Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (2024)

HobeSoundDarryl

macrumors G5
Feb 8, 2004
12,757
16,880
Hobe Sound, FL (20 miles north of Palm Beach)
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #26

Corp: Extract them nickels & dimes. Shareholders & Execs need to feed their families.

Fans (as soon as you believe it): rationalize it for the corp. Shareholders & Execs need to feed their families.

Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (2)

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (3)

Reactions:

Ramchi

Adam Warlock

macrumors regular
Jun 22, 2016
223
1,404
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #27

Not one cent.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (5)

Reactions:

spcopsmac21

Digital Dude

macrumors 65816
Oct 12, 2008
1,195
1,523
Arizona where freedom still means something
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #28

Same price as what Microsoft is charging for Copilot+. I’m using the non-premium version and it works just fine as part of the Microsoft package. Based on the history of Siri, I don’t have a lot of confidence in Apple’s ability to pull this off. Maybe a year from now, but I’ll stick with what works. 🤷‍♂️

Last edited:

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (7)

Reactions:

Tim Apple’s Glasses and Cervisia

rvd818

macrumors newbie
May 10, 2024
7
12
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #29

Well, considering Siri still can’t set a timer or alarm right consistently in iOS 18.1, they’re likely not getting that monthly fee from me personally.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (9)

Reactions:

Tim Apple’s Glasses, Cervisia, IIGS User and 2 others

D

Daul

macrumors newbie
May 10, 2024
18
43
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #30

Maybe for 5 or even 10 depending on its capabilities but certainly not 20

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (10)

Reactions:

Fraserpatty

Le0M

macrumors 6502a
Aug 13, 2020
889
1,233
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #31

Included in iCloud (actual) plan? Sure, no problem.
Gotta pay more for it? Not a chance.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (12)

Reactions:

gusmula, Rradcircless, PaladinGuy and 6 others

W

wilhoitm

macrumors 6502a
Jul 22, 2002
886
1,075
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #33

I thought I was already paying for this but will probably not take the time to cancel it! 🤣 This will be the reality for most people!

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (15)
  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (16)

Reactions:

BlairMALL, Ramchi and spcopsmac21

R

RoadWarrior56

macrumors regular
Oct 18, 2014
238
463
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #34

You could not pay me to use "Apple Intelligence" or any other AI product, at least not in my lifetime, much less me paying Apple or anybody else for the privlege. Almost all of AI looks and seems vaguely fake and synthetic. I am just not sold on the concept. I shudder that the "free" sections of "AI" will be resource and storage hogs and bog down processing. I hope tech companies don't go so whole hog on it that it starts to ruin operating systems. I also would not be surprised to see a future "AI" bubble develop that does damage to Wall Street.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (17)

Reactions:

gusmula, Tim Apple’s Glasses, Cervisia and 4 others

T

TechnoMonk

macrumors 68020
Oct 15, 2022
2,305
3,455
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #35

Bundle it with 30 TB cloud storage and other stuff. Google did it, but Gemini is trash. Apple should start slow and not rush in to subscriptions.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (18)

Reactions:

Rradcircless and wilhoitm

S

stocklen

macrumors 6502a
Sep 25, 2013
812
1,550
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #36

should such a thing happen then its most likely to be included in the Apple One bundle which I already subscribe to. That's not to say the bundle price won't go up but if its a separate selectable service then it should be included in the one bundle as that's supposed to be 'everything'.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (19)
  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (20)

Reactions:

Rradcircless, asdfjkl; and wilhoitm

NT1440

macrumors Pentium
May 18, 2008
15,057
22,077
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #37

Analysts are absolute no-nothings.

No one actually wants to pay for these things, that’s why there’s a massive AI crash coming that will only leave companies who position their AI as a *feature* rather than standalone product.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (22)

Reactions:

Tim Apple’s Glasses, Rradcircless, Cervisia and 4 others

M

michaelscarn

macrumors member
May 25, 2021
85
138
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #38

Some people (not myself) are upgrading their devices solely for AI compatibility.

This would be a real slap in the face for those users.

Needless to say, I would NEVER pay for this.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (23)

Reactions:

Rradcircless, Cervisia, Shifts and 2 others

klky

macrumors 6502
Oct 30, 2015
436
809
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #39

Let's see how well it performs tasks that are genuinely useful. I turned Siri off a decade ago and it's been great. But $20 a month? Can't see it.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (25)

Reactions:

Cervisia, spcopsmac21 and nt5672

WWPD

macrumors 6502a
Aug 21, 2015
847
3,236
Ten Forward
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #40

Drop arcade, replace it with AI in AppleOne. Otherwise, no.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (27)

Reactions:

PaladinGuy and Vetiver1

H

Harry Haller

macrumors 6502a
Oct 31, 2023
650
1,457
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #41

Depends.
If it enhances my computing experience in a major way, $5/mo.
If it’s gimmicky genmojis and Siri tweaks, nope.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (28)

Reactions:

Tim Apple’s Glasses

I

imlynxy

macrumors 65816
Mar 8, 2012
1,420
616
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #42

No

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (29)

Reactions:

Tim Apple’s Glasses and Ramchi

S

sdm1985

macrumors 6502a
Jul 1, 2008
504
58
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #43

Hell NO.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (30)

Reactions:

Tim Apple’s Glasses, Morod and Ramchi

designaholic

macrumors regular
Nov 10, 2007
243
44
Bristol, UK
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #44

gphome said:

Why would you pay for something that Google and Samsung will offer for free? And Google's AI features are likely to perform better

For now.

sunapple

macrumors 68030
Jul 16, 2013
2,775
5,257
The Netherlands
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #45

I remember a time when you could say that while Apple hardware was expensive, you get the OS en some great apps included in the package, which then justified the price a bit better. Now it seems pricing remains high as ever while the software is extra... with monthly payments...

Wonder where this will end seeing as subcriptions are now such an increasingly large part of Apple's profits.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (33)

Reactions:

gusmula, Rradcircless and Cervisia

FSMBP

macrumors 68030
Jan 22, 2009
2,732
2,814
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #46

sniffies said:

Only if Apple Intelligence will sync iCloud Mail notification badges between iOS and macOS.

This is honestly insane and makes me think Apple execs don't use iCloud mail. It has been 13 years of iCloud Mail and this should have been fixed 13 years ago.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (35)

Reactions:

gusmula, Tim Apple’s Glasses, Cervisia and 1 other person

F

fumi2014

macrumors 6502
May 21, 2014
360
1,530
California
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #47

No.

Mr. Heckles

macrumors 65816
Mar 20, 2018
1,437
1,885
Around
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #48

Get the full Apple bundle for $100 a month. We are headed that way.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (37)

Reactions:

arkitect

needsomecoffee

macrumors 6502
May 6, 2008
478
1,067
Seattle
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #49

AI resource usage (notably electricity) is going to become an issue. It already is in WA where via custom setups the new large datacenters get access to our hydro power forcing WA residents to rely on other (e.g. NG/coal) out-of-state plants. We simply do not have the infrastructure to support vast use of AI unless the models get vastly more efficient. (Zuck in last earnings call said Lama4 will be 10x more resource intensive -- YIKES). I hope Apple charges a fair amount, and I hope our utility commissions realize that tax breaks and special access to the grid and low-cost kwh rates is really not a great idea as the billionaires socializing these costs have no intent to pay fairly for the tax they are ultimately forcing onto all of us. Links:

Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (39)

Data centers threaten WA climate efforts by guzzling power

Some Washington utility officials might face a daunting choice: violate a state green energy law limiting fossil fuel use or risk rolling blackouts.

Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (40)www.seattletimes.com


HTH, NSC

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (41)
  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (42)

Reactions:

gusmula, AppleEnthusiast1995, Cervisia and 1 other person

GtrDude

macrumors 6502a
Apr 17, 2011
852
1,190
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #50

dominiongamma said:

If it’s part of the Apple one plan then maybe but separate no thanks

They'll definitely bundle it with the Apple One and Apple One will go up about another 15 bucks a month.
But....hey....it's better than paying 20... that's how they play the game.

  • Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (44)

Reactions:

gphome

You must log in or register to reply here.

Would You Subscribe to Apple Intelligence? Analysts Say Some Features Could Cost Up to $20 Per Month (2024)
Top Articles
Produktübersicht | Jetzt Produkte entdecken | eKiosk
Arkansas Razorbacks Volleyball Roster
Northwestern College Confidential
Latest Posts
Abbott zoekt een KOM JIJ OOK VOOR ABBOTT BIOLOGICALS IN WEESP WERKEN? in Weesp, North Holland, Netherlands | LinkedIn
Braunschweiger entwickeln „Wandernadel“ – aber für Kioske
Recommended Articles
Article information

Author: Greg Kuvalis

Last Updated:

Views: 5919

Rating: 4.4 / 5 (75 voted)

Reviews: 90% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Greg Kuvalis

Birthday: 1996-12-20

Address: 53157 Trantow Inlet, Townemouth, FL 92564-0267

Phone: +68218650356656

Job: IT Representative

Hobby: Knitting, Amateur radio, Skiing, Running, Mountain biking, Slacklining, Electronics

Introduction: My name is Greg Kuvalis, I am a witty, spotless, beautiful, charming, delightful, thankful, beautiful person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.