Apple reported to pay Google $1 billion for AI model to revamp Siri

Apple is reportedly in talks with Google to pay $1 billion annually for the use of an AI engine. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, people "with knowledge of the matter" claim that Apple and Google are finalizing a deal that will allow Apple to use one of Google's AI models as the basis of a redesigned Siri. 

As reported earlier this year, Apple and Google have allegedly been in talks to use Gemini as the AI engine powering Siri in later versions of the Cupertino company's operating systems. It's no secret that Apple's take on AI (dubbed "Apple Intelligence") has largely been a bust, so it makes sense that Apple would look to other methods to improve the AI powering its built-in smart assistant. 

Gurman reports that Apple will pay roughly $1 billion every year for the use of a 1.2 trillion parameter AI model. This new model would power a revamped Siri, which is rumored to debut in the Spring with iOS 26.4. 

According to Gurman, the new Siri will still retain some in-house engines for some features, but Google's model will handle the lion's share of information processing and task execution. The model is expected to run on Apple's "Private Cloud Compute servers" to remain in-line with Apple's heavily marketed respect of user privacy. 

Apple and Google have not yet commented on a deal of this nature, and are unlikely to, according to Gurman. Of course, this is all speculation, so take it with a grain of salt. Apple has been promising a smart Siri for years at this point; however, it seems that Google may be the one to finally make good on those promises.