Apple is now offering additional AI access via one-time $50 "intelligence usage packs" when monthly usage caps are met, starting in its Creator Studio apps
THE SO WHAT
Apple putting a $50 price tag on overage “intelligence usage packs” makes AI a metered utility inside creative tools, not a free feature. If you build on Apple’s ecosystem, assume users will be cost-sensitive about heavy AI workflows and design around bursty, high-value use rather than constant background inference.
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