Who is building the agent operating system?
Twelve dimensions across seven providers. Re-graded as announcements land, with the market's reaction shown alongside.
Google · Assistant Intelligence
Raw capability · updated 2026-06-01
Gemini sits at the frontier on reasoning, long context, and multimodality.
How smart is the assistant at the core reasoning, knowledge, and generation tasks people actually throw at it? Frontier benchmark standing, but weighted toward real assistant quality rather than leaderboard maxing.
- NewsWWDC 2026: What to expect, from Siri's revamp to Apple Intelligence and iOS 27TechCrunch · 2026-06-08
Day-of preview of the conversational Siri revamp, Gemini backing, and cross-app multi-step capabilities in iOS 27.
- NewsApple WWDC 2026 live updates: Siri AI revealedCNBC · 2026-06-08
Live coverage of the Gemini-powered Siri reveal in Tim Cook's final WWDC as CEO, framed for investors.
- NewsWhat to Expect From WWDC 2026: Gemini-Powered Siri, iOS 27, macOS 27MacRumors · 2026-06-08
Comprehensive guide to the Gemini-backed Siri, personal context, onscreen awareness, and assistant Extensions.
- AnalysisApple's New Siri Needs Google's Cloud to Actually ThinkProductNation · 2026-06-08
Explains the three-tier routing (on-device, Private Cloud Compute, Gemini on Google cloud) and its privacy tensions.
- AnalysisApple Intelligence could bring a better Gemini experience than Google doesAppleInsider · 2026-06-08
Ming-Chi Kuo's thesis that Apple's ecosystem and UI could beat Google's own Gemini delivery, but Gemini sets the ceiling.
- MarketApple WWDC 2026 Preview: Major Siri Upgrade. Has Apple's AI Payoff Arrived?TradingKey · 2026-06-06
Market preview citing Goldman ($340) and JPMorgan; argues Apple's edge is controlling AI distribution to 2B+ devices.
- NewsGoogle Confirms Gemini-Powered Siri Coming Later This YearMacRumors · 2026-04-22
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian publicly confirms the Gemini-powered Siri partnership at Google Cloud Next.
- AnalysisA Guide to Which AI to Use in the Agentic EraOne Useful Thing (Ethan Mollick) · 2026-02-18
A models/apps/harnesses framework: the harness that lets a model take real actions now matters as much as IQ.
- NewsGoogle's Gemini to power Apple's AI features like SiriTechCrunch · 2026-01-12
The multi-year, ~$1B/year non-exclusive deal for Gemini models to back Apple Foundation Models and Siri.
- AnalysisApple's new Google Gemini deal sounds bigger, better than expected9to5Mac · 2026-01-12
Analyzes the partnership in which custom Gemini models power a rebuilt Siri, a landmark distribution win for Google.
- AnalysisGoogle Gemini 3 Pro levels up to OpenAI's ChatGPTAxios · 2025-11-25
Gemini 3's benchmarks, reach, and cost efficiency mark Google's turn from AI laggard to front-runner.
- NewsGoogle launches Gemini 3 with state-of-the-art reasoning, 'generative UI'9to5Google · 2025-11-18
Gemini 3 Pro's record benchmarks and generative-UI responses, plus the Antigravity agentic dev platform.
- AnalysisGurman: Next-Gen Siri Powered by White-Label Google Gemini on Private Cloud ComputeDaring Fireball · 2025-11-03
Gruber argues Apple should pick the best model regardless of vendor, but flags the branding contradiction.
- PrimaryGemini as a universal AI assistant (Google I/O 2025)Google DeepMind · 2025-05-20
Google's intent to fold Project Astra and Mariner into Gemini as a 'universal assistant' that sees, acts, and remembers.