Xcode 26: Apple apparently prepares native claude integration

Apple’s programming environment Xcode may receive native support for the AI models from Anthropic. The Apple Blog 9to5mac wants to be evidence of this found in the next beta version of Xcode 26. The Beta 7 is currently not yet available on the developer pages. According to the report, references to Claude Sonnet 4.0 and Claude Opus 4 are included in the code. This indicates that Claude could get the same native integration as Openais Chatgpt.

During the WWDC world developer conference, Apple announced that the company had “expanded” its vision for Swift Assist. The AI programming aid originally only designed on Apple’s own models should now also support Chatgpt Native and enable access to other Large Language Models via APIs. The traces found by 9to5mac suggest that Claude should receive the same privileged integration as Chatgpt, instead of only being connected via the general API interface.

Apple’s answer to Github Copilot

Swift Assist was originally announced on the WWDC 2024 as an Apple answer to tools such as Github Copilot. The AI-based programming aid should support developers in exploring frameworks and writing code, but was never published. Only a year after his performance, Apple went back to it at the 2025 WWDC and announced the expansion of his vision. In contrast to the previous year, this was also provided with the beta versions for testing.

In addition to the direct interfaces, Xcode users should also be able to integrate third models via API. Another alternative are local models that are operated on the Mac. This can be prevented, for example, that parts of your own code must be transferred to the servers of the AI providers.

Can Claude also answer for Siri?

The server configuration files discovered by 9TO5MAC also indicate that Claude may not only be integrated into Xcode, but also as a AI alternative to Chatgpt in Siri and in the system-wide writing tools. This has also been discussed as a rumor a few times before.