ChatGPT coming to iOS 18 for free later in 2024

If you're not happy with Apple Intelligence, Apple will allow you to use ChatGPT privately for free instead via Siri and system wide like with Writing Tools.

Apple's partnership with OpenAI has been detailed during WWDC 2024. ChatGPT will be available as a free and private option in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia later in 2024.

Even though Apple has introduced Apple Intelligence and server-side LLMs powered by Apple Silicon, the company has given users an option to utilize ChatGPT instead. For example, the option may appear when asking Siri a question or when writing with Writing Tools.

The partnership allows users to access ChatGPT's 4o model for free, at least to some extent. Users can also connect their premium account for more specific options, rather than relying on a GPT app.

Those using the free ChatGPT integration can do so without privacy concerns. Requests aren't logged and user data isn't saved.

Apple also hinted that other models may be available at a later date, like Google Gemini.

iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia are available to developer beta testers on Monday. The ChatGPT integration won't be available until sometime after the public release of the operating systems in the fall, so don't expect early access to the feature.

22 Comments

DAalseth 3012 comments · 6 Years

About 4 months ago

All I’m going to want to know is how to permanently and utterly disable it. I will NOT work with ChatGPT. they are data thieves.

mikethemartian 1479 comments · 18 Years

How is it different than ChatGPT’s current free tier?

Stabitha_Christie 558 comments · 3 Years

mikethemartian said:

How is it different than ChatGPT’s current free tier?

Guessing because it is not explicitly said in the keynote but the free version has usage limits. I am guessing that is not the case for iPad, iPhone and Mac

amongthecows 6 comments · 3 Years

“Requests aren't logged and user data isn't saved”.

My question and I suppose the deal breaker for would be: Are all interactions with ChatGPT used to “train” it? Because train clearly means consume and to an extent own. So it makes it hard to feel comfortable using it for anything professional. Many companies forbid using any LLM based services out of reasonable fear of company/client secrets being slurped up.
I really don’t see how Apple can honor their commitment to end-user privacy while baking in OpenAI’s little snitch at a system level.
I’m as concerned about OpenAI getting the data period, let alone it being attached to my identity.

mpantone 2214 comments · 18 Years

amongthecows said:

“Requests aren't logged and user data isn't saved”.

My question and I suppose the deal breaker for would be: Are all interactions with ChatGPT used to “train” it? Because train clearly means consume and to an extent own. So it makes it hard to feel comfortable using it for anything professional. Many companies forbid using any LLM based services out of reasonable fear of company/client secrets being slurped up.
I really don’t see how Apple can honor their commitment to end-user privacy while baking in OpenAI’s little snitch at a system level.
I’m as concerned about OpenAI getting the data period, let alone it being attached to my identity.

Did you not watch the demo? The user has to give explicit approval to send the data to ChatGPT.

Remember that almost everything Apple's devices can be disabled. Location Services, Notifications, Siri, iCloud services, Face ID, Touch ID, Apple Pay, microphone access, photo library access, camera access, music library access, Bluetooth, Wifi, whatever.

You can basically run your iPhone like an iPod circa 2008 if you want. You don't even need to give any credentials if you're okay giving up the App Store and media stores.