Apple Intelligence is not an app you download. It is a set of helpers tucked into the apps on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad: proofread a text, summarize an email, translate a message, touch up a photo. Since September 2026, Apple has been adding Siri AI, a completely rebuilt Siri, for now in beta and in English.
Apple Intelligence has a free plan. The recommended plan to start with: Included with the device, €0. Prices checked on October 3, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
Apple IntelligenceThe AI already built into your Mac, iPhone, and iPadWho it’s for: anyone who works on a recent Mac, iPhone, or iPad and wants a hand without switching tools.
You select text in most apps where you write. Apple Intelligence proofreads it, rewrites it in a casual, professional, or concise tone, summarizes it, or pulls out the key points. You can also describe the change you want in your own words.
A summary of a few lines appears at the top of a long email, an unread conversation, or a web page in Safari. Audio recordings in notes and phone calls can also be summarized.
Your messages are translated as the conversation goes. During a phone or FaceTime call, the translation appears while the other person speaks. With AirPods, a conversation with the person in front of you is translated live.
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Apple says a paid extended access will be offered later. Its price is not published. The ChatGPT extension works without an account; a ChatGPT subscription remains optional. Checked on October 3, 2026.
| Plan | Price | Who it’s for |
|---|---|---|
| Included with the device Recommended to start | €0 | Any owner of a compatible Mac, iPhone, or iPad |
Everything is included with compatible devices, with no subscription. Features that go through Apple’s servers have a daily limit: Siri AI, photo editing, Image Playground, and some requests in Shortcuts.
There is nothing to buy. If your device is compatible, update it and use it. Do not change your Mac or iPhone for Apple Intelligence alone: for long requests in French, an assistant like ChatGPT or Claude does more today.
Your data. Much of the work happens on the device. For heavier requests, Apple goes through its “Private Cloud Compute” servers and says it neither keeps your data nor can access it.
What it does less well
Make a paragraph more concise, without leaving your emailApple Intelligence
The same idea on a PC: the assistant built into Windows 11.
For long requests in French, files, and web research.
For working on long documents and producing polished files.
A launcher for Mac that calls an AI model with a keyboard shortcut.
For translating whole documents with their layout.
Included with the device: €0. Prices checked on October 3, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
Yes. Everything is included with compatible devices, with no subscription. Features that go through Apple’s servers have a daily limit: Siri AI, photo editing, Image Playground, and some requests in Shortcuts.
Much of the work happens on the device. For heavier requests, Apple goes through its “Private Cloud Compute” servers and says it neither keeps your data nor can access it.
Copilot on Windows: The same idea on a PC: the assistant built into Windows 11. ChatGPT: For long requests in French, files, and web research. Claude: For working on long documents and producing polished files. Raycast: A launcher for Mac that calls an AI model with a keyboard shortcut. DeepL: For translating whole documents with their layout.
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