The recently unveiled GPT -5 of Openai, which the company announced Thursday, is already available for all Chatgpt users – including those of the free level – but Apple Intelligence users will have to wait for the deployment of iOS 26, iPados 26 and MacOS Tahoe 26 before they can access it, Apple confirmed to 9TO5MAC.
For the moment, Apple Intelligence, the new IA framework of the technology giant that feeds improved SIRI capabilities and its Google-type visual intelligence function, is always based on the OPENAI GPT-4O model. The absence of GPT-5 means that users do not yet know the advanced model reasoning, faster responses and improved multimodal capacities in Apple’s native ecosystem.
Apple has so far been undertaken until now to publish its next major software updates “in the fall”, with the general availability expected next month, in accordance with its usual post-iPhone event program. It is not clear if GPT-5 integration will be part of the developer or public beta before full deployment.
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OPENAI, however, has not lost time making the GPT-5 largely accessible. The company claims that Chatgpt now serves around 700 million weekly users, reflecting explosive adoption on consumer and businesses. The version of GPT-5 is part of OpenAi’s aggressive thrust to stay in advance in the AI race, offering a deeper contextual understanding, more precise reasoning and faster multimodal treatment.
However, Apple’s delayed deployment highlights the unusual nature of its AI strategy in 2024 and 2025. Critically criticized to be lagging behind competitors like Google and Microsoft in consumer AI features, Apple surprised the industry in June when he announced a direct partnership with Openai, one of his rare movements to deeply integrate a third -party service in its central software. As part of this arrangement, Apple Intelligence can transmit certain complex chatgpt tasks when SIRI or its own AI tools are not short, without users needing to create an OPENAI account. Integration is positioned as a collaboration concerned with confidentiality, Apple promising that requests transported to Chatgpt will be transparent and optional.
This partnership was born from the prudence of the philosophy of Apple AI, which emphasizes processing on devices and strict data confidentiality guarantees. Rather than building a wide model of large language entirely internally, an effort that could take years and cost billions, Apple has opted for a hybrid approach, combining its owner models on disk with cloud models established by partners like Openai.
This decision is considered to be a recognition that the AI race has accelerated faster than Apple’s internal development cycles could not follow, while allowing the company to frame integration as “Apple-d’Abord” thanks to close control over data management and user consent.
Delayed integration in Apple Intelligence also highlights the careful approach of the company for AI deployments – a strategy that Apple has coherent to maintain close control over user experience and confidentiality. Although the partnership with OpenAI marks a rare step for Apple in the direct integration of third -party AI in its basic software, it also places the company in the middle of the generative AI breed with rapid evolution dominated by Openai, Google, Anthropic and Meta.
But Apple’s hesitation can also be influenced by a broader dynamic of the industry. The GPT-5 arrives at a time when regulators in the United States and Europe increase the examination of AI models, data practices and potential biases. Apple can give way to refine the guarantees and ensure compliance pending iOS 26.
When the integration lands, Apple users can transparently support GPT -5 for more complex SIRI requests, a generation of advanced text and a visual analysis – a jump that could redefine Apple height for personal devices powered by AI.
Although Openai deleted Chatgpt-4o after the launch of GPT-5, he was forced to turn it over after the backlash. This means that for the moment, Apple users will remain tilted between the features fueled by Apple GPT-4O and the Autonomous Chatgpt application.
