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Apple Is Said to Near $1 Billion Deal to Use Google Gemini for New Siri

The custom 1.2-trillion-parameter model would run on Apple’s Private Cloud Compute to keep user data out of Google’s reach.

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At the heart of the new Siri will be Google AI. But it’s not as bad as you might think.
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Overview

  • Apple is finalizing an agreement to license a custom version of Google’s Gemini for roughly $1 billion per year to bolster Siri, according to Bloomberg’s reporting based on unnamed sources.
  • Gemini would power Siri’s summarization and multi‑step planning, while other assistant features continue to rely on Apple’s own models.
  • Apple plans to host the Google-built model on its Private Cloud Compute infrastructure, which is intended to prevent Google from accessing user queries.
  • Apple views the arrangement as temporary, with a reported in‑house cloud model of about 1 trillion parameters in development and the revamped assistant targeted for iOS 26.4 in spring 2026.
  • After evaluating OpenAI and Anthropic—whose fees were reportedly too high—Apple opted for Gemini, and regional deployments may vary, with China expected to use Apple models and local moderation.