Alphabet Inc. pays Samsung Electronics Co. an “enormous sum of money” every month to preinstall Google generative AI app, Gemini, on its phones and devices, according to court

Gemini’s place as a preinstalled, default AI assistant on the Galaxy S25 came with a check attached.

Google admits that the company paid Samsung "enormous sums of money" to preinstall Gemini on its devices. Google is currently trying to fend off any allegations of it breaking antitrust laws, however, the company’s practice of paying for installations is in violation of the same law.