Apple's Foundation Models Framework: Run AI On-Device With Just a Few Lines of Swift (opens in new tab)  4 articles covering this post

<p>Apple has quietly shipped one of the most significant frameworks for iOS developers in years. With iOS 26 the <strong>Foundation Models framework</strong> gives you direct access to Apple's on-device ~3B parameter large language model — the same one powering Apple Intelligence — right from your Swift code.</p> <p>No API keys. No cloud costs. No internet required. And it's <strong>completely free</strong>.</p> <p>Let's break down what this means and how to start building with it.</p> ...