Head-to-head · profiles checked Sep 30, 2026
Midjourney suits people who want a flat, published price and stylized images; Adobe Firefly suits people who want a free plan, commercially safe models and Adobe app hand-off. Midjourney starts at $10 per month with no free trial and no API. Adobe Firefly has a Free plan and an API, but its US dollar prices were not visible to us.
We based this comparison on our verified profiles of both tools, checked on 2026-09-30; we ran no benchmark for this pair, used no third-party benchmarks and took no vendor payments.
Pick Midjourney if you want a flat monthly price from $10 and stylized, aesthetic-first images with a built-in web Editor. Pick Adobe Firefly if you want a free plan, commercially safe Adobe models, Content Credentials, a documented API and hand-off to Photoshop and Express. Firefly's US dollar prices were not visible to us, so we cannot compare monthly costs directly. Midjourney has no free trial and no API, while Firefly's video and audio features draw on a monthly credit pool.
Based on the Midjourney and Adobe Firefly profiles in our catalog, both verified on 2026-09-30; we ran no benchmark for this pair.
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If you only want the answer, this is the table. Everything below is the evidence from the two documented profiles.
| You want to | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Make a product photo for an online store | Either | Midjourney and Adobe Firefly both generate images from a text prompt; the profiles document no product-photo test for either. |
| Design a logo as a vector file | Adobe Firefly | Firefly lists Text to Vector; Midjourney's profile lists no vector output. |
| Edit or extend an existing photo | Either | Midjourney has a web Editor with inpainting and outpainting; Firefly has Generative Fill and Expand. |
| Create art in a distinctive style for social posts | Midjourney | Midjourney's profile lists style references and personalization, and describes it as aesthetic-first. |
| Use images for a company ad with commercial rights | Either | Midjourney subscribers may use assets commercially; Adobe calls its Firefly model outputs commercially safe. |
| Try an AI image tool without paying | Adobe Firefly | Firefly has a Free plan with daily generations; Midjourney has no free trial on web or Discord. |
| Keep client images private | Midjourney | Midjourney offers Stealth mode on Pro and Mega; Firefly's profile documents no equivalent. |
| Send a generated image into Photoshop | Adobe Firefly | Firefly hands off to Photoshop, Express, Illustrator and Lightroom; Midjourney lists no such integration. |
| Turn a still image into a short video | Either | Midjourney animates stills into 5-second clips up to 21 seconds; Firefly makes 5-second videos on credits. |
| Generate images automatically from my own app | Adobe Firefly | Firefly has the Firefly Services API; Midjourney has no API and prohibits automation. |
| Plan | Tool | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midjourney Basic | Midjourney | $10/mo | 3.3 hr Fast GPU time per month; no Relax; SD video only |
| Midjourney Standard | Midjourney | $30/mo | 15 hr Fast GPU time; unlimited Relax images |
| Midjourney Pro | Midjourney | $60/mo | 30 hr Fast GPU time; unlimited Relax images and SD video; Stealth mode |
| Midjourney Mega | Midjourney | $120/mo | 60 hr Fast GPU time; unlimited Relax images and SD video; Stealth mode |
| Midjourney bulk billing (50+ yearly Pro or Mega plans) | Midjourney | Custom | No seat or admin management, no SSO, no terms negotiation |
| Firefly Free | Adobe Firefly | $0 | Free daily generations; counts Not stated |
| Firefly Standard | Adobe Firefly | Not stated | 2,000 generative credits per month; up to 20 five-second videos |
| Firefly Pro | Adobe Firefly | Not stated | 4,000 credits per month; up to 40 five-second videos |
| Firefly Pro Plus | Adobe Firefly | Not stated | 10,000 credits per month; up to 100 five-second videos |
| Firefly Premium | Adobe Firefly | Not stated | 50,000 credits per month; unlimited Firefly Video Model |
| Firefly Services API | Adobe Firefly | Not stated | Default 4 requests per minute and 9,000 per day per organization |
USD as published on each vendor's pricing page, checked Sep 30, 2026. Midjourney pricing in full · Adobe Firefly pricing in full
| Midjourney | Adobe Firefly | |
|---|---|---|
| Generation budget | Monthly Fast GPU time: 200 minutes on Basic up to 60 hr on Mega; Relax images unlimited on Standard and up | Standard image features unlimited on paid plans; video, audio and partner models use monthly credits that do not roll over |
| Upload size | Max 10MB per uploaded image | Not stated |
| Image resolution | SD 1024x1024 and HD 2048x2048 at 1:1 | Image Model 5 native 4 MP |
| Seats / team | No seat or admin management or SSO; bulk billing for 50+ yearly Pro or Mega plans | Admin tools on teams plans; Enterprise Solutions by contacting sales |
| Feature | Midjourney | Adobe Firefly |
|---|---|---|
| Image generation | Yes | Yes |
| Image editing | Yes: web Editor with inpainting, outpainting, layers | Yes: Generative Fill, Expand |
| Vector graphics | Not stated | Yes: Text to Vector |
| Video | Yes: 5-second clips, extendable to 21 seconds | Yes: 5-second units, credits on paid plans |
| Audio | Not stated | Yes: sound effects, music, speech, translation |
| Style consistency | Style references and personalization | Custom Models (Enterprise and API only) |
| API | No | Yes (separate billing) |
| Mobile apps | Limited trial exists only in the separate niji journey mobile app | Yes |
| Export formats | Image format not specified; MP4 and GIF for video | PNG, JPG, MP4 |
| Midjourney | Adobe Firefly | |
|---|---|---|
| Training on your data | Policy mentions training Midjourney algorithms; perpetual, irrevocable license to inputs and assets; no user-level opt-out documented | Adobe states it does not train Firefly or partner models on Creative Cloud subscribers' personal or generated content |
| Retention | Kept as long as necessary; account deletion completed within 30 days | Not stated |
| Business controls | Account deletion and data export; Stealth mode on Pro and Mega | Admin tools on teams plans; Content Credentials cannot be removed; enterprise IP indemnification for select outputs |
Taken from each vendor's published policy pages at the time of our check. Policies change; the source links are at the bottom.
Subscription-based AI image and video generator known for stylized, artistic results.
Watch out: No free trial on web or Discord, no official API, and every generation draws on a GPU-time budget, so heavy u…
Verified midjourney.com (opens Midjourney website in a new tab)
From $10/mo US · checked Sep 30
Adobe's generative AI app for creating and editing images, video and audio, also built into Creative Cloud apps.
Free stops at: Free daily generations across image, video and audio; limits refresh every day (vendor wording)
Verified adobe.com (opens Adobe Firefly website in a new tab)
Free · paid from $9.99/mo US · checked Sep 28
Unknown: Midjourney and Adobe Firefly cannot be compared on price yet. Midjourney starts at $10 per month, but Firefly's US dollar prices were not visible in our checks, so we have no figure to compare. Firefly does have a Free plan, and Midjourney has no free trial on web or Discord.
Midjourney subscribers own their assets and may use them commercially; companies over $1M USD gross yearly revenue must be on Pro or Mega. Adobe says outputs from its Firefly models are commercially safe, while partner-model outputs are your responsibility.
Midjourney and Adobe Firefly both edit existing images. Midjourney has a web Editor with inpainting, outpainting, layers and uploads (HD edits come out at SD size). Firefly offers Generative Fill and Expand, unlimited on paid plans, and opens files in Photoshop.
Midjourney does not offer an API and prohibits automation. Firefly has the Firefly Services API, billed separately; pricing is enterprise only, and the default limit is 4 requests per minute.
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