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Editorial pick
Adobe Firefly
Adobe's commercially-safe image AI.
Try Adobe Firefly✓ Free trial available
Best for
Designers and marketing teams inside Creative Cloud who need commercially-safe AI images with explicit indemnification.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $5/mo
- Setup time
- Instant
- Learning curve
- easy
- Last verified
- 5/19/2026
What we love
- ✓Only major image model with explicit commercial indemnification
- ✓Tight integration with Photoshop and Illustrator workflows
- ✓Trained on licensed data — no rights-holder controversy
Where it falls short
- −Output aesthetic is less varied than Midjourney or Flux
- −Generative Credits run out — additional packs cost extra
- −Best used inside Creative Cloud — standalone web app feels weaker
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20264 tiers
Free
$0
forever
- ✓25 monthly credits
- ✓Web access only
- ✓Watermarked output
Standard
$9.99
per month
- ✓2,000 credits
- ✓No watermark
- ✓Commercial license
Pro
$29.99
per month
- ✓7,000 credits
- ✓Higher resolution
- ✓Priority generation
Creative Cloud
From $20
per month
- ✓Firefly bundled
- ✓Photoshop and Illustrator generative features
- ✓Variable credits by plan
Why we picked it
If you're in the Adobe ecosystem already, Firefly's the natural choice — no licensing worries.
Overview
Adobe's family of AI imaging models trained on licensed content. Integrated across Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Express).
Key features
- ●Image Model 3 — trained on Adobe Stock and licensed content
- ●Generative Fill, Expand, and Remove in Photoshop
- ●Text Effects, Vector Recolor in Illustrator
- ●Indemnification — Adobe covers commercial-use legal risk
- ●Generative Credits included in Creative Cloud subscriptions
- ●Adobe Firefly Boards for collaborative AI moodboards
Best use cases
Brand-safe marketing images
Generate visuals for ads and campaigns with Adobe's legal indemnification covering commercial use.
Photoshop production
Expand backgrounds, remove objects, and fill regions inside the same Photoshop workflow.
Vector design AI
Recolor SVGs, generate icon variations, and ideate inside Illustrator.
Integrations
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