Apple is reportedly close to finalizing a $1 billion agreement with Google to integrate its Gemini AI model into a redesigned version of Siri, marking one of the company’s biggest steps toward embracing external AI technology.
According to Bloomberg, the deal would make Google’s 1.2-trillion-parameter Gemini model the foundation for Siri’s 2026 relaunch, promising enhanced contextual understanding, multimodal features, and deeper integration across Apple devices.
Apple Paying Google $1B/Year to Power Siri with Gemini AI
Apple finalizing deal to use Google’s 1.2T parameter Gemini model for Siri overhaul. Launch spring 2026.
Key points:
– Apple tested ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini before selecting Google
– 8x larger than current 150B… pic.twitter.com/6qZE3KrHKD— Perplexity Finance (@PPLXfinance) November 5, 2025
The partnership reflects Apple’s strategic pivot as it races to catch up with Microsoft and OpenAI, whose AI integrations have redefined user expectations.
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While Apple’s own Apple Intelligence platform focuses on on-device privacy, collaboration with Google may raise new concerns over data control and trust, given Gemini’s reliance on cloud processing.
If finalized, the deal would expand Apple and Google’s long-standing relationship, one already under regulatory scrutiny due to Google’s role as Safari’s default search provider.
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