Apple AI Updates: November 5, 2026
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1. Apple Lowers Some Engineers’ Daily AI Spending Caps From $300 to $200 and Plans Cuts to as Little as $100, Bloomberg Reports
Apple lowered the daily cap on AI model spending for some engineers from $300 to $200 in October and plans further cuts for some engineering teams to as little as $100 a day, Bloomberg reported on November 4, citing people with knowledge of the change. Many groups outside engineering already have a $100 daily cap, and Apple has considered cutting that to as little as $25 for some teams; employees who need more can seek exemptions from senior leadership. According to Bloomberg, employees have access to Anthropic’s Claude, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, it is not clear which tools the limits cover, and some teams are being encouraged to use cheaper models or models that run locally on their devices; few workers were using their full $300 allowance, so the savings are unclear. 9to5Mac places the cuts within CEO John Ternus’s broader cost reductions, even as Apple’s fiscal 2026 R&D spending rose 32% to $45.8 billion, driven in part by infrastructure and AI costs. TechCrunch said it had asked Apple for comment. Source TechCrunch
2. Siri AI No Longer Puts Every New User on a Waitlist, Only During High Demand
Apple has changed its “How to get Siri AI” support document so that tapping Try Siri AI (Beta) in Settings now starts the download automatically, 9to5Mac reported on November 4; the earlier wording said users would be added to a waitlist with variable wait times. The new text says users “might be added to a waitlist first” only “during time of high demand.” Apple had gated access with the waitlist since Siri AI launched in iOS 27 nearly two months ago, which 9to5Mac attributes to Apple gauging server performance. The updated document, dated November 2, still requires an Apple Intelligence-capable device with matching device and Siri languages and an Apple Account in an eligible region, and it keeps daily usage limits on server-side features including Siri AI, Image Playground and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts. Source Apple Support