GoKawiilApple expands Foundation Models API to support Claude, Gemini and third-party LLMs
Apple has updated its Foundation Models framework, a native Swift API, to work with external server-based models such as Claude and Gemini, alongside its on-device Apple Intelligence models. The framework includes image understanding via multimodal prompts, built-in Vision tools like OCR and barcode scanning, guided generation, and tool calling. Small developers enrolled in Apple's App Store Small Business Program with under two million first-time downloads can access Apple's Foundation Models via Private Cloud Compute without cloud API costs.