Apple and Google have entered a multi-year agreement for Google’s Gemini AI models to power a revamped version of Apple’s Siri and future Apple Intelligence features later in 2026, marking a major expansion of their existing collaboration and a strategic boost for Google in the AI race with OpenAI. Apple chose Gemini after evaluating AI technologies, planning to use Google’s cloud and models as the foundation for its next generation of AI tools while keeping Apple’s privacy protections through on-device processing and private cloud compute. This deal follows Apple’s earlier integration of ChatGPT for complex prompts and reflects Apple’s shift toward relying on external AI expertise after delays in its own AI development. The announcement drew industry attention, including concerns from some tech leaders about increased concentration of power, and helped lift Alphabet’s market valuation above $4 trillion.
