How much is Apple paying OpenAI to use ChatGPT in iOS 18? Absolutely nothing, according to rumors

According to a report published by Apple expert Mark Gurman in Bloomberg, the Cupertino company does not pay OpenAI anything for using ChatGPT in Siri

This past Monday Apple held its annual developers conference, a WWDC 2024 in which the American giant announced its own AI called Apple Intelligence, which includes a series of Artificial Intelligence functionalities that are coming to iPhones, iPads and Macs very soon.

One of the most notable innovations in Apple’s AI is, without a doubt, ChatGPT integration into Siri and, in this sense, we have just learned that this is free for Apple, since, according to a rumor, the Cupertino-based firm You pay absolutely nothing to OpenAI for using your chatbot on Siri.

It is free for Apple to use ChatGPT in iOS 18

A recent report published in Bloomberg by Apple specialist Mark Gurman ensures that the company led by Tim Cook does not pay OpenAI anything for allowing Siri to access ChatGPT-4o on iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia.

In Gurman’s own words:

“Apple is not paying OpenAI as part of the partnership, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the terms of the deal are private. Instead, Apple believes that pushing OpenAI’s brand and technology to hundreds of millions of their devices has a value equal to or greater than monetary payments, these people said.

Although Apple does not pay OpenAI anything for using its chatbot in Siri, Gurman affirms that Sam Altman’s company can benefit from this agreement, since the integration of ChatGPT-4 in the iPhone personal assistant can encourage users to sign up for ChatGPT Plus, the AI ​​chatbot’s paid plan that costs about $20 per month. In addition, if they subscribe to the premium version of ChatGPT from an Apple device, this could also be receive a commission for said management.

This is, without a doubt, a very profitable agreement for Apple, since, in addition to not paying anything to OpenAI, it also hopes to increase profits derived from AI through revenue sharing agreements with your partners. In this regard, Gurman affirms that Apple is negotiating with Google to offer the big G’s AI chatbot, Gemini, inside Siri as an alternative to ChatGPT and everything seems to indicate that this agreement could be signed at the end of this year.

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