The Samsung S26 has three separate AI systems with Google's Gemini, Perplexity and its own upgraded Bixby.

A Bloomberg report in June said that the Galaxy S26 might get a surprise AI assistant instead of Google Gemini. It now seems like Samsung and Perplexity are nearing a deal to add Perplexity's AI ...

While Apple is moving toward a multi-model AI strategy for Siri, Samsung appears to be following a similar path by integrating Perplexity's AI into its Bixby assistant for the upcoming Galaxy S26.

Samsung Electronics is unveiling a more intelligent voice assistant, ‘Bixby,’ enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI). This mirrors Apple’s collaboration with OpenAI and Google to upgrade its voice ...

Samsung is pumping life into Bixby by sourcing some of the responses from Perplexity AI. These upgrades allow Bixby to access real-time information from the web and offer more relevant and detailed ...

Samsung’s One UI 8.5 beta revamps Bixby into a more conversational device agent and adds Perplexity-powered web answers in select regions.