Apple will open Siri for Claude and Gemini in iOS 27, turning iPhone into an AI platform

Apple is preparing one of the sharpest turns in Siri's history: in iOS 27, the assistant should learn to work not only with ChatGPT, but also with other external AI services. If plans don't change, Apple will show this approach on June 8, 2026 at WWDC and make iPhone a showcase for several models at once.

How Siri Will Be Opened

Currently, Siri already knows how to redirect some requests to ChatGPT when built-in capabilities aren't enough. In iOS 27, Apple, according to available data, is expanding this scheme: users will be able to connect other AI applications installed through the App Store. If an iPhone has Claude, Gemini, or another compatible service, Siri will be able to direct queries there directly from its interface, without launching a separate application or unnecessary manual switching.

A new Extensions section should appear in Apple Intelligence and Siri settings. It's through this that users will be able to choose which services are connected and which one to use for specific types of tasks. This isn't about a single button for a couple of partners, but a more universal mechanism that Apple is preparing for iPhone, iPad, and Mac right away. This brings Siri closer to the role of a system gateway between the device and external AI models.

• Connecting third-party AI applications through the App Store
• Choosing the appropriate service within Siri settings
• Redirecting queries to Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and other compatible products
• This scheme working not only on iPhone, but also on iPad and Mac
• A separate Extensions section as a future catalog of AI integrations

Siri's New Look

Opening Siri to external models is only part of a larger update. Apple is simultaneously preparing essentially a new version of the assistant: with a separate application, text and voice modes, chat history, and an interface more similar to modern chatbots.

In test builds of iOS 27, as reported, there is a new way to communicate with Siri that removes the feeling of an old voice assistant and brings it closer to ChatGPT or Gemini. The system may also embed an Ask Siri button inside applications and a Write with Siri command above the keyboard. This means Siri will be invoked not only by voice or holding the side button, but directly from the context of the current task: text, email, photo, or open window.

At the same time, Apple continues to develop its own updated Siri and, according to industry publications, may rely on Gemini models as the base technology for the conversational layer.

Why This for Apple

For Apple, this is an acknowledgment of a new reality: competition in AI is moving too fast to lock Siri to only its own models. While OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are releasing more notable user-facing products, Apple is betting not only on the model, but on controlling the point of entry. If millions of users ask questions through Siri, it's Apple that decides which service stands between the human and the answer.

Such a move also has financial logic. If third-party AI subscriptions are arranged through Apple's ecosystem, the company will be able to earn on the distribution of these services the same way it has long earned on applications and purchases within them. Furthermore, an open Siri reduces dependence on a single partner: the current ChatGPT exclusivity effectively ends, and iPhone becomes a platform where several AI companies will compete for user attention.

What This Means

If Apple really implements such a scenario, Siri will stop being a weak link in the ecosystem and become a universal interface to different AI models. For users, this means more choice and less dependency on a single provider. For the market, this is a signal that the battle of AI assistants is shifting to the level of the operating system and mobile platform, where the winner is not only the one with the best algorithm, but also the one who controls the device.