has unveiled Muse Image, an AI image generator developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs. Available free via the Meta AI app, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp, it supports prompt-based creation, image editing, preset prompts, and Facebook Marketplace integration.
Meta has launched Muse Image, a new AI image generator built by Meta Superintelligence Labs — the company's dedicated AI unit. Previously codenamed Mango, the tool is available for free through the Meta AI app and is also integrated into Instagram Stories and WhatsApp. Key features include prompt-based image generation and editing, preset prompts designed to 'spark ideas,' and a Facebook Marketplace integration that lets users visualize how items like used furniture would look in their own spaces. Additional use cases highlighted by Meta include generating custom ads and building functional QR codes from text prompts. Meta is simultaneously launching new AI-powered effects for Instagram Stories powered by Muse. Free usage covers 'everyday creation,' but heavier use will require a paid Meta subscription. The company also confirmed that Muse Video, a forthcoming AI video generator, is 'already in development.' Muse Image is the latest in a series of AI products Meta has released over the past year, which also include an assistant called Creator and a vibe-coding app called Pocket.