# compute resource allocation

Meta's Intelligent Delivery routes compute across the ads serving stack through an ML-driven adaptive optimization layer that targets the marginal return of each request, model, hardware fleet and ranking stage. From 2017 through the first half of 2026 it contributed about 10% additional ads ranking performance on top of model and system advancements. A shared Resource Core Model reads each request, layered decision engines place traffic, hardware and per-host capacity, and AI agents propose and test configuration changes that engineers approve before shipping.

Meta's Intelligent Delivery routes compute across the ads serving stack through an ML-driven adaptive optimization layer that targets the marginal return of each request, model, hardware fleet and ranking stage. From 2017 through the first half of 2026 it contributed about 10% additional ads ranking performance on top of model and system advancements. A shared Resource Core Model reads each request, layered decision engines place traffic, hardware and per-host capacity, and AI agents propose and test configuration changes that engineers approve before shipping.