Meta Launches Meta One Subscription Service: Up to $499, Covering AI and Business Tools

Meta introduced a new subscription service called Meta One on Tuesday, offering Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp users more advanced AI features and premium services, further advancing the commercialization of the Muse AI model. The plan supports generating images and videos using Muse Image and Muse Video, and allows the use of the AI-powered Restyle tool on Instagram, while also increasing usage quotas for voice effects and creative tools.

Meta One offers personal users a core plan for $7.99 per month and an advanced plan for $19.99 per month, both including Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus, and WhatsApp Plus benefits. The advanced plan provides broader AI usage permissions. Specific quotas may vary by country, application scenario, and system conditions.

Previously, Meta had launched Instagram Plus, Facebook Plus, and WhatsApp Plus, with monthly fees of $3.99, $3.99, and $2.99 respectively. According to Appfigures data, as of the week ending September 9, Instagram generated an average daily subscription revenue of $1.2 million globally, while Facebook reached $528,000, representing a 475% and 143% increase from the previous week, respectively.

For businesses and creators, Meta also launched four tiers of plans: Basic, Advanced, Expert, and Max, starting at $14.99, $49.99, $149, and $499 respectively. These plans cover Meta Business Agent, analytics, audience insights, team collaboration, and business broadcasting features, and are planned to add AI capabilities in marketing, business operations, and content creation. Meta will also introduce Edits Plus in Edits, adding cloud storage and AI assistant features.

This adjustment shows that Meta is deeply integrating AI capabilities with its social platform subscription system, expanding the commercialization of AI products through a tiered pricing model, while also enhancing the monetization of its large-scale AI investments.

Instagram AI Photo Editing Now Requires Payment: Use Too Much and You'll Need to Subscribe to Meta One or Try Again Tomorrow

Instagram has started imposing payment restrictions on some AI photo editing features. Once users reach the usage limit, they need to subscribe to the Meta One Core membership to continue using more AI effects; otherwise, they can try again the next day. The membership costs $7.99 per month (approximately 53.7 RMB), offering AI benefits and in-app personalized features.

Meta Invests in the Subscription Economy: Launching Meta One Ecosystem AI and Professional Edition Value-Added Services for Global Expansion

Meta announced on May 27 the global acceleration of its subscription business, launching a consumer 'Plus' plan and the new 'Meta One' brand, integrating AI computing power, creator tools, and enterprise suites. This move marks a key milestone in diversifying revenue beyond advertising, with Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp already offering differentiated paid plans to meet user needs.....

Report: OpenAI Plans to Start a New Round of Funding with a Valuation of Over $1.2 Trillion

According to foreign media, OpenAI is in preliminary negotiations with investors for a new round of funding, with an estimated valuation of $1.2 trillion (about 807 billion yuan). This round is initiated by investors, and whether it will be completed and the timing depend on its listing plan, and the valuation may still change. Earlier in March, the company raised 122 billion dollars at a valuation of 825 billion dollars.

Doubao 2.1 Pro 0915 Released on Huoshan Arks, Feishu 8.0 Introduces Team AI Agent Doubao Workmate

Recently, ByteDance's productivity products have been frequently updated: Huoshan Engine upgraded the Doubao large model Doubao-Seed-2.1-pro to the 0915 version, launched the API on Huoshan Arks, and made it available in Doubao Workmate at the same time. Feishu released version 8.0, introducing the team AI agent Doubao Workmate, extending AI from personal assistant to group chats, documents, meetings, and business processes. The new model focuses on production-level delivery, enhancing capabilities such as evidence traceability for Agent tasks.

Combating AI-Generated Fake Images: iPhone 18 Pro/Max Introduces Pixel-Level Annotation, Hardware Signature Upon Taking a Photo

Apple introduced the Apple Reference Image feature in the iPhone 18 Pro series. When taking a photo, it generates a hardware signature within a secure enclave and binds a timestamp, creating a 'digital negative' to provide pixel-level proof of authenticity, preventing tampering and combating AI-generated fake images, suitable for use by news organizations and evidence preservation scenarios.