Overview
- Apple and Google have a multi‑year agreement in which Gemini supports Siri and Apple Foundation Models, and Apple says it has not ceded control of its services.
- Apple states Gemini’s role is backend‑only with strict data isolation, meaning the model does not run on devices or see user interactions.
- AppleInsider, via IT之家, reports Apple will pay about $1 billion per year to license Gemini.
- The arrangement is presented as a near‑term boost for AI features on upcoming iPhones and iOS 26.4‑era software while Apple’s own trillion‑parameter model targets readiness around 2027.
- Elon Musk criticized the collaboration as an unreasonable concentration of power, and his xAI lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI is proceeding after a motion to dismiss was rejected.