
Apple now gives developers with under two million App Store downloads free access to its Foundation Models on Private Cloud Compute, and routes Claude and Gemini through the same Swift API. Free inference is the on-ramp to Apple becoming the layer your app calls. Take the deal, but keep your prompts, routing, and evals on your side of the door.

Apple's LLM-powered Siri finally arrives with iOS 26.4, two years after announcement. The on-device integration is genuinely impressive. The competitive bar moved three times while they were building it.