Apple AI Models Underwhelm Against Rivals

Apple’s AI models fail to match competitors like OpenAI, raising concerns over delayed features and underdelivered promises.
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Apple AI Models Underwhelm Against Rivals
Apple’s Upgraded AI Models Disappoint Against Rivals Apple’s latest push into generative AI has raised eyebrows—not for innovation, but for falling short. Despite the fanfare around its newly updated Apple AI models , the performance metrics shared by the company tell a different story. According to Apple’s own benchmarks, both its on-device and server-based models lag behind competitors like OpenAI, Google, and Meta. For users expecting cutting-edge AI on iPhones or Macs, this update might feel more like a marketing move than a meaningful step forward.                              Image Credits:Alexander Pohl / NurPhoto / Getty Images Apple AI Models vs Competitors: A Performance Gap Apple’s two new AI systems— Apple On-Device and Apple Server —were expected to elevate user experiences across iOS, macOS, and Apple’s broader ecosystem. But human evaluators rated the On-Device model as only “comparable” to similarly-sized models from Google and Alibaba. Worse still, the more advanced Apple Se…