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Adobe Firefly

Commercially-safe generative AI for images, video, and design.

Categories
ImageVideo
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Source
Proprietary
Hosting
Cloud
Platforms
WebiOSAndroidAPI
Models
Multi-model
Verified
Jun 7, 2026

Adobe's generative AI for creators — text-to-image, generative fill, and increasingly video, available as a standalone web app, mobile apps, and inside Creative Cloud tools like Photoshop. Built around Adobe's own Firefly models trained on licensed and public-domain content, with select third-party models now integrated. A free tier ships monthly credits; paid plans add more credits and IP indemnification.

Capabilities 5

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Dubbing (secondary capability)
  • Sound effects (secondary capability)
  • Text-to-image (primary capability)
  • Image editing (secondary capability)
  • Text-to-video (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Built into Photoshop and Creative Cloud
  • Now integrates partner models for video
  • Free monthly credits to start
  • Raw image quality trails Midjourney/FLUX
  • Credit-metered generation
  • Less community/model variety than open tools

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