What is the latest version of Apple Intelligence?

The current shipped version of Apple Intelligence is Siri AI, as of September 11, 2026.

What AI model does Apple Intelligence use?

Apple Intelligence runs primarily on Apple Foundation Models.

Apple Intelligence

Name: Apple Intelligence
Author: Apple

Apple · #13 most active of 27 in Writing

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

Trust score · Mostly verified

3 data points checked · 2026-09-12

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

Current version

Siri AI

Entry cost

Free for users. Developers in the App Store Small Business Program (under 2M downloads) get Private Cloud Compute at no cloud API cost.

Changes / 30d

The short answers · verified September 11, 2026

What is the latest version of Apple Intelligence?: The current shipped version of Apple Intelligence is Siri AI, as of September 11, 2026.
How much does Apple Intelligence cost?: Apple Intelligence has no published flat entry price. Free for users. Developers in the App Store Small Business Program (under 2M downloads) get Private Cloud Compute at no cloud API cost.
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

Pricing

Apple Intelligence
Available on compatible Apple devices at no cost
Free

Entry price over time

12 of 25 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 · $09/11/2026 · $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.

Apple Foundation ModelsApple · 2 products
- Apple Silicon Neural Engine
- Apple Intelligence
Apple On-Device (~3B)Apple · 1 product
- Apple Intelligence
Apple Server FoundationApple · 1 product
- Apple Intelligence
Third-party chatbot handoffOpenAI · 1 product
- Apple Intelligence

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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Model: DeepSeek-V3.1

Hunyuan

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Tencent's multimodal model family and assistant.

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Cost: Free trial up to 1 million tokens. Pay-as-you-go pricing applies afterward.
Model: Hunyuan-a13b

ChatGPT

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Version: GPT-6 Astra
Cost: Pricing not published in the provided documentation
Model: GPT Image

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Version: Kimi K3
Cost: API access with pay-as-you-go pricing based on token consumption. File APIs are currently free.
Model: Kimi K2.6

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Version: 3.7
Cost: Free tier · from $10/mo
Model: Claude Sonnet 4.5

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Version: Qwen3-2507
Cost: Free to chat on official website
Model: Qwen3

Elsewhere on the same models

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

Apple Silicon Neural Engine

Apple

On-device inference across Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Version: M5
Cost: Bundled with hardware
Model: Apple Foundation Models

Change history

Sep 11, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Call Context
20 tracked21 tracked · +Call Context
source
Sep 10, 2026first seenversion
Apple Intelligence moved to Siri AI
Apple IntelligenceSiri AI
source
Sep 9, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Extend tool, Clean Up tool
18 tracked20 tracked · +Extend tool, Clean Up tool
source
Sep 4, 2026first seenversion
Apple Intelligence moved to Apple Intelligence
Siri AI / Apple IntelligenceApple Intelligence
source
Sep 3, 2026first seenversion
Apple Intelligence moved to Siri AI / Apple Intelligence
Apple IntelligenceSiri AI / Apple Intelligence
source
Sep 2, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Suggestions
17 tracked18 tracked · +Suggestions
source
Sep 1, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Dictation
16 tracked17 tracked · +Dictation
source
Aug 14, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Proofread
15 tracked16 tracked · +Proofread
source
Aug 8, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Clean Up
14 tracked15 tracked · +Clean Up
source
Aug 7, 2026first seenversion
Apple Intelligence moved to Apple Intelligence
iOS 26 eraApple Intelligence
source
Aug 5, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: App Intents integration
139
source
Aug 3, 2026first seenmodel
Apple Intelligence added Apple Foundation Models to its model stack
Apple On-Device (~3B), Apple Server Foundation, Third-party chatbot handoffApple Foundation Models, Apple On-Device (~3B), Apple Server Foundation, Third-party chatbot handoff
source
Aug 3, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Siri AI, Visual Intelligence, Write with Siri
510
source
Jul 2, 2026first seenmodel
Apple Intelligence added Apple Foundation Models to its model stack
ChatGPTApple Foundation Models, ChatGPT
source
Jul 2, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Siri AI, Visual Intelligence, Spatial Reframing
10 tracked15 tracked · +Siri AI, Visual Intelligence, Spatial Reframing, Proofread, Private Cloud Compute
source
Jul 2, 2026first seenversion
Apple Intelligence moved to Apple Intelligence
betaApple Intelligence
source
Jun 21, 2026first seencapability
Foundation Models framework opened to third-party apps
—On-device model API
source
Jun 3, 2026first seenmodel
Apple Intelligence added ChatGPT to its model stack
Apple Foundation ModelsApple Foundation Models, ChatGPT
source
Jun 3, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Priority Notifications, Siri
10 tracked12 tracked · +Priority Notifications, Siri
source
May 2, 2026first seenmodel
Apple Intelligence added Apple Foundation Models to its model stack
ChatGPT, Foundation Models frameworkApple Foundation Models, ChatGPT, Foundation Models framework
source
May 2, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Siri Integration, ChatGPT Integration
10 tracked12 tracked · +Siri Integration, ChatGPT Integration
source
Apr 1, 2026first seenversion
Apple Intelligence moved to beta
—beta
source
Apr 1, 2026first seenmodel
Apple Intelligence added Foundation Models framework to its model stack
Apple Foundation Models, ChatGPTApple Foundation Models, ChatGPT, Foundation Models framework
source
Apr 1, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Reduce Interruptions
10 tracked11 tracked · +Reduce Interruptions
source
Mar 2, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Priority Notifications, Siri, Private Cloud Compute
10 tracked13 tracked · +Priority Notifications, Siri, Private Cloud Compute
source
Feb 3, 2026first seenversion
Apple Intelligence moved to Beta
Apple IntelligenceBeta
source
Feb 3, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Reduce Interruptions, Siri integration, ChatGPT integration
10 tracked13 tracked · +Reduce Interruptions, Siri integration, ChatGPT integration
source
Jan 1, 2026first seenversion
Apple Intelligence moved to Apple Intelligence
BetaApple Intelligence
source
Jan 1, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Priority Notifications, Clean Up, Siri Integration
10 tracked13 tracked · +Priority Notifications, Clean Up, Siri Integration
source
Dec 1, 2025first seenversion
Apple Intelligence moved to Beta
Apple Intelligence (Beta)Beta
source
Dec 1, 2025first seenmodel
Apple Intelligence added Apple Foundation Models to its model stack
Apple Intelligence Foundation Models, ChatGPTApple Foundation Models, Apple Intelligence Foundation Models, ChatGPT
source
Dec 1, 2025first seencapability
New capabilities: Priority notifications, Clean Up tool, Siri
10 tracked13 tracked · +Priority notifications, Clean Up tool, Siri
source
Nov 3, 2025first seenversion
Apple Intelligence moved to Apple Intelligence (Beta)
BetaApple Intelligence (Beta)
source
Nov 3, 2025first seenmodel
Apple Intelligence added Apple Intelligence Foundation Models to its model stack
Apple Foundation Models, ChatGPTApple Foundation Models, Apple Intelligence Foundation Models, ChatGPT
source
Nov 3, 2025first seencapability
New capabilities: Private Cloud Compute, ChatGPT Integration
10 tracked12 tracked · +Private Cloud Compute, ChatGPT Integration
source
Oct 1, 2025first seenversion
Apple Intelligence moved to Beta
—Beta
source
Oct 1, 2025first seenmodel
Apple Intelligence added Apple Foundation Models to its model stack
ChatGPTApple Foundation Models, ChatGPT
source
Oct 1, 2025first seencapability
New capabilities: Live Translation, Reduce Interruptions, Clean Up
10 tracked14 tracked · +Live Translation, Reduce Interruptions, Clean Up, Visual intelligence
source
Sep 5, 2025first seencapability
New capabilities: Clean Up tool, Siri integration, Private Cloud Compute
10 tracked13 tracked · +Clean Up tool, Siri integration, Private Cloud Compute
source

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Tomorrow. (2026). Apple Intelligence — version, pricing and model stack [Data set entry]. AlienSquad. Retrieved 2026-09-17, 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: 2026-09-17}
}