CALIFORNIA — Apple has agreed to pay a collective $250 million to some U.S. iPhone buyers to end a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading people about new artificial intelligence features and capabilities. The settlement was filed in California federal court on Tuesday and resolves claims in a consolidated class action filed last year.

Under the terms, Apple will pay between $25 and $95 to people in the U.S. who bought an iPhone 15 or iPhone 16 between June 2024 and March 2025. Apple did not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement.

The lawsuit accused Apple of false advertising around its AI features on the iPhone, called Apple Intelligence, including an enhancement of its Siri voice assistant. Lawyers for the plaintiffs wrote in a revised complaint that Apple's marketing around the new AI features amounted to false advertising, and that the company's promotion of Apple Intelligence as able to transform Siri from a "limited voice interface into a full-fledged personal AI assistant" was alleged to be false.

"Apple promoted AI capabilities that did not exist at the time, do not exist now, and will not exist for two or more years, if ever, all while marketing them as the breakthrough innovation," the lawyers wrote. They added that Apple undertook the campaign around AI specifically in an effort to catch up in a Big Tech race for new technology being driven by newer companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

"The iPhone 16 was delivered to consumers without 'Apple Intelligence,' and Enhanced Siri never came," the lawyers wrote.

An Apple spokeswoman said the lawsuit was focused on "the availability of two additional features" in a lineup of many released as part of its Apple Intelligence rollout. "We resolved this matter to stay focused on doing what we do best, delivering the most innovative products and services to our users," she said.