Adobe Firefly vs Krea
We give Adobe Firefly a 3.0 GPA and Krea a 2.8, out of 4.0. Adobe Firefly grades higher on features and ease of use. Krea grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Adobe Firefly
Adobe's image, video and audio generator, with partner models
Krea
Image, video and 3D generation with real-time canvas and plugins
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAAdobe FireflyVery good | 2.8GPAKreaGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStandard is $9.99 a month for 2,000 credits, right on this category's cheaper quarter. Standard image and vector features are unlimited, and the credits cover up to 20 five-second videos or 100 minutes of music. | ABasic is $5.25 a month on yearly billing ($9 monthly) for 5,000 units, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. That's about 64 Nano Banana 2 images or 20 Seedance 2.0 videos a month, plus upscaling to 22K. Veo and Kling need Pro at $21. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free daily allowance of image, video and audio generations, with models such as Nano Banana, that refreshes every day. The listing doesn't say how much it is. Paid plans also have a 7-day free trial. | C100 units a day, refilled daily, with the live canvas, image and 3D models, LoRA training on 50 images and 2K upscaling. Video is off, though, and Basic's own figures put a Nano Banana 2 image at about 78 units. |
| Features | AImages, video, audio and vectors: Generative Fill, object removal in video, music, speech, translation into 20+ languages and partner models. What rivals don't match is the same credits working in Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere, and Adobe's own models trained on licensed content. | BIts own models plus Nano Banana, Seedance, Veo and Kling, a canvas that renders as you draw, editing, upscaling to 22K, LoRA training, a node editor, an agent, and plugins for Photoshop, Premiere, Resolve and Blender. Nothing core is missing. |
| Ease of use | B4.69 from about 10,800 App Store ratings, a hair under the 4.7 that earns an A. There's a lot on offer across image, video and audio, but nothing to set up. | C4.49 from 689 App Store ratings, just under the 4.5 line. And with nodes, LoRAs, an agent and dozens of models, there's a fair bit to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, and the credits also work in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom and Express. No Firefly desktop app of its own, and the iPhone app isn't listed for iPad. | BWeb and iPhone, plus plugins for Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Blender, an API and an MCP server. No Android or desktop app of its own. |
| Best for | AI images and video inside Adobe's apps | lots of models on a small budget |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Adobe Firefly and Krea. How we grade
Price against what you get
Adobe Firefly starts at $9.99 a month and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Krea starts at $5.25 a month and scores 2.7.
Adobe Firefly scores higher, and starts $4.74 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, none scores higher than Adobe Firefly for less, and none scores higher than Krea for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Adobe Firefly starts at $9.99 per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly. Krea starts at $5.25 per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly).
- Only Adobe Firefly lists an Android app.
- Adobe Firefly also covers video editing.
At a glance
| Adobe Firefly | Krea | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly | $5.25 per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free daily generations across image, video and audio without a plan, including models such as Nano Banana and Luma Ray3.14. Limits refresh every day. | 100 compute units a day, refilled daily, with real-time generation, the image and 3D models, LoRA training on up to 50 images and upscaling to 2K. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Standard, Pro and Pro Plus | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Adobe | Krea |
| Price read from | adobe.com | krea.ai |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Adobe Firefly
- Creative Cloud users who want generation inside the apps they already use
- Commercial work where the origin of training data matters
- Teams that need image, video and audio generation from one vendor
Krea
- Designers who want many partner models under one subscription
- Fast visual exploration on a live, render-as-you-draw canvas
- Small studios sharing one pool of units across up to 50 members
Worth knowing
Adobe Firefly
- Monthly credits reset on the billing date and do not roll over; video, audio and partner models all draw on them.
- Team versions of Pro, Pro Plus and Premium cost the same per license but need an annual commitment, billed monthly.
- Adobe's commercial-use assurance covers its own models; you are responsible for partner-model output, and IP indemnity is for enterprise plans.
- The iOS app is listed for iPhone only, not iPad.
Krea
- Units on Basic, Pro and Max reset monthly and do not roll over; only Business and Enterprise carry unused units forward.
- Basic covers selected video models only; Veo, Sora, Kling and the other video models need Pro or above.
- After units run out, unlimited slower generation covers only supported in-house image models.
- SAML SSO, an SLA and IP indemnification are limited to Enterprise.
Key features
Adobe Firefly
- Image generation and editing
- Generate Image, Generative Fill and Generative Expand add, remove or extend content, and are unlimited on every paid plan.
- Video generation and editing
- Make clips from text or images, add or remove objects and swap backgrounds in existing video, and upscale footage with Topaz Astra.
- Audio tools
- Generate sound effects, music and speech, and translate audio or video into more than 20 languages.
- Partner models
- Models from Google, OpenAI, Flux, Luma, Runway and others run inside Firefly and draw on the same monthly credits.
- Firefly Boards
- Mood board and storyboard tools combine generated images, uploads, colors and fonts; paid plans include unlimited use of Firefly Boards.
- Credits across Adobe apps
- The same generative credits work in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom and Adobe Express as well as the Firefly web and mobile apps.
Krea
- Many models in one place
- Krea's own image models sit beside partner image and video models such as Nano Banana, GPT, Seedance, Veo, Sora and Kling.
- Real-time canvas
- Generates images as you type or draw on a live canvas, for fast iteration before a final render.
- Editing and upscaling
- Change an image by describing the edit with the Krea 3 model, remove backgrounds, and upscale images up to 22K on paid plans, plus video upscaling.
- LoRA training
- Train custom image or video LoRAs on your own characters, styles or products: up to 50 images per LoRA, or 2,000 on Max and Business.
- Nodes and Krea Agent
- Chain models and steps in a visual node editor, save workflows as shareable apps, or brief Krea Agent to plan and iterate across models.
- Plugins, API and MCP
- Plugins run Krea inside Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Blender, and a developer API and MCP server are offered.
Plans
Adobe Firefly
Free$0
A daily allowance of image, video and audio generations that refreshes each day.
Firefly Standard$9.99
per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly
Unlimited standard image and vector features; credits cover up to 20 five-second videos or 100 minutes of music.
Firefly Pro$19.99
per month for 4,000 credits, billed monthly
Up to 40 five-second videos, plus Photoshop on web and mobile and Adobe Express Premium.
Firefly Pro Plus$49.99
per month for 10,000 credits, billed monthly
Up to 100 five-second videos, 33 minutes of video translation and 500 minutes of music a month.
Firefly Premium$199.99
per month for 50,000 credits, billed monthly
Unlimited use of the Firefly Video Model, plus credits for partner models and audio.
Creative Cloud Pro$69.99
per month, billed annually
The Creative Cloud suite of 20+ apps, which includes Firefly with 4,000 credits a month.
Krea
Free$0
100 compute units a day and one image job at a time; the page lists video concurrency as 0.
Basic$5.25
per month for 5,000 units, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
About 64 Nano Banana 2 images or 20 Seedance 2.0 videos a month; selected video models; upscaling to 22K. The page rounds the price to $5.
Pro$21
per month for 20,000 units, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
About 257 Nano Banana 2 images or 83 Seedance 2.0 videos a month, all video models including Veo and Kling.
Max$42
per month for 40,000 units, billed annually ($70 billed monthly)
Price rises with units: $63 a month yearly ($105 monthly) at 60,000. LoRA training on up to 2,000 images.
Business$40
per month for 20,000 units, billed annually ($50 billed monthly)
One price for up to 50 members sharing the units; $160 a month yearly ($200 monthly) at 80,000. Unused units roll over.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom seat counts and compute packages, SAML SSO, an SLA and IP indemnification.
Ways to pay less
Adobe Firefly
No public discounts listed.
Krea
- Annual discount
Save 40% on yearly individual plans
Yearly billing takes 40% off Basic, Pro and Max (Pro falls from $35 to $21 a month) and 20% off Business.
