US EditionGoogle, Apple enter into multi-year AI deal for Gemini models
Apple will pay about $1 billion annually to use Google's Gemini AI models to enhance Siri and Apple Intelligence features while maintaining user privacy on devices and private cloud.
- On Jan 12, 2026, Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. confirmed a multi-year deal making Google's Gemini AI models the foundation for Apple Foundation Models powering Apple Intelligence and Siri.
- Following months of internal development, Apple and Google wrote, 'After careful evaluation, we determined that Google's technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models,' reports indicate.
- Reports say Gemini will run on Apple Private Cloud Compute to keep user data separate from Google's infrastructure; terms weren't disclosed, and the deal is non-exclusive with reported $1 billion per year.
- The news of the deal helped push Alphabet Inc. above $4 trillion during trading on Jan 12, 2026, while the partnership expands Google's reach to more than two billion devices.
- The timing comes amid regulatory scrutiny over default agreements, while Apple Inc. says revamped Siri and other Apple Intelligence features will launch later this year.
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Google and Apple partner to power Siri with Gemini AI
Apple launched a partnership with Google to power its Foundation Models and Siri virtual assistant using Google’s Gemini AI, the two companies announced on Monday. The partnership marks the latest major American artificial intelligence collaboration, with Google’s Gemini AI models and cloud computing serving as the new base for Apple’s Foundation Models, the AI models that currently power Apple Intelligence. “These models will help power future …
Apple had promised an AI-supported Siri – but it stayed out for the time being. Now, a cooperation with the rival is supposed to help.
Apple will use Google to improve its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone, as the pioneering company tries to keep up with the latest technological trends.
Apple had already promised a more helpful Siri in 2024 – but there were delays. Now, the Group is relying on Google's Gemini language assistant.
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