Apple is selling extra AI time inside Logic Pro, the company’s app for making music. A new “Buy More Usage” option costs a one-time $49.99, The Verge reported on 9 November, after 9to5Mac spotted it. The Verge calls Logic Pro the first Apple app to charge for extended Apple Intelligence use.
Apple names the product an Intelligence Usage Pack. Some Apple Intelligence features depend on cloud models built by OpenAI and Google (Gemini), and that is where the usage limits come from. Each pack belongs to one Apple Account, with no Family Sharing. Unused credit carries over month to month but lapses 12 months after purchase.
The Verge’s report gives no figure for how much work $49.99 covers. Apple says only that the limit depends on how complex your conversations with the assistant get, so two people could drain the same pack at very different speeds. Anyone who hits the cap can buy more under Intelligence Features, then Show Usage, in the main menu.
Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Final Cut Pro, Pages, Keynote and Numbers are expected to follow this month. For anyone pricing Apple’s creative apps, AI now arrives with a meter attached.
Reported by The Verge (Andrew Liszewski) on 9 November 2026.
