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Head to headchecked 19 Oct 2026

Siri AI vs Alexa+

  • United StatesBoth available
  • United KingdomBoth available
  • European UnionNeither fully
Siri AI: 1 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: UnclearWorks while you're away: UnclearLives in chat apps: NoMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: UnclearAsks before sending or paying: UnclearWorks in German: NoData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No1Siri AIApple
Alexa+: 3 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: UnclearWorks while you're away: PartlyLives in chat apps: NoMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: YesAsks before sending or paying: UnclearWorks in German: YesData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No3Alexa+Amazon
Availability
Where you can use it
USYesUKYesEUPartly

Arrived for the US and the UK with iOS 27. Not on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch in the EU; available on the Mac. English only at launch, five more languages in October.

USYesUKYesEUPartly

US, Canada, Mexico and the UK. In the EU only Germany, Austria, France, Italy and Spain.

Cheapest way in
Included

Comes with iOS 27 on eligible devices. Apple says expanded access will be sold later, with daily caps on server features.

Included with Prime

Part of Amazon’s Prime subscription.

What it can do
Works in your accounts
YesActs inside apps on your devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesAmazon account, calendarPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Uses a browser or computer
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Works while you're away
UnclearNo source yet
PartlyMore proactive in the smart homePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Lives in chat apps
NoBuilt into the devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
NoSpeakers, app, browser laterPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Makes phone calls
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Can pay for things
UnclearNo source yet
YesOrders and table bookingsPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Asks before sending or paying
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Works in German
NoNot among the languages added in OctoberPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesLaunched in German in GermanyPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Data can stay in the EU
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Runs on your own hardware
NoApple devices and serversPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
NoAmazon cloudPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Details
What it can touch
  • Apps
  • Screen
  • Messages
  • Calendar
  • Voice requests
  • Your Amazon account
How it asks before acting
Before it acts

System assistant that acts inside apps.

Before it acts

Voice assistant on Amazon’s home speakers.

Watch out for

Daily caps on features that run on Apple’s servers, thresholds not published.

Countries arrive in steps. Check yours before you buy a device.

Launched
14 Sep 2026
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People to follow
Unclear
Sources
  1. Pasquale Pillitteri, Sep 2026
  2. Gagadget, iOS 27 is out now, Sep 2026
  3. Pasquale Pillitteri, Siri reads your screen, 2026
  4. 9to5Mac, 9 Sep 2026
  1. EFTM, 4 Jun 2026
  2. Hartware, Alexa+ startet in Deutschland, 7 May 2026

Facts only, no scores. We have not tested these agents hands-on unless an entry says so.

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