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Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users

Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed plans to introduce a paywall for advanced Siri AI features, potentially tied to Apple's existing iCloud+ subscription tiers. Power users could be required to pay for additional compute resources to access more capable AI functionality.

Background

Apple has been integrating AI capabilities into Siri across its ecosystem, with increasing competition from Google, OpenAI, and other tech giants in the AI assistant space.

Source
TechCrunch
Published
Aug 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Score
6.0 / 10