Apple Launches Third-Generation AI Models in Google Cloud Partnership, Powering Redesigned Siri with Major Performance Gains

Apple launches its third-generation Apple Foundation Models in partnership with Google Cloud, introducing five new AI models — including on-device and server-based variants — that power a redesigned Siri with major performance gains, with human evaluations showing the new cloud model preferred over its predecessor on nearly 65% of prompts.

• Apple unveils its third generation of Apple Foundation Models (AFM), a family of five models built in collaboration with Google, powering a redesigned Siri and advanced Apple Intelligence features across on-device and server-based environments.
• The new lineup includes two on-device models — AFM 3 Core and the 20-billion-parameter AFM 3 Core Advanced — alongside three Private Cloud Compute server models, with AFM 3 Cloud Pro running on NVIDIA GPUs in Google Cloud while maintaining strict privacy guarantees.
• Human evaluations show major performance leaps, with AFM 3 Cloud preferred over its 2025 predecessor on 64.7% of prompts, and AFM 3 Core Advanced delivering significantly more natural text-to-speech and higher-accuracy dictation compared to existing production systems.