Meta AI
Meta AI (assistant) and Meta Model API
Provider: Meta Platforms, Inc. or Meta Platforms Ireland Limited · Based in: Meta Model API: contracting party Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Meta Way, Menlo Park,… · Provider website
- Plans
- 4
- Sources
- 14
- As of
- 18 Oct
As of 18 Oct 2026. Based on our research on this date and the process described in the methodology. No guarantee of accuracy, not legal advice. The provider’s current documents take precedence. Found an error? Report a correction.
Incomplete. 5 points could not be verified in any provider source (see open points). This does not mean the matter is unproblematic; it means we have not checked it.
At a glance
- Hosting
- not publicly documented: all 4 plans
- Training on inputs
- opt-out available: Meta AI, Muse Code subscriptionno: Meta Model API - Standardyes: Meta Model API - Contributor
- DPA
- not publicly documented: Meta AIyes: Muse Code subscription, Meta Model API - Standardno: Meta Model API - Contributor
- Provider
- Meta Platforms, Inc. or Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (European Region) for the Meta Model API
- Based in
- Meta Model API: contracting party Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Meta Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or, for users in the European Region, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (Meta Model API terms of use, as of 2026-10-09, q4). Consumer assistant Meta AI: in the European Region likewise Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (Meta AI Terms of Service (EU), effective from 2026-05-13, q11); outside the UK, Brazil and the European Region, Meta Platforms, Inc.
Values from 4 plans, each listed with the plans it applies to. Details and evidence are in the plan table.
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Details per plan
Short values per plan. Click a feature to open the evidence and notes for all plans; sources with retrieval dates are under “Evidence”.
| Feature | Meta AI (consumer: meta.ai and Meta apps)Compare Meta AI Meta AI (consumer: meta.ai and Meta apps) with another tool | Muse Code subscription (Everyday, High, Power, Maximum Usage)Compare Meta AI Muse Code subscription (Everyday, High, Power, Maximum Usage) with another tool | Meta Model API - Standard (pay-as-you-go)Compare Meta AI Meta Model API - Standard (pay-as-you-go) with another tool | Meta Model API - Contributor (discounted, training permitted)Compare Meta AI Meta Model API - Contributor (discounted, training permitted) with another tool |
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| differs by plan | not publicly documented | Flat monthly price in USD | per token | per token |
| Details: Price | not publicly documented on the retrieved pages | Flat monthly price in USD (Help Center 'What is a Muse Code subscription?'): Everyday Usage USD 5/month, High Usage USD 15/month (5x usage), Power Usage USD 50/month (20x), Maximum Usage USD 200/month (80x); automatic monthly renewal; not stated whether VAT is included. According to the docs, benefits and availability may vary by region. | Per 1M tokens, in USD (pricing page): Muse Spark input USD 1.25, cached input USD 0.15, output USD 4.25; Muse Wonder input USD 4.00, cached input USD 0.20, output USD 20.00; no surcharge for long context. Muse Image USD 0.01 per image; Muse Voice Transcribe USD 0.18 per hour (ZDR at the same price); web search grounding USD 2.50 per 1,000 search queries; SAM 3.1 USD 2.50 per 1,000 images, USD 0.20 per 1,000 video frames; no minimum commitment. Taxes are added (terms of use 13.1: the customer bears applicable sales, value added or similar taxes). | Per 1M tokens, in USD (pricing page): input USD 0.10, cached input USD 0.002, output USD 0.20. Taxes are added (terms of use 13.1: the customer bears applicable sales, value added or similar taxes). |
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| Details: AI features included | yes (Meta AI assistant in Meta products and on meta.ai; part of 'AI at Meta' (translated) according to the Privacy Center) | yes (coding agent Muse Code with Muse Spark, Muse Wonder and Muse Image; Power and Maximum additionally Muse Wonder Full; use only via the Muse Code CLI) | yes (models muse-wonder-1.0 ('in preview' according to the model docs), muse-spark-1.3, -1.2, -1.1; image model Muse Image, Muse Voice Transcribe, SAM 3.1; web search grounding) | yes (muse-spark-1.3-contributor, muse-spark-1.2-contributor; not for Muse Wonder and Muse Voice Transcribe) |
| differs by plan | not publicly documented | yes | yes | no |
| Details: DPA | not publicly documented (the Meta AI Terms of Service (EU) are a consumer contract with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and refer to Meta's privacy policy for personal data; processor terms are not mentioned there) | yes, if Contributor mode is switched off: section 5 of the terms of use applies to Standard Services 'including where you have changed your Account setting under a Coding Harness Subscription' (then MGPT, Meta as processor). In the preset Contributor mode, the Contributor terms apply (section 6, no personal data). | yes: For Standard Services, the terms of use (section 5.1) incorporate the 'Meta Global Processor Terms' (MGPT, as of 2026-03-20) and the data security terms; Meta acts as processor. For European data, Europe-specific MGPT terms and an addendum on global data transfer apply. Provider’s DPA | no (the processor terms are incorporated in section 5 only for Standard Services; terms of use 6.2: no sensitive, confidential or personal information may be submitted to discounted services) |
| differs by plan | opt-out available | opt-out available | no | yes |
| Details: Training on inputs | Privacy Center 'How Meta uses information for generative AI models' (translated) (q9): training sources include 'interactions with features that are part of AI at Meta' (translated), public information in Meta products, internet content and licensed data. Private messages to friends and family are not used unless they are knowingly shared with the AIs. There is a right to object to the use of interactions with AI at Meta and of public information (via the account or regional forms according to the Privacy Center; applies to future training). In the UK and the EU, no public information from accounts of under-18s. | Subscription docs: Muse Code subscriptions are in Contributor mode by default ('default to Contributor mode'); content is then used to train future Meta models. The mode can be switched off in the settings at any time; thereafter, future content is not used for training. | Terms of use (as of 2026-10-09, 5.1): Meta does not use content from Standard Services to train Meta models. Pricing page: 'In Standard mode, you pay standard prices and your content is not used to train Meta models.' Data commitments: content from paid services is not used for training; customer data (account, roles, profile fields) in no case. | Pricing page: Contributor mode 'at heavily discounted token prices, in exchange for permission to use your content to train future Meta models'. Terms of use (section 6): content of discounted services may be used by Meta for training. |
| differs by plan | not publicly documented | not publicly documented | Terms of use | Terms of use |
| Details: Data retention | not publicly documentedMeta AI Terms of Service (EU): 'When information is shared with AIs, the AIs sometimes store and use that information.' (translated) Interactions may be reviewed automatically or manually; no periods are stated | not publicly documentedthe retention rules of the terms of use, section 4.4 or 6.1, apply, without fixed periods | Terms of use (4.4): retention of content and usage data to the extent necessary for the services, legal obligations, the exercise of rights or in the case of flagged policy violations; fixed periods not stated. Content can be viewed and deleted via the account (data commitments). Zero Data Retention for qualified organisations on request via sales: prompts and responses are not stored after the response, except where legally required or in the case of abuse; in the case of violations of the Acceptable Use Policy, retention for up to 2 years (Help Center). | Terms of use (6.1): Meta may retain content to comply with laws, to exercise the usage rights under section 6 and in the case of flagged policy violations; fixed periods not stated. |
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| Details: Hosting | not publicly documented on the retrieved pages. | Region: not publicly documented. According to the docs, subscription features and availability may vary by region. | Region and EU option for the API: not publicly documented. Terms of use (section 6): 'Meta does not receive, determine, or route traffic based on location of your End Users'. The sub-processor list linked in section 5 names data centre operators predominantly in the USA as well as in Denmark, Sweden and Ireland; which of them are used for the Model API is not stated. Model docs: 'Model availability can vary by country' (reference to the Geographic Use Policy). | Region and EU option: not publicly documented. |
| differs by plan | not publicly documented | not publicly documented | list available | not publicly documented |
| Details: Sub-processors | not publicly documented | not publicly documented |
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| differs by plan | 2 sources | 3 sources | 8 sources | 4 sources |
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Price and scope
- differs by plan
- not publicly documented
not publicly documented on the retrieved pages
- yes
yes (Meta AI assistant in Meta products and on meta.ai; part of 'AI at Meta' (translated) according to the Privacy Center)
Contract and data use
- differs by plan
- not publicly documented
not publicly documented (the Meta AI Terms of Service (EU) are a consumer contract with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and refer to Meta's privacy policy for personal data; processor terms are not mentioned there)
- differs by plan
- opt-out available
Privacy Center 'How Meta uses information for generative AI models' (translated) (q9): training sources include 'interactions with features that are part of AI at Meta' (translated), public information in Meta products, internet content and licensed data. Private messages to friends and family are not used unless they are knowingly shared with the AIs. There is a right to object to the use of interactions with AI at Meta and of public information (via the account or regional forms according to the Privacy Center; applies to future training). In the UK and the EU, no public information from accounts of under-18s.
- differs by plan
- not publicly documented
- not publicly documentedMeta AI Terms of Service (EU): 'When information is shared with AIs, the AIs sometimes store and use that information.' (translated) Interactions may be reviewed automatically or manually; no periods are stated
Hosting and sharing
- not publicly documented
not publicly documented on the retrieved pages.
- differs by plan
- not publicly documented
- not publicly documented
Evidence
- differs by plan
- 2 sources
- Privacy Center: How Meta uses information for generative AI models and features (German)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Meta AI Terms of Service (EU) (effective from 2026-05-13)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
not documentedmeans: not publicly documented, not verifiable in any provider source. It does not mean “no”.
Third-country transfers
Meta Model API: for users in the European Region, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is the contracting party (q4). MGPT, terms for the European Region (as of 2026-03-20, section 4): no standard contractual clauses are needed for the transfer of EU data to Meta Ireland, as Meta Ireland is established in the EU; for onward transfers to affiliates (e.g. Meta Platforms, Inc. as sub-processor) or other sub-processors, Meta Ireland, according to the text, uses 'appropriate GDPR-compliant transfer mechanisms' (translated) (not specified further). Where the Meta EU processor is not Meta Ireland and is established in a country without an adequacy decision, SCCs Module Two apply (Irish law, courts of Ireland). The global data transfer addendum (GDTA) sets out clauses for Brazil, Saudi Arabia, LATAM/Canada, Turkey and the USA. DPF list (retrieved 2026-10-18): Meta Platforms, Inc. in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework 'Active - Re-certification under Review' (Non-HR Data). The linked sub-processor list names data centres and Meta companies in the USA, the EU, the UK, Canada, Singapore and the Philippines. Consumer assistant: in the European Region, contract with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (q11); transfer basis not checked.
- Meta Model API terms of use (as of 2026-10-09) (German) (Terms and conditions), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Meta Global Processor Terms (as of 2026-03-20) (DPA), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- List of sub-processors (linked from the Model API terms of use; valid from 2023-11-13) (German) (Sub-processor list), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Meta AI Terms of Service (EU) (effective from 2026-05-13) (Terms and conditions), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Meta Global Processor Terms: terms for the European Region (as of 2026-03-20) (DPA), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Meta Global Data Transfer Addendum (GDTA) (DPA), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Privacy Framework List: Meta Platforms, Inc. (Documentation), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Certifications (as stated by the provider)
not publicly documented(no SOC 2, ISO 27001 or other certification named for Meta AI or the Meta Model API). Data commitments of the Model API: encryption in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher, payment card data in accordance with PCI DSS, an information security management system (ISMS) and regular security reviews; this does not evidence a certification.
- Pricing and rate limits (Meta Model API) (Pricing page), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Models (Meta Model API) (Documentation), retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Data commitments (Meta Model API) (German) (Documentation), retrieved 14 Oct 2026
AI Act
Functions: Consumer assistant (text, images); developer API with text models (Muse Spark, Muse Wonder), image generation (Muse Image), speech recognition (Muse Voice Transcribe), segmentation (SAM 3.1), tool calling and web search grounding; coding agent Muse Code (pricing, model and subscription page).
Provider’s statement: not publicly documented(no mention of the EU AI Act on the developer pages checked, in the terms of use or in the Privacy Center). Terms of use: developers must comply with statutory labelling and disclosure obligations for AI content in their products.
Classification (for review, not legal advice): For review: customer of the API typically a deployer (Art. 3(4) AI Act); for the consumer assistant, a data processing agreement (DPA) is not publicly documented. Which obligations apply depends on the use. Not legal advice.
- Pricing and rate limits (Meta Model API) (Pricing page), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Models (Meta Model API) (Documentation), retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Meta Model API terms of use (as of 2026-10-09) (German) (Terms and conditions), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Center: How Meta uses information for generative AI models and features (German) (Privacy notice), retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Current notes 2026
New on the pricing page: Muse Wonder (in preview according to the model docs, Standard mode only). Training choice model: Standard without training, Contributor with training; Muse Code subscriptions are in Contributor mode by default. Zero Data Retention for qualified organisations on request.
Provider structure
Two separate offerings: (1) Meta AI as a consumer assistant in Meta apps and on meta.ai; (2) Meta Model API (dev.meta.ai) for developers and businesses with Muse models, plus the coding tool Muse Code with monthly subscriptions. For (2), terms of use, data commitments and processor terms are available; for (1), regional Meta AI terms of service and the Privacy Center on generative AI. Business products in WhatsApp or similar were not included.
Open points of the review
- Consumer assistant Meta AI: hosting region and retention periods not documented; no data processing agreement mentioned; price or any paid additional usage not stated on the pages checked; transfer basis for the consumer product not checked.
- Meta Model API: no hosting region and no EU option documented (documentation, terms of use, data commitments and Help Center checked).
- Sub-processors: the terms of use (section 5) refer expressly to the list at forwork.meta.com; however, it still bears the title 'Meta Horizon Managed Solutions' (effective from 2023-11-13) and does not mention the Model API.
- Which transfer mechanism (e.g. DPF or SCCs) applies to the onward transfer of EU data by Meta Ireland to Meta Platforms, Inc. is not specified in the MGPT; according to the list, the DPF re-certification of Meta Platforms, Inc. is under review.
- Certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001 or similar) and a statement on the EU AI Act not found on the developer pages, in the terms of use or in the Privacy Center.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Meta AI store data?
not publicly documented (plans: Meta AI (consumer: meta.ai and Meta apps), Muse Code subscription (Everyday, High, Power, Maximum Usage), Meta Model API - Standard (pay-as-you-go), Meta Model API - Contributor (discounted, training permitted)). Based on our research, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Is there a DPA for Meta AI?
not publicly documented in: Meta AI (consumer: meta.ai and Meta apps); yes in: Muse Code subscription (Everyday, High, Power, Maximum Usage), Meta Model API - Standard (pay-as-you-go); no in: Meta Model API - Contributor (discounted, training permitted). Based on our research, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Does Meta AI use inputs for AI training?
opt-out available in: Meta AI (consumer: meta.ai and Meta apps), Muse Code subscription (Everyday, High, Power, Maximum Usage); no in: Meta Model API - Standard (pay-as-you-go); yes in: Meta Model API - Contributor (discounted, training permitted). According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
Where is the provider based?
Meta Model API: contracting party Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Meta Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or, for users in the European Region, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. Consumer assistant Meta AI: in the European Region likewise Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (Meta AI Terms of Service (EU), effective from 2026-05-13); outside the UK, Brazil and the European Region, Meta Platforms, Inc. According to the provider, as of 18 Oct 2026.
All sources
- 01Pricing and rate limits (Meta Model API)Pricing page · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 02Models (Meta Model API)Documentation · retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- 03Meta Model API terms of use (as of 2026-10-09) (German)Terms and conditions · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 04Data commitments (Meta Model API) (German)Documentation · retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- 05Does Model API support Zero Data Retention (ZDR)?Documentation · retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- 06Meta Global Processor Terms (as of 2026-03-20)DPA · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 07List of sub-processors (linked from the Model API terms of use; valid from 2023-11-13) (German)Sub-processor list · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 08Privacy Center: How Meta uses information for generative AI models and features (German)Privacy notice · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 09Muse Code SubscriptionsPricing page · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 10Meta AI Terms of Service (EU) (effective from 2026-05-13)Terms and conditions · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 11What is a Muse Code subscription?Pricing page · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 12Meta Global Processor Terms: terms for the European Region (as of 2026-03-20)DPA · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 13Meta Global Data Transfer Addendum (GDTA)DPA · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- 14Data Privacy Framework List: Meta Platforms, Inc.Documentation · retrieved 18 Oct 2026
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Further reading
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