Rumors of Apple turning to Google’s Gemini to power its conversational Siri appear to be true, as a $1 billion/year deal is currently in the works.
There have been a number of reports in recent months regarding Apple’s plans for Apple Intelligence and its suite of AI features. With the company’s promised Siri revamp now being delayed, and a release date now coming in 2026, we’ve seen even more rumors swirling around what Apple might do to try to close the gap between itself and other competing smartphone makers.
Now, the latest information circling the mill appears to be that Apple and Google are close to settling a deal that could reportedly cost Apple nearly $1 billion a year. That hefty sum would get the company its own custom Gemini model to power the more conversational Siri. Bloomberg’s report on the matter explains that Apple is in talks to possible pay this amount for access to an «ultrapowerful 1.
