Free mobile AI ending? Samsung, Apple prepare to charge users next year
Have you started warming up to the AI features on your shiny new Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra? There’s bad news – you may need to pay for it soon. Based on latest developments The era of getting advanced smartphone AI features completely for free is coming to an end.
Over the last two years, tech companies like Samsung, Apple, Oppo and almost all major brands gave away AI tools for free to convince people to buy new phones. However, running smart AI models in the cloud costs billions of dollars in computer power and electricity, and somebody had to pay the price.
