Apple starts selling extra AI usage in $49.99 one-off packs

The packs cover Apple Intelligence features that run on cloud models from OpenAI or Google’s Gemini, The Verge says. In Logic Pro, the pack tops up the built-in assistant, which can begin a new song or prepare a vocal track from a single request. Family Sharing is excluded: a pack belongs to the Apple Account that paid for it. Whatever is left carries over from month to month until 12 months after the purchase date.

Apple says the Logic Pro limit is “impacted by the complexity of conversations you have with the assistant.” The Verge says the packs are expected in Pixelmator Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Pages, Keynote and Numbers this month. Apple’s support page adds that extra access will cost a fee, and that limits shift with system demand, the feature, how complex a request is, system policies and other factors.

On our price sheet, checked on 10 November, Adobe sells Firefly Standard at $9.99 a month for 2,000 generative credits, enough for up to 20 five-second videos.

Adobe states what $9.99 buys in credits and clips. Apple’s pages state neither the size of the monthly limit nor how much a pack adds, so a creator cannot work out what one AI request costs before paying $49.99.