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Apple is nearing a deal with Google that would see the iPhone maker pay the tech giant roughly $1 billion a year for a custom version of Google\u2019s Gemini AI model to power its overhaul of Siri, according to a new report from Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n The move is a big one for Apple, which has traditionally relied on its own technology but plans to use Google\u2019s model as a temporary solution until its own AI becomes powerful enough, including to power a slate of upcoming features for the voice assistant. <\/p>\n The custom AI model\u2019s 1.2 trillion parameters \u2014 a measure of the software\u2019s complexity and capability \u2014 would far exceed the level of Apple\u2019s current models. For context, the current cloud-based version of Apple Intelligence uses 150 billion parameters, meaning Google\u2019s model would be roughly eight times more complex.<\/p>\n Apple had also considered using AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic earlier this year. After testing models from all three companies, Apple chose to move forward with Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to Bloomberg, the overhauled Siri is expected to launch next spring. However, since the launch is still months away, plans for the revamp could change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n