Meta has considered partnerships with Google and OpenAI to use their AI models in its apps, according to The Information.

Meta Superintelligence Labs has explored integrating Google’s Gemini model to power conversational responses in Meta AI.

The company has also discussed leveraging OpenAI’s models for Meta AI and other features across its social media apps.

Any deals with external providers would likely be temporary, as Meta continues developing its own AI, with Llama 5 seen as a priority.

The Information reported that Meta already allows employees to use Anthropic’s models in internal coding tools.

Meta has committed billions of dollars to build Meta Superintelligence Labs, bringing on former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman as co-leads.

The company is also offering generous compensation to attract top AI researchers.

🔗 Source: Reuters

🧠 Food for thought

1️⃣ Tech giants embrace “frenemies” partnerships despite fierce competition

Meta’s discussions with Google and OpenAI illustrate how major tech companies simultaneously compete and collaborate in AI development.

While Meta competes directly with both companies—OpenAI’s ChatGPT has 400 million weekly users compared to Meta’s AI app claiming 500 million interactions—Meta is still considering integrating their models into its own products12.

This dynamic reflects the complexity of the AI market, where companies need access to cutting-edge capabilities even from direct competitors.

Meta already demonstrates this approach internally, using Anthropic’s models for its coding assistant while developing competing AI products1.

This trend extends across the industry, as companies recognize that collaboration can accelerate innovation even while they battle for market dominance in consumer-facing applications.

2️⃣ Bridge partnerships buy time for internal AI development cycles

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