Apple is making one of the biggest changes to Siri since the assistant launched in 2011. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple plans to open Siri to outside artificial intelligence assistants as part of a major Siri overhaul in iOS 27. The update will end OpenAI’s exclusive position inside Apple’s software and let users choose from a wide range of AI chatbots including Google Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, xAI’s Grok, Microsoft Copilot, Amazon Alexa, Meta AI, and Perplexity.
Apple plans to announce these changes at WWDC 2026 on June 8.
How the New Siri Extensions System Will Work
The mechanism Apple is building is called Extensions. Users will see a new section inside the Apple Intelligence and Siri settings menu where they can enable or disable specific AI services. If you have the Claude or Gemini app installed on your iPhone, you will be able to toggle it on and send Siri queries directly to that service, the same way queries have been routed to ChatGPT since Apple Intelligence launched in 2024.
Apple will also provide download links within the Extensions menu, directing users toward an App Store section designed to showcase compatible AI applications. The system works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, covering iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27.
A standalone Siri app is also in development alongside this change, one that will support both text and voice input, maintain conversation history, and allow attachments.
What Happens to ChatGPT
OpenAI does not disappear from Siri. ChatGPT will remain one of the options inside the Extensions system. What it loses is its exclusive position. Since Apple Intelligence launched in late 2024, ChatGPT has been the only third-party AI service that Siri could hand queries to. That exclusivity deal is ending with iOS 27.
For OpenAI, which celebrated the Apple partnership as a massive distribution win giving it access to over a billion iPhone users, the change stings. The company will now compete for user attention in a Settings dropdown alongside Grok, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot.
This change is also separate from a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s xAI, which accused Apple and OpenAI of conspiring to ensure their continued dominance in the AI market. Musk has been vocal about wanting Grok available on the iPhone alongside ChatGPT. The new Extensions system would effectively achieve that.
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This Is Different From the Google Gemini Deal
It is important to understand that this announcement is separate from Apple’s existing multi-year partnership with Google, under which Apple’s next-generation Foundation Models are being built on Gemini technology. That arrangement governs the underlying intelligence of Siri itself.
The new Extensions system is a layer on top of that. It allows users to interact directly with the Gemini consumer service, as if they had opened the Gemini app themselves, but from within Siri. So there are effectively two different things happening with Gemini and Apple: Gemini models powering the core of what Siri is, and the Gemini app being an option users can plug into Siri as a third-party assistant.
Apple has been working on a Gemini integration at the query routing level for some time. Apple said in 2024 that it was working on Gemini integration, but that effort never fully materialised in the way originally envisioned. The Extensions system resolves that in a more elegant and scalable way.
Why Apple Is Doing This
There are two clear reasons. The first is competitive. Apple has faced sustained criticism for falling behind rivals in AI. Siri has long been the punchline of comparisons with ChatGPT and Gemini. By turning Siri into a universal front door for all major AI services, Apple sidesteps the question of whether its own AI is good enough and lets users bring whatever AI they prefer.
The second reason is financial. Apple is expected to take a 30 percent cut of paid AI subscriptions that are routed through the App Store as users sign up for higher tiers of Claude, Gemini, Grok, or other services through Apple’s payment infrastructure. Apple already generates revenue this way from the ChatGPT integration. Expanding it to every major AI provider turns Siri into a toll road, with Apple collecting a share of every subscription that flows through it. Expanding Siri integration to other chatbots will allow Apple to generate more money from third-party AI subscriptions made through the App Store.
The financial elegance of this move is hard to overstate. Apple does not have to build the best AI. It just has to be the platform that every AI must pass through to reach over a billion active iOS users.
What This Means for iPhone Users
For everyday users, the change is genuinely good news. You will no longer be limited to ChatGPT when Siri cannot handle something. If you are already paying for a Claude subscription, a Gemini Advanced subscription, or a Grok subscription, you will be able to use that service directly within Siri without switching apps.
The experience should mirror the existing ChatGPT integration: Siri will detect that a query requires a more capable AI model and route it to whichever service you have enabled. Users will also be able to explicitly ask Siri to query a specific service.
Open questions remain around the privacy implications of routing voice queries to third-party servers, and whether Apple will impose any approval process on which AI apps can integrate with Extensions or whether any App Store AI app will qualify automatically.
When Will This Arrive
Apple plans to announce the Extensions system for Siri at WWDC 2026 on June 8. The full rollout is expected alongside iOS 27, which typically releases in September each year. Developer betas will be available after the WWDC announcement, giving app developers time to integrate their AI services with the Extensions framework.
Frequently Asked Questions
What AI assistants will be available inside Siri in iOS 27?
Apple plans to allow any AI chatbot available as an App Store app to integrate with Siri via a new Extensions system. This includes Google Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, xAI’s Grok, Microsoft Copilot, Amazon Alexa, Meta AI, Perplexity, and any other AI app installed on the device.
Will ChatGPT still work with Siri after iOS 27?
Yes. ChatGPT will remain one of the options inside the new Siri Extensions system. What it loses is its exclusive position. It will now be one option among many rather than the only third-party AI available.
When is Apple announcing the new Siri Extensions system?
Apple plans to announce the new Siri extensions at WWDC 2026 on June 8, 2026. The full feature is expected to roll out with iOS 27 later in the year.
How do you enable different AI assistants inside Siri?
The Extensions settings will appear inside the Apple Intelligence and Siri section of the Settings app. Users will see toggle options for each AI app they have installed, and Apple will provide download links to compatible apps within that menu.
Is this related to the Apple and Google Gemini deal?
Only partially. The Extensions system allows users to route Siri queries to the Gemini consumer app directly. Separately, Apple and Google have a multi-year technical partnership under which Gemini models power the underlying intelligence of Siri itself. These are two distinct systems.
Will Apple make money from third-party AI assistants in Siri?
Yes. Apple is expected to take a cut of paid AI subscriptions that are signed up through the App Store, including subscriptions for services like Claude and Gemini. This mirrors how Apple already generates revenue from the ChatGPT integration.
Apple’s Smartest AI Move Yet
This announcement reframes Apple’s entire AI story. Instead of competing head-to-head with OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic on model quality, Apple is positioning itself as the infrastructure layer that every AI must pass through to reach its users. It is a strategy that plays to Apple’s greatest strengths: distribution, ecosystem control, and privacy.
The biggest news at WWDC 2026 may not be what Apple’s own AI can do. It may be how every other AI in the world now depends on Apple to reach you.
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