Facebook owner Meta Platforms has launched a stand-alone artificial-intelligence app, becoming the latest technology giant to enter a field already facing intense competition.

The artificial intelligence tool uses the fourth iteration of Meta’s Llama model, which Meta has touted as being more cost-efficient than competitors like ChatGPT and Gemini.

Social media behemoth Meta unveiled its first standalone AI assistant app on Tuesday, challenging ChatGPT by giving users a direct path to its generative artificial intelligence models. “A billion people are using Meta AI across our apps now,