Apple to let users plug Gemini and Claude into Siri in iOS 27 via Extensions

Apple intends to turn Siri from a closed assistant into a shell for different AI models. If the company's plans make it into the iOS 27 release, owners of iPhones and other devices will be able to choose which chatbot answers their requests through Siri.

How the choice will work

According to The Verge, citing Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple is preparing a system called Extensions. Instead of a single preinstalled option, it is meant to give users a menu of compatible AI services that can be connected to Siri to generate answers.

Apple already works this way with ChatGPT: Siri passes a request to an external model when a more complex text answer is needed. In the new version, Apple wants to make this approach broader and more flexible.

The key change is not that Siri will suddenly become Apple's own super-model, but that the assistant will become a universal interface. The user still addresses Siri by voice or text, but the engine that produces the answer can be chosen. For Apple, this is a way to keep Siri as the central entry point, even if third-party models give the best answers at a given moment, not in their own apps but in Siri.

It also matters that Apple is not breaking the familiar user flow. Instead of a separate zoo of apps, the company can build model choice into the system layer: ask Siri, get a result from the engine you want. The design benefits Apple because it keeps attention inside its own shell, and it gives users a familiar point of interaction without having to decide each time which app to open and without constantly switching between services by hand.

Which models will appear

The report explicitly mentions Gemini and Claude, and the existing ChatGPT integration remains the template for the new scheme. That means Apple is, in effect, ready to admit competing models to Siri and make the choice part of system settings rather than a one-off experimental feature. If the system really is called Extensions, it could become a new compatibility layer between iOS and external AI services, with no need to configure each service manually.

• ChatGPT: the current example of an external model, already familiar to Apple users
• Gemini: an option for those who prefer Google's ecosystem and its models
• Claude: an alternative with a strong reputation for long, careful answers
• Other AI chatbots: if Apple opens the connection mechanism more widely, the list could grow

This is an important signal for the market. Until recently, companies tried to keep users inside their own assistant and their own model. Judging by this report, Apple is choosing a more pragmatic path: rather than making everyone wait for a perfect Siri, it gives access to the best available chatbots directly from the system interface. The approach resembles an aggregator, where the winner is not the one with a single AI but the one that connects several of them most conveniently.

If Apple really opens Siri to several providers, competition between models will become more visible at the level of consumer choice. Users will be able to compare not only answer quality but also speed, style, depth of reasoning and, possibly, privacy terms. For Google, Anthropic and other players, this is not just another integration channel but a chance to land in the pockets of millions of people without a separate install of their own AI app.

What it means

Apple is moving toward a model in which Siri is not a separate intelligence but a convenient gateway to several AI services at once. If Extensions arrives in iOS 27 as described, competition between chatbots will shift from the browser and standalone apps into the iPhone's system layer. For users, this is a good scenario: less lock-in to one provider, more choice and a better chance of getting the best answer for a specific task.