Apple has put a price on heavy AI use, selling one-time "intelligence usage packs" for $49.99 once a subscriber burns through the monthly limit, with Logic Pro as the first app to offer them.
The packs are a one-time purchase rather than a subscription, unused credit rolls over month to month and expires 12 months after purchase, and they cannot be shared through Family Sharing, transferred, sold or gifted; only the Apple Account used at purchase can redeem one.
A baseline monthly allowance still exists, at least 50 images, 250 shapes or 50 presentations per feature, but Logic Pro's limit shifts with task complexity, and the exact amount of extra AI a $49.99 pack buys remains unspecified, with the in-app usage meter described only as an approximation.
Final Cut Pro, Pixelmator Pro and the iWork apps are set to gain the packs as Creator Studio updates arrive later this month, and server-based tools such as Siri AI and Image Playground will also carry usage limits, with paid access promised but no start date given.