Segment Anything Model (SAM)
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Overview
Universal image segmentation. Click any point in any image and it segments the object. Promptable computer vision. 2023.
Generates
Voice chatApp available
Details
- Vendor
- Meta AI
- Type
- Vision/CV
- Release year
- 2023
- Jurisdiction
- USA
- CEO
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Key staffers
- Alexandr Wang (Chief AI Officer, Meta Superintelligence Labs), Nat Friedman (MSL co-lead), Chris Cox (Chief Product Officer)
- Deployment
- Cloud + Local (open weights)
- Open source
- Yes
- Free tier
- Yes
- Subscription
- Mostly free/open models; Meta AI features in Meta apps
- Stock status
- $599 (META, May 2026)
- X
- @MetaAI
Known safety issues
Computer-vision risks: dataset bias, domain shift, privacy concerns in images, and unreliable performance outside benchmark-like settings.
AIDb Rating
AIDb v2.0 (rule-based): Capability 4/10 · Currency 4/10 · Access 10/10 · Significance 4/10 → 4.90
Last verified 2026-08-09 · Primary source ↗
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“Segment Anything Model (SAM).” AIDb — The AI Database. Verified 2026-08-09. https://theaidatabase.com/m/segment-anything-model-sam-meta-ai.html
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