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The Verge · AI· Andrew Liszewski·· 2 小时前AI 评分41

苹果推出 $50 的 Intelligence Usage Pack，付费延长部分 AI 功能使用额度

Apple’s $50 Intelligence Usage Packs extend access to some AI features

文章要点
  • 1苹果在 Logic Pro 上线 $49.99 一次性 AI 用量包，可继续使用有额度限制的功能
  • 2受限功能依赖 OpenAI 与 Google Gemini 云端模型，苹果 9 月初已发布支持文档说明用量上限
  • 3用量包仅限购买的 Apple 账户使用且不支持家庭共享，未用完额度按月滚存，购买 12 个月后过期
  • 4目前仅 Logic Pro 开放购买，本月预计扩展到 Pixelmator Pro、Final Cut Pro、Motion 等应用
决策要点

苹果开始把依赖第三方云端模型的 AI 功能转为按量付费，一次性用量包成为免费额度之外的持续变现方式。

  • 影响：使用 Logic Pro、Final Cut Pro 等工具的企业需把 AI 用量计入软件预算，对话复杂度会直接影响额度消耗；用量包绑定单一账户且 12 个月过期，团队账号归属与采购方式需相应调整；该模式显示第三方云端模型的成本正向用户端转嫁。
  • 参考：可考虑盘点内部使用这些创作工具的岗位与用量场景，先算出超出免费额度的成本；值得明确团队设备上 Apple 账号的归属和结算方式，再决定是否按需采购用量包。
  • 依据：苹果支持文档与官网说明为官方口径，尚无第三方用量实测；用量包更新由 9to5Mac 发现，The Verge 转述。
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Andrew Liszewski

Andrew Liszewski

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid.

After publishing a support article in early September outlining usage limits for some Apple Intelligence features, the company has updated Logic Pro with an option to “Buy More Usage” for a one-time purchase price of $49.99, as spotted by 9to5Mac. It has a built-in AI assistant to do things like “start a new song, set up a vocal track from a single prompt, or refine an active project.”

These Intelligence Usage Packs, as Apple calls them, will allow users to continue accessing certain Apple Intelligence features that have usage limits because they rely on cloud-based AI models from OpenAI or Google Gemini. The Usage Packs can only be used by the Apple Account that purchased them (Family Sharing isn’t supported) and, as Apple explains on its website, any unused additional usage will roll over from month to month, but will expire 12 months after it was purchased.

For Logic Pro, Apple says the usage limit is “impacted by the complexity of conversations you have with the assistant.” Users finding themselves running out of access can find the option to buy an Intelligence Usage Pack in the Intelligence Features > Show Usage section of the app’s main menu. Currently, only Logic Pro has the option to buy more usage, but it’s expected to be added to other Apple Creator Studio apps this month, including Pixelmator Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion, plus Pages, Keynote, and Numbers that are getting access to Apple’s AI chatbot.

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