Apple Will Allow Connecting Gemini and Claude to Siri in iOS 27 Through Extensions System

Apple will allow connecting Gemini and Claude to Siri in iOS 27 through the Extensions system

Apple intends to transform Siri from a closed assistant into a shell for various AI models. If the company's plans reach the iOS 27 release, iPhone and other device owners will be able to choose which chatbot answers their requests through Siri.

How selection will work

According to The Verge, citing Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, Apple is preparing an Extensions system. It should give users not just one preset option, but a menu of compatible AI services that can be connected to Siri to generate responses. Currently, Apple already uses a similar approach with ChatGPT: Siri passes the query to an external model when a more complex text response is needed. In the new version, they want to make this approach broader and more flexible.

The key change is not that Siri will suddenly become Apple's own supermodel, but that the assistant will become a universal interface. Users will still address Siri by voice or text, but the response mechanism itself can be selected. For Apple, this is a way to keep Siri as the central point of entry, even if the best answers at any given moment come from third-party models, not from apps, but through Siri.

It's also important that Apple doesn't break the familiar user scenario. Instead of a separate zoo of applications, the company can embed model selection into the system layer: ask Siri — get a result from the engine you need. This design benefits Apple because it keeps attention within its own shell, and gives users a familiar point of interaction without having to decide which app to open each time and constantly switch between services manually.

Which models will appear

The publication directly mentions Gemini and Claude, and the existing ChatGPT integration remains the benchmark for the new scheme. This means that Apple is essentially ready to admit competing models to Siri and make selection part of system settings rather than a one-off experimental feature. If the system actually gets the name Extensions, it could become a new layer of compatibility between iOS and external AI services without manual setup for each service.

• ChatGPT — as 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 and accurate responses
• Other AI chats — if Apple opens the connection mechanism wider, the list could expand

For the market, this is an important signal. Not long ago, companies tried to keep users within their own assistant and their own model. Based on this data, Apple is choosing a more pragmatic path: not forcing everyone to wait for the perfect Siri, but giving access to the best available chats directly from the system interface.

This approach resembles an aggregator, where the winner is not the one with a single AI, but the one who conveniently connects several at once. If Apple truly opens Siri to multiple providers, competition between models will become more visible at the level of consumer choice. Users will be able to compare not only the quality of the answer, but also speed, style, depth of reasoning, and possibly privacy conditions.

For Google, Anthropic, and other players, this is not just another integration channel, but an opportunity to reach millions of people without separate installation of their own AI app.

What this means

Apple is moving toward a model where Siri becomes not a separate intelligence, but a convenient entry point to several AI services at once. If Extensions appears in iOS 27 in the stated form, competition between chatbots will shift from the browser and separate apps directly into the system layer of iPhone. For users, this is a good scenario: less vendor lock-in, more choice, and a better chance of getting the best answer for a specific task.