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  • Adobe Firefly ×
  • Midjourney ×

Comparator · Image generation

Starting pricefree · $10/mo
Free tieryes · no
Plans documented10 · 5
Platforms4 · 1
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Category Image generation Image generation
Main use cases
  • Generating images from text prompts
  • Editing photos with generative fill
  • Creating short videos from text or images
  • Producing marketing and social media visuals
  • Translating video into other languages
  • Concept art and illustration
  • Marketing and social media visuals
  • Mood boards and style exploration
  • Animating images into short videos
Best for Designers already using Adobe Creative Cloud, Marketing and social media teams, Creators needing image and video generation in one tool Designers and illustrators, Marketers creating visual content, Creators exploring visual styles
Platforms Web, Desktop, Mobile, API Web
Pricing model Freemium Paid
Pricing

Free plan with limited daily generations; Firefly Standard $9.99/mo (2,000 credits); Firefly Pro $19.99/mo (4,000 credits); Firefly Pro Plus $49.99/mo (10,000 credits); Firefly Premium $199.99/mo (50,000 credits). Temporary discounts were shown on some tiers.

Checked Sep 28, 2026. Official pricing ↗

Basic $10/mo, Standard $30/mo, Pro $60/mo, Mega $120/mo; 20% off with annual billing ($8, $24, $48, $96 per month). Extra fast GPU time $4/hr.

Checked Sep 30, 2026. Official pricing ↗

Key features
  • Text-to-image and text-to-video generation
  • Generative fill and background removal
  • Audio and speech generation
  • Choice of Adobe and partner AI models
  • Content Credentials marking AI-generated output
  • Integration with Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and Adobe Express
  • Text-to-image generation from prompts
  • Image prompts and style personalization with moodboards
  • Upscale, vary, zoom, pan and Editor tools
  • Image-to-video animation
  • Relax mode for unlimited generations on higher plans
  • Stealth mode on Pro and Mega plans
Pros
  • Adobe states its own Firefly models are trained on licensed and public-domain content
  • Integrated into widely used Adobe Creative Cloud apps
  • Free tier with daily generations
  • Access to multiple partner models in one place
  • Strong focus on artistic, stylized image quality
  • Commercial usage rights on all paid plans (per its plan comparison)
  • Annual billing gives a 20% discount
  • Images can be turned into videos in the same product
Limitations
  • Paid plans rely on a monthly generative credit system
  • Free tier has daily generation limits
  • Requires an Adobe account
  • Partner models are not covered by the same training-data claims as Adobe's own models
  • No free plan; a subscription is required to generate
  • Images are public by default unless you use Stealth mode (Pro and Mega only)
  • Companies with over $1M annual gross revenue must use Pro or Mega
  • Getting a specific result can take many prompt iterations
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Verified Sep 30, 2026

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