Apple is ready to implement OpenAI's newly launched GPT-5 into its Apple Intelligence platform and its iPhone 17 models. iPhone 17, iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26 will be released in the Fall of 2025.
This integration will expand Siri's capabilities and add even more AI functionality. The iPhone 17 series is expected to launch in early September, with a global price hike of around $50–$100 per model.
It is now confirmed that GPT-5 will be part of Apple Intelligence Features. It will roll out in September alongside the launch of iPhone 17 and Apple’s operating system releases. Users can avail Siri GPT-5 features, Writing Tools, and Visual Intelligence services without an OpenAI account.
The upcoming Apple event will likely announce the new-generation iPhone 17 suite, featuring the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max, with a possible date set for September 9 or 10, 2025.
Analyst Jeff Pu of GF Securities predicts an enormous price increase of $50–$100 for the entire lineup, thus influenced by tariffs and the cost of production ascendancy.
GPT-5 could enhance Apple's AI ecosystem by providing advanced reasoning, writing assistance, voice capabilities, and personalized tooling, potentially narrowing the gap against rival offerings such as Google Gemini. Apple's new feature, 'Safe Completions,' will help keep users safe and protect their privacy. The system minimizes unsafe completions more than allowing a simplistic refusal-to-complete answer.
When Apple Intelligence finds a complicated concept, it falls back on ChatGPT (powered by GPT-4o); its native integration into Apple devices and GPT-5. Its multi-modal understanding, superior code assist, and coherent context handling should take Siri further, making it more user-friendly and generative for Apple.
Beyond these improvements, GPT-5 does not fix the main problem: Apple's AI model does not meet the present standards of LLMs. This makes GPT-5 a crutch that the company might use while fashioning their AI offerings.
The partnership between Apple and OpenAI, formalized through GPT-5 integration, signals Apple's willingness to lean on third-party innovation to shore up its AI deficit. This move will bolster Siri and Apple Intelligence in the near term. It also underscores that Apple's AI ambitions are still catching up.
This development has provoked a sharp response from Elon Musk, whose AI firm xAI and its Grok chatbot are being sidelined in the App Store as Apple continues to push ChatGPT. Musk has threatened Apple with a lawsuit, claiming antitrust violations against ChatGPT and blocking Grok from prominent app rankings.
The feud came about as Musk accused the tech giant of bias. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fired back, accusing Musk of manipulating his social platform's algorithms to benefit his businesses. This clash brings the intensely high stakes of integrating AI in consumer tech platforms into the forefront.