Apple now charges $49.99 for extra AI

Apple has started charging for extra Apple Intelligence, and Logic Pro is the first app where the meter runs.

Creator Studio subscribers who exhaust their monthly Apple Intelligence allowance in Logic Pro for Mac can now buy a one-time Intelligence Usage Pack, reported at $49.99. Apple lists no price on its support page, and it does not say how much usage the pack buys.

The pack is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Extra usage is drawn on only after the monthly limit is hit, unused usage rolls over month to month, and whatever is left expires 12 months after purchase. Packs do not support Family Sharing and are tied to the Apple Account used to buy them. All sales are final.

The packs are available to active Creator Studio subscribers in eight countries: Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Mexico, the UK and the US. In Logic Pro, the pack is bought from Logic Pro > Intelligence Features > Show Usage > Buy More Usage.

The Logic Pro assistant runs on Google Gemini, needs Apple silicon and macOS 27 or later, and works in US English only. Apple says the monthly allowance depends on the complexity of conversations with the assistant. Across the other Creator Studio apps, the baseline is at least 50 images, 250 shapes, 50 presentations or presenter notes for 700 slides a month, one feature at a time.

Packs for Pixelmator Pro, Final Cut Pro and Motion are expected later this month, per The Verge — not yet confirmed by Apple.

Why it matters: this is the first time Apple has put a price on extra Apple Intelligence, and it sets the template for how paid AI top-ups could work across its apps.