Apple has signed a deal with Google to license the search engine giant’s Gemini generative AI technology to power its own advanced AI features.
In a joint statement, the companies confirmed that under their “multi-year agreement,” the next generation of the Apple Intelligence AI platform will leverage Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology. This will include an updated, “more personalized” version of Siri that is slated to release later this year.
“After careful evaluation, Apple determined that Google’s Al technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and is excited about the innovative new experiences it will unlock for Apple users,” the companies said.
Specific terms of the deal, including licensing fees, weren’t disclosed. (Bloomberg reported last year that Apple had been planning to pay US$1 billion, or roughly C$1.38 billion, per year for Google’s AI tech.) That said, the companies note that Apple Intelligence will continue to run on Apple’s infrastructure, which includes its major privacy systems.
Apple has struggled to get its AI features and revamped Siri out to customers. The iPhone maker officially delayed Siri in March 2025 and is facing lawsuits in Canada and the U.S., accusing it of misleading consumers about Siri’s capabilities.
Notably, this deal is in addition to the roughly US$20 billion (about C$27.7 billion) that Google pays Apple annually to be the default search engine on iPhone. That lucrative agreement once faced an antitrust legal challenge, but it was ultimately permitted to continue last year.
Source: Google, Apple
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