Photos Cleanup Daily Request Limit Reached

NY Andrew wrote:

Cannot find a single breakdown online anywhere on this “limitation”. I pay for iCloud services and am extremely disappointed and dissatisfied if this is going to be another subscription based model.

From the Support article to which Matti Haveri linked:

"In the future, Apple will implement usage limits on these and other Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features to ensure a high-quality, reliable experience for everyone. If you reach a limit in a particular feature, that feature will become available again after a time out period. Limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand, system policies, and other factors. Increased access to such features will be available for a fee."

AppleInsider (July 30, 2026) – Apple AI compute costs will be covered by iCloud+ subscriptions, for now

"He [Tim Cook] states here, and again later in the call, that AI daily usage limits will be tied to a user's iCloud+ subscription tier. What that means and which tier gets what hasn't been detailed yet, but this information was shared during the WWDC keynote as well."

Based on the AppleInsider article, it sounds like – for now – the number of AI processing tokens you get depends upon how much iCloud+ storage you buy. But it also sounds like Apple could decide to charge a separate fee for "increased access" to the features.

The exact limits are not published and Apple reserves the right to change them at any time. You would expect that to be the case for monitoring server load and usage. Nothing in this Support Article pertains to having an iCloud+ subscription, so the expectation that it would remove a limit is unfounded at this point. If there is going to be another subscription offer is purely speculation and we can only rely on what Apple has announced. We also don't know if the usage limits will increase in the future without paying for anything.

Apple Intelligence Usage Terms - Apple Support

If you want to send feedback to Apple about the use of the Photos app and the limits in the Cleanup feature, then do that here.

Feedback - Photos - Apple

Rants on Social Media platforms have no relevance here on this site.

Some Apple Intelligence features rely on server-side models and seem to have usage limits.

Learn about Apple Intelligence usage limits - Apple Support

N0FY wrote:

But they sure make me feel better. These greedy socialists.

Chatbots are designed to make you feel better too, often times just by agreeing with you. Maybe that is part of the problem. Capitalism is the philosophy where you have for profit companies, while Socialism believes services should be free to all. Quite the oxymoron for a "greedy socialist".

How can I find out what my daily limit is so I can schedule my work accordingly. I don't want to run out of my limit before I'm finished the project. Knowing my limit would allow me to make selections of the highest priority ones first

ATPita wrote:

How can I find out what my daily limit is so I can schedule my work accordingly. I don't want to run out of my limit before I'm finished the project. Knowing my limit would allow me to make selections of the highest priority ones first

No specific information has been made available beyond what has already been linked to in this thread. Generally, it makes sense to do the high-priority tasks first.

Of course but let's say I want to remove identifying information from 10 photos. How can I determine if while working I run over my limit, how I can I know when I'll be able to finish the project? Does my limit start from when I last used the service and when can I use the service again Do I get notified when the service is now available to me? Or do I just have to keep checking in until it works again?

ATPita wrote:

Of course but let's say I want to remove identifying information from 10 photos. How can I determine if while working I run over my limit, how I can I know when I'll be able to finish the project? Does my limit start from when I last used the service and when can I use the service again Do I get notified when the service is now available to me? Or do I just have to keep checking in until it works again?

No one here can answer any of those questions.

ATPita wrote: Of course but let's say I want to remove identifying information from 10 photos.

I use GraphicConverter ($40) for blurring faces, for instance. Of course, I use it for a lot more than that. I'm sure that other software is available.

But they sure make me feel better. These greedy socialists.