Although the name of the fee may be changed to "Apple AI+ (Apple Intelligence+)", Apple's long-term plan for Apple AI (including the upgraded Siri) is to make it a product, a fee, and a payment model similar to Apple iCloud.
This news comes from the latest work diary of reporter Mark Gurman, who has been close to Apple insiders all year round, and his reliability is still very guaranteed, and the above-mentioned charging practices are indeed Apple's consistent style.
Gurman said that Apple's Apple Intelligence is a favorable means for the iPhone 16 to attract consumers and promote sales, and the current free will continue, but there will be a day when it will be charged.
After all, Apple has always hoped to increase profits through software services such as the Apple Store.
As for how to charge fees, Apple has always had its own fixed and mature model: in addition to users paying an additional monthly usage fee, Apple will also receive a share of the subscription revenue from each AI partner.
Of course, for our fruit fans in China, this topic may be talked about too early, but everyone must be mentally prepared.