Samsung Eyes OpenAI, Perplexity For S26 AI

Samsung (SSNLF) is widening its AI net by talking to OpenAI and Perplexity AI for Galaxy S26 integration beyond Google's Gemini.

Galaxy's mobile boss Choi Won?Joon says they've held talks with multiple vendors and will back any AI agent that delivers top user experiences.

Bloomberg reports Samsung was close to investing in Nvidia?backed Perplexity in June, and now it wants both Perplexity's assistant and OpenAI's models side?by?side with Gemini on next year's S26.

Like Apple AAPL, Samsung aims to blend best?in?class AI from outside partners into its devices, giving customers choice rather than a single default. Why it matters: Offering a menu of AI assistants could set the Galaxy S26 apart in a market where differentiation on specs alone is tough. Investors will be watching vendor partnerships and any investment deals ahead of Samsung's upcoming earnings.