Google to power AI on iPhone: Better Siri coming in 2026: How ‘Gemini’ won deal

Apple and Google are deepening their collaboration, integrating Google’s Gemini model into Siri’s upcoming AI overhaul, slated for spring 2026. This partnership, building on their existing $20 billion search deal, aims to enhance Siri’s capabilities to compete with AI services like ChatGPT. Google secured the deal with favorable financial terms, despite Apple’s initial preference for Anthropic’s Claude AI.