Apple Intelligence
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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Apple Intelligence vs ChatGPT
Apple Intelligence (Apple) and ChatGPT (OpenAI) both sit in Writing. ChatGPT shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (12 vs 3). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Apple Intelligence Apple | ChatGPT OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Writing | Writing |
| Version | Siri AI | GPT-6 Astra |
| 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. | Pricing not published in the provided documentation |
| Pricing tiers | Apple Intelligence free | Free Tier free |
| Model stack | Apple Foundation Models · Apple On-Device (~3B) · Apple Server Foundation · Third-party chatbot handoff | GPT Image · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.2 Thinking · GPT-5.4 · gpt-5.6 · gpt-6-astra |
| Context window | Device-dependent | 196K tokens on Plus |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 3 | 12 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | On-device models, Private Cloud Compute, Writing Tools, Image Playground, Foundation Models framework, Siri AI, Visual Intelligence, Write with Siri | Voice mode, Deep research, Canvas, Agent mode, Projects, Connectors, Realtime API, Voice agents |
ChatGPT
The most widely used consumer AI assistant, spanning writing, analysis, images and voice.
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