ChatGPT in Apple Intelligence: OpenAI limits requests, promotes Plus upgrades

Users of the second developer beta of iOS 18.2 report innovations in the implementation of ChatGPT in the operating system: in the future, there will be a clear warning that the chatbot cannot be used via Siri indefinitely, at least in “Advanced “With tasks. In System Settings in the “ChatGPT Extensions” section, you can now see a “Daily Limit” section under “Advanced Capabilities”.

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GPT-4o is only available to a limited extent

Apple has not specified when the restrictions will go into effect. However, there is the aforementioned daily limit in “Advanced Capabilities” for ChatGPT. System settings only show whether you are below or above the limit. There is a link just below the threshold to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus. It also says that you have access to the said “advanced features” until the end of the daily limit. The “Standard Edition” is then offered for a maximum of 24 hours.

Apple does not provide any information in System Settings about which models users get in Standard mode (Basic) and “Advanced” mode. The latter is likely to be based on GPT-4o. As mentioned, Apple rarely gives any user information to OpenAI unless they are logged in to OpenAI. IP addresses are also obscure. However, the request naturally ends up with the AI ​​company, without which it cannot be processed.

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Upgrade for money – will Apple benefit?

ChatGPT Plus’ integration is comparatively deeper. If you click the “Upgrade” link, the option to subscribe appears directly in the system settings. It is advertised as having “five times more messages with GPT-4o” as well as “access to even more modern models.” There are also “higher limits for photo and file uploads” as well as “image creation and web browsing”, although image creation also appears to work by default on iOS 18.2, albeit limited to a lower number.

ChatGPIT’s “Advanced Voice Mode” is also advertised for more natural conversations through voice. Many of the advertised features are reasonable Through ChatGPT App Available. The cost is $19.99 per month, which includes “auto-renew”. It’s unclear how much Apple makes from this – typically a 30 percent commission would be payable, then 15 percent after a year.

(B.Sc.)