Here's How Much Gemini Is Actually in Apple Intelligence

Apple’s WWDC 2026 showcased Apple Intelligence and Siri AI built via a deep collaboration with Google using Gemini models. Apple emphasizes that Siri AI is not the Gemini app and that Apple’s own AFM models power Siri and other features on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

On-device AFM Core and AFM Core Advanced models anchor on-device capabilities; AFM Core Advanced requires an iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro or Pro Max, an M4 iPad or later with 12GB RAM, or an M3 Mac or later with 12GB RAM. The Gemini influence enhances multimodal processing and world knowledge, but Apple maintains its independent AI framework with privacy as a focus.