Apple's Fine Print: Daily Usage Limits for Siri AI, 'Expanded Access' Coming for a Fee

[deconstruct60]

Except

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2026/08/17/anthropics-groundbreaking-second-quarter-delivers-115b-in-revenue/

Summary

Anthropic has made history by reporting its first profitable quarter, with Q2 2026 revenue soaring to $11.5 billion and positive adjusted operating income. This unprecedented achievement for a frontier AI lab directly refutes the long-held skepticism that such companies could never turn a profit due to escalating compute costs. Unlike mere run rates, these are booked sales, totaling $16.2 billion for the first half. The company's strong gross margins on API sales indicate previous losses stemmed from investing in future model training, not from unprofitable products.

Chuckle. On what accounting metrics. EDBITA?

" ... . At $11.5 billion a quarter, the margin coming in finally overtook the spending going out, at least on the adjusted basis the company disclosed. ..."

'adjusted basis'.

There is an old Charlie Munger quote: “I think that, every time you see the word EBITDA, you should substitute the words '******** earnings.'”

Whjat want is al the three-card-monty financial maze spelled out in non hocus pocus terms. Gross margins are different than real actual profit margins.

There are lots of Wall St hand waving at hocus pocus , 'adjusted to ignore real business expenses' foundation for valuation.

 

[trip1ex]

Siri tell me what features I can use without paying extra!

.....Siri are you there? Siri?

 

[noanker]

Apple delayed Siri’s brain for years, finally gave it one and immediately put its cognitive abilities behind the paywall.

Because apparently the most innovative thing in AI is charging customers to make their $1000+ iPhone less stupid.

 

[obviouslogic]

When you offer something for free, you know there’s going to be a few who are going to abuse the service. As Apple stated, the fee will be for people who make extensive use of the cloud models. Most users will never need to pay anything, whether all their requests are handled on device or in the cloud.

 

[obviouslogic]

Siri tell me what features I can use without paying extra!

.....Siri are you there? Siri?

All of them! You just can’t abuse it without paying for it!

 

[obviouslogic]

Apple delayed Siri’s brain for years, finally gave it one and immediately put its cognitive abilities behind the paywall.

Because apparently the most innovative thing in AI is charging customers to make their $1000+ iPhone less stupid.

It’s not immediately behind a paywall. All on-device is completely free forever. Apple is just limiting daily use of their cloud models. You will have to pay if you want to use it extensively.

 

[subjonas]

"Hey Siri give me directions home"

"Pony up"

Nothing surprising here. What will be a kick in the teeth if we have to pay and it is braindead compared to its competitors.

Regular Siri does that for free.

 

[101phd]

Regular Siri does that for free.

Really? It does? When did that start?

 

[The Oak]

I have Apple One Family. This plan does include iCloud+ 200. With a little luck this plan will be sprinkled with a little extra Apple Intelligence usage.

If I am stretching my luck my family members will have access to higher tier Apple Intelligence too, versus just the primary account holder.

At the end of the day, if CarPlay texting can understand me better without a plan, color me happy.

 

[emulator]

penny-pinching and price-gouging the customer base to appease shareholders....again

So be a shareholder! 😃

 

[GtrDude]

Sticking to Grok anyway.
It’s the best AI by far.

 

[rchaser]

Cook has taught his apprentice Ternus well, mastering the art of squeezing out every nickel and dime possible.

Maybe it’s a safeguard against abusers and hoggers so that everyone else isn’t disadvantaged.

 

[Oddgeirf]

I dont have to worry about it for maybe 2 years since Apple is so slow to implement new languages. Same situation the last time siri came out. I think it took 4 years. My language is Norwegian and if someone asks, the country is not part of EU. Apple intelligence is out in norwegian though, but I think I have to wait a long time for Siri.

 

[cardfan]

lol. Couldn’t imagine anyone paying for Apple intelligence or Siri.

 

[whatgift]

This was inevitable - no AI company is making money, so they will all likely go this way (and already have in some ways).

 

[Mr. Heckles]

Cook has taught his apprentice Ternus well, mastering the art of squeezing out every nickel and dime possible.

You think this was decided just recently? This probably been the plan for months and months.