Under this new multi-year agreement, reportedly worth over $1 billion annually, Google’s Gemini models will serve as the "foundation" for Apple’s own AI features. This means the "new Siri" (expected later in 2026) will be built on top of Google’s logic to handle personal context and multi-step tasks.

Apple has struck a multi-year partnership with Alphabet-owned Google to help the iPhone maker get its artificial intelligence products back on track. Google’s Gemini will power the company’s Apple Intelligence features,

Apple is collaborating with Google to enhance its artificial intelligence features, according to a report. This partnership, announced today, includes a significant upgrade to Siri expected later this year.

Apple is partnering with Google to power future AI features, including Siri, as it steps up its AI strategy amid rising competition and analyst optimism for 2026.

Before strengthening its collaboration with Google, Apple was reportedly considering partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic. Siri is currently integrated with ChatGPT for certain queries through Apple Intelligence.