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Adobe Firefly

Adobe's image, video and audio generator, with partner models

Free plan · from $9.99/moAI Images & VideoChecked Oct 17, 20264.7 on the App Store
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Adobe Firefly report card

3.0GPA

Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026

Best for AI images and video inside Adobe's apps

Adobe Firefly makes images, video, audio and vectors, and its credits also work inside Photoshop, Premiere and Illustrator. Standard is $9.99 a month, with unlimited standard image features and enough credits for about 20 short clips. Video is where credits run out, and partner-model output isn't covered by Adobe's commercial assurance.

Who Adobe Firefly is for

  • Great if you already live in Photoshop or Premiere and want the credits to work there too
  • Handy when you need images, video and audio from one maker
  • Good for commercial work where you care where the training data came from

Who Adobe Firefly is not for

  • Not for you if you want leftover credits to carry over, since they reset each month
  • Skip it if you need partner-model output covered, as Adobe's assurance is for its own models
  • Tight if video is the main job, as Standard stops at about 20 five-second clips

Why Adobe Firefly gets a 3.0

Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.

  • BValue for moneyStandard 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.
  • CFree plan and trialA 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.
  • AFeaturesImages, 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.
  • BEase of use4.69 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.
  • BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, 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.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Adobe's own pages on 17 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.

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Where Adobe Firefly stands among AI image and video generators

Adobe Firefly's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 19 of the 21 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 2.

It stands best on features (A, above 20 of 21) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 3).

Its paid plans start at $9.99 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 4 of the 16 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 22 AI image and video generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Adobe Firefly’s own letter is outlined.

  • BValue for moneyAbove 15 of 21, level with 5
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 21, level with 15
  • AFeaturesAbove 20 of 21, level with 1
  • BEase of useAbove 14 of 21, level with 2
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 21, level with 15

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 17 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$5$10$20$50More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessAdobe Firefly

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • The best score at each price
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Keep Adobe Firefly, or make your own?

Keep it

To replace Adobe Firefly you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 19 of the 21 other AI image and video generators we grade. It costs $119.88 a year.

What you could not

  • An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
  • A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make.
  • A video editor.
  • A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
  • It plugs into other products, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Premiere among them.
  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
  • The depth: we grade its features A, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. Adobe Firefly’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

What is Adobe Firefly?

Adobe Firefly generates and edits images, video, audio and vector graphics from prompts, using Adobe's own models, which Adobe says are trained on licensed and public-domain content, alongside partner models from Google, OpenAI and others. It is sold on its own and is also part of Creative Cloud, and its monthly generative credits also work in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and Adobe Express.

Adobe Firefly has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99 per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly. See every plan

Good for

  • 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

Worth knowing

  • 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.

Key features

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.

Adobe Firefly pricing

Starts at
$9.99 per month for 2,000 credits, 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.
Free trial
7-day free trial of Standard, Pro and Pro Plus
Free$0A daily allowance of image, video and audio generations that refreshes each day.
Firefly Standard$9.99per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthlyUnlimited standard image and vector features; credits cover up to 20 five-second videos or 100 minutes of music.
Firefly Pro$19.99per month for 4,000 credits, billed monthlyUp to 40 five-second videos, plus Photoshop on web and mobile and Adobe Express Premium.
Firefly Pro Plus$49.99per month for 10,000 credits, billed monthlyUp to 100 five-second videos, 33 minutes of video translation and 500 minutes of music a month.
Firefly Premium$199.99per month for 50,000 credits, billed monthlyUnlimited use of the Firefly Video Model, plus credits for partner models and audio.
Creative Cloud Pro$69.99per month, billed annuallyThe Creative Cloud suite of 20+ apps, which includes Firefly with 4,000 credits a month.

Read from adobe.com on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Adobe Firefly before you buy.

Pricing in detail

How people rate the Adobe Firefly app

4.7

out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app

  1. 5 stars86%
  2. 4 stars6%
  3. 3 stars3%
  4. 2 stars1%
  5. 1 star4%

10,765 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 17, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing

Adobe Firefly reviews, and where to read more

Works with

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Adobe Express

Adobe Firefly alternatives

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Common questions

Is Adobe Firefly free?

Adobe Firefly has a 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. Paid plans start at $9.99 per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly.

How much does Adobe Firefly cost?

Adobe Firefly lists 6 plans. Free: $0. Firefly Standard: $9.99 per month for 2,000 credits, billed monthly. Firefly Pro: $19.99 per month for 4,000 credits, billed monthly. Firefly Pro Plus: $49.99 per month for 10,000 credits, billed monthly. Firefly Premium: $199.99 per month for 50,000 credits, billed monthly. Creative Cloud Pro: $69.99 per month, billed annually. Prices were read from adobe.com on Oct 17, 2026.

What platforms does Adobe Firefly work on?

Adobe Firefly is available on Web, iOS and Android.

How is Adobe Firefly rated?

Adobe Firefly's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10,765 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 17, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.

Does Adobe Firefly have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Adobe Firefly is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Does Adobe Firefly have a macOS app?

No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Adobe Firefly is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Is Adobe Firefly open source?

Adobe Firefly is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.

What does Adobe Firefly integrate with?

Adobe Firefly's listing names Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Express. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Does Adobe Firefly have a free trial?

Yes. 7-day free trial of Standard, Pro and Pro Plus.

Who makes Adobe Firefly?

Adobe Firefly is made by Adobe.

What are the alternatives to Adobe Firefly?

The closest alternatives to Adobe Firefly in our directory are Midjourney, Canva, Magnific, Leonardo.Ai and Krea. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Adobe Firefly.

How does Adobe Firefly compare with other AI image and video generators?

Adobe Firefly's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 19 of the 21 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 2. It stands best on features (A, above 20 of 21) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 3).

Is Adobe Firefly good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Adobe Firefly B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $9.99 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 4 of the 16 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.

Could I make my own version of Adobe Firefly?

To replace Adobe Firefly you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 19 of the 21 other AI image and video generators we grade. It costs $119.88 a year. What you could not make: An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. A video model, which you can rent by the second but not make. A video editor. A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.