Apple Adds $49.99 Intelligence Usage Packs to Logic Pro

Apple has updated Logic Pro with a "Buy More Usage" option priced at $49.99, making the music production app its first to charge for extended use of Apple Intelligence. The one-time Intelligence Usage Packs are meant for certain AI features that rely on cloud-based models from OpenAI or Google Gemini and have usage limits.

What the packs cover

The packs allow users to continue accessing certain Apple Intelligence features after hitting usage limits. Apple says the usage limit in Logic Pro is affected by the complexity of conversations users have with the assistant, which can start a new song, set up a vocal track from a single prompt, or refine an active project.

Purchase and account rules

The packs cost $49.99 as a one-time purchase and can only be used by the Apple Account that bought them; Family Sharing is not supported. Unused additional usage rolls over from month to month but expires 12 months after purchase. Users who run out can find the option in Intelligence Features > Show Usage in the app's main menu.

Wider rollout expected

Logic Pro is currently the only app with the option, but Apple expects to add it to other Apple Creator Studio apps this month. Those apps include Pixelmator Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Pages, Keynote, and Numbers, which are getting access to Apple's AI chatbot. The update follows a support article published in early September that outlined usage limits for some Apple Intelligence features.

Sources: The Verge