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Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers

Apple is removing the cloud bill for small app makers who want to add AI features. At its 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on June 8, the company said developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads can run its Foundation Models on Private Cloud Compute at no cloud API cost. The offer targets indie studios squeezed by the rising price of AI experimentation, and it ties eligibility to the same size cutoff Apple uses for its existing small-developer commission program.