Overview
- Apple started offering a $49.99 one-time “Intelligence usage pack” inside Logic Pro to extend access to certain cloud-backed AI tools after users exhaust their monthly allowance.
- The packs are available in eight countries and require an active Apple Creator Studio subscription to purchase, with unused top-up usage rolling over until it expires 12 months after purchase.
- Apple’s terms say purchased usage is consumed only after the regular monthly limit and that there is no guaranteed number of outputs because consumption varies by app, request complexity, and system demand.
- Some Creator Studio assistants run on third-party models — for example, Logic Pro’s assistant is powered by Google Gemini — which may be handled differently from Apple Intelligence features when iCloud+ plans add expanded access.
- Apple, which began selling the packs on Monday, plans to add them to other Creator Studio apps this month and has said expanded server-side AI access will later be included in select iCloud+ tiers at unspecified prices.