How Far Can On-Device Inference Stay Free? Measuring the Line Between Foundation Models and Gemini
WWDC 2026 widened Apple Foundation Models' free tier, making on-device inference easier to reach for. But 'free, so everything on-device' hits cases where quality falls short. Here is how to decide the range you hold on-device and the range you pass to cloud Gemini by measurement, not guesswork.
Delegate to the OS AI or Own It: Drawing the iOS 27 Feature Boundary
WWDC 2026 put AI into the OS core. Which app features should you hand to the OS AI, and which should you own? A boundary you will not regret, for indie developers.
Making Apple Foundation Models and Gemini Interchangeable: A Three-Tier Abstraction for In-App AI
After WWDC26 opened Apple Foundation Models to qualifying developers and announced server-side Gemini integration, I redesigned my apps around a three-tier abstraction — on-device, Private Cloud Compute, and third-party APIs — behind a single Swift protocol.
Apple Foundation Models Are Now Free for Most Indie Apps — Three Questions That Decide What I Build
Apple Foundation Models are now free for developers under 2M first-time downloads. Three questions I used to decide which AI features belong in my wallpaper apps.