Rumors suggest that Apple might price its Apple Intelligence+ at a similar level to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus, which currently costs $19.99 per month. More on this later in the story.
But first, the first wave of Apple Intelligence features will be available for free to users upon release. According to a recent report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the premium AI features are unlikely to arrive until at least 2027, which is three years from now.
While Apple is set to introduce its initial suite of AI-powered tools with iOS 18.1 in October, the company is still in the early stages of developing its artificial intelligence capabilities. Features like summarization tools, proofreading, and image generation will be available for free.
Moreover, Apple is also bringing up changes to its voice assistant with Siri 2.0 next year, specifically from iOS 18.4, and it’d be a more capable and context-aware experience.
The news comes as a relief to those concerned about potential paywalls for AI features. While other tech giants like OpenAI have introduced premium tiers for their AI services, Apple seems to be taking a more gradual approach.
As Apple continues to invest in AI research and development, users can anticipate a steady stream of improvements to Apple Intelligence in the coming years.
It is also said that Apple will charge users $20 per month once the subscription plans are in operation, which is equal to what OpenAI charges for ChatGPT Plus. Am I the only one seeing a connection here? Probably. It just brings back the backflashes of how Apple said they won’t be sharing any data with OpenAI and the fact that they didn’t pay them a dime.
