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Apple Intelligence runs small models on-device with Private Cloud Compute for heavier requests, and hands off broader questions to a partner chatbot.

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3 data points checked · 2026-11-02

Model stack: VerifiedEntry price: VerifiedVersion: VerifiedHow this works →

Current version

Apple Intelligence

Entry cost

Free to use on compatible Apple devices. Free API access to Apple Foundation Models on PCC for eligible developers.

Changes / 30d

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The short answers · verified November 7, 2026

What is the latest version of Apple Intelligence?
The current shipped version of Apple Intelligence is Apple Intelligence, as of November 7, 2026.
How much does Apple Intelligence cost?
Apple Intelligence has no published flat entry price. Free to use on compatible Apple devices. Free API access to Apple Foundation Models on PCC for eligible developers.
What AI model does Apple Intelligence use?
Apple Intelligence runs primarily on Apple Foundation Models.

Source: Apple — developer.apple.com · Reusable under CC BY 4.0 — cite Tomorrow

Capabilities

  • On-device models
  • Private Cloud Compute
  • Writing Tools
  • Image Playground
  • Foundation Models framework
  • Siri AI
  • Visual Intelligence
  • Write with Siri
  • Genmoji
  • Image Wand
  • Spatial Reframing
  • Live Translation
  • App Intents
  • App Intents integration
  • Clean Up
  • Proofread
  • Dictation
  • Suggestions
  • Extend tool
  • Clean Up tool
  • Call Context
  • App Intents API
  • Shortcuts

Pricing

  • On-device & Private Cloud Compute

    Free on compatible devices. For developers in the App Store Small Business Program (<2M downloads), PCC API access is free.

    Free

Entry price over time

12 of 43 points reconstructed from Internet Archive captures (hollow dots) — dated by capture, not by when we first saw the page. View a capture

8/11/2025 · $011/7/2026 · $0

Geek mode

Models under the hood

  • Apple Foundation Models

    Apple

    disclosed
  • Apple On-Device (~3B)

    Apple

    disclosed
  • Apple Server Foundation

    Apple

    disclosed
  • Third-party chatbot handoff

    OpenAI

    disclosed

Context window

Device-dependent

Public API

yes

Multi-model routing

yes

Stack signals

  • Swift
  • iOS
  • iPadOS
  • macOS
  • visionOS

Shared model stack

Other tracked products running on the same foundation models — a quick read on how much of the catalog moves when one of these models changes.

green disclosed · amber inferred · grey unattributed. Aliases are folded into one model; provider concentration counts only models with an established vendor.

Reported scale

Reference data. Each figure is whatever the source actually said — weekly users, downloads, revenue run-rate — with its own definition and date. These are not comparable between tools and are never used to rank anything.

No public usage figure on record for this product.

Public market scorecard

Apple investor relations

Apple trades as NASDAQ: AAPL. Figures below are as reported for Q3 FY2026 on Jul 30, 2026; market levels are the close on Aug 6, 2026 and are a reference marker, not a live quote.

Q3 FY2026 revenue

$94B

+8% YoY

Services revenue
~$28B
record quarter
Installed base
2.4B+ active devices

Market reference

Share price~$230
12-month change+7%
Market cap~$3.4T
Live quote

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Elsewhere on the same models

Products in other segments that name one of Apple Intelligence's models in their stack.

On-device inference across Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Version
M5
Cost
Bundled with hardware
Model
Apple Foundation Models

Change history

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  • capability

    New capabilities: App Intents integration

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  • model

    Apple Intelligence added Apple Foundation Models to its model stack

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  • capability

    New capabilities: Siri AI, Visual Intelligence, Write with Siri

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  • capability

    New capabilities: Siri AI, Visual Intelligence, Spatial Reframing

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    Apple Intelligence moved to Apple Intelligence

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  • capability

    Foundation Models framework opened to third-party apps

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    Apple Intelligence added ChatGPT to its model stack

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  • capability

    New capabilities: Priority Notifications, Siri

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    Apple Intelligence added Apple Foundation Models to its model stack

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  • capability

    New capabilities: Siri Integration, ChatGPT Integration

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How to cite this page

Free to cite and reuse under CC BY 4.0. Permalink: https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/apple-intelligence

APA
Tomorrow. (2026). Apple Intelligence — version, pricing and model stack [Data set entry]. AlienSquad. Retrieved 2026-11-08, from https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/apple-intelligence
BibTeX
@misc{tomorrow-tools-apple-intelligence,
  author       = {{Tomorrow}},
  title        = {Apple Intelligence — version, pricing and model stack},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {AlienSquad},
  howpublished = {\url{https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/apple-intelligence}},
  note         = {Accessed: 2026-11-08}
}