Apple said it would eventually charge for heavy use of some AI features. It’s here. The latest Logic Pro update has a “Buy More Usage” option under Intelligence Features: a $49.99 one-time “intelligence usage pack.”
- One-time purchase, not a subscription.
- No Family Sharing. It’s tied to the Apple Account you use for iCloud.
- Unused usage rolls over month to month and expires 12 months after purchase.
- It only kicks in after you hit your monthly free limit.
- Final Cut Pro, Pixelmator Pro and iWork are expected to get packs when their Creator Studio updates land this month.
My take
Better than another subscription, and it only affects heavy users for now. But this is the start of metered Apple Intelligence. Watch where those monthly limits get set.
God Bless, and Use the Source!
