NewsApple is looking at adding Perplexity and other AI search engines to SafariEddy Cue said searches in Safari fell for the first time last month.Eddy Cue said searches in Safari fell for the first time last month.by Emma Roth and Lauren FeinerMay 7, 2025, 4:15 PM UTCLinkFacebookThreadsImage: Cath Virginia / The VergeApple is “actively looking at” bringing AI search options to Safari. Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, made the statement during Google’s antitrust trial on Wednesday, saying the company will likely add AI search features to Safari in the coming year as they continue to improve.“To date, they’re just not good enough,” Cue said, adding that Apple has already had discussions with Perplexity, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Cue is mindful that it’s still early days for generative AI, and says that with Apple’s existing agreement with OpenAI for other AI services, it was important to “make sure we have the capability to switch if we have to,” in case a different provider leaps ahead. The statements came as part of Cue’s testimony about the around $20 billion Google pays Apple to make it the default search engine on Safari. Apple currently offers a ChatGPT integration with Siri, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed last week that the company is getting closer to striking a deal to bring Gemini to the iPhone.Cue added that searches in Safari fell for the first time last month, something that has “never happened in 22 years.” Under Google’s deal with Apple, the search giant pays Apple a chunk of ad revenue from searches on Safari. Fewer searches mean less revenue for Apple, something he has said he’s “lost a lot of sleep thinking about.”See More: AIAntitrustAppleAppsGoogleLawNewsPolicyPoliticsRegulationTechMore in this streamSee allDOJ’s proposed Google changes would ‘deeply undermine user trust,’ search chief saysLauren FeinerMay 6CommentsComment Icon BubblePublisher opt-outs of AI training cut Google’s DeepMind training data in half.Wes DavisMay 3CommentsComment Icon BubbleFirefox could be doomed without Google search deal, says executiveLauren FeinerMay 2CommentsComment Icon BubbleMost PopularMost PopularSonos and Ikea are ending their partnershipThe new flying ID restrictions are here, and they’re a messDeath is the policyMicrosoft and Asus’ Xbox handheld appears in leaked photosGoogle just leaked Android’s new design languageInstallerA weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
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