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id: tuhi-assistant.why-is-it-called-tuhi
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/why-is-it-called-tuhi
category: "Tuhi, your storage assistant"
subcategory: "About Tuhi"
question: "Is Tuhi the same thing as Apple Intelligence?"
alt_questions:
  - "Is Tuhi made by Apple?"
  - "Is Tuhi Siri?"
  - "What's the relationship between Tuhi and Apple Intelligence?"
  - "Does Tuhi use ChatGPT?"
  - "Which AI model does Tuhi use?"
short_answer: "No. Tuhi is Storage Studio's own assistant; Apple Intelligence is the on-device engine that powers its conversational answers where available. It isn't Siri and doesn't send your questions to an online chatbot."
tags: ["tuhi", "apple intelligence", "siri"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/what-is-tuhi", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/does-tuhi-work-without-apple-intelligence"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Is Tuhi the same thing as Apple Intelligence?

No. Tuhi is Storage Studio's own assistant; **Apple Intelligence** is the on-device engine that powers its conversational answers on Macs that support it. Tuhi isn't Siri and doesn't send your questions to an online chatbot.

Storage Studio supplies what Tuhi knows — your live storage figures and how each feature works — and Apple Intelligence helps turn that into natural wording, on your Mac. Where Apple Intelligence isn't available, Tuhi answers with Storage Studio's built-in replies instead. See [what happens without Apple Intelligence](https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/does-tuhi-work-without-apple-intelligence).