# Meta Updates SAM 3 to 3.1, Targeting Faster Real-Time Video Tracking

The update adds multiplexing and global reasoning to Meta's open promptable-segmentation model, which detects, segments, and tracks open-vocabulary concepts from text and visual prompts.

- Published: 2026-06-27T10:45:08.127Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-06-27/meta-updates-sam-3-to-3-1-targeting-faster-real-time-video-t
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [Meta AI](https://ai.meta.com/blog/segment-anything-model-3/)

Meta has updated its Segment Anything Model 3 (SAM) line with SAM 3.1, described as faster and more accessible real-time video detection and tracking that uses multiplexing and global reasoning. The base SAM 3, released in November 2025, is…

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