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Adobe Firefly

Adobe Firefly is Adobe's generative AI app for creating and editing images, video, audio and vectors on the web and mobile. It combines Adobe's own Firefly models, trained on licensed content, with partner models from Google, OpenAI and others, and suits designers, marketers and Creative Cloud users who want AI inside Adobe workflows.

Quick facts

VendorAdobe
CategoryImage & design
PlatformsWebiOSAndroid
Free planYes
Pricing from$9.99/month
Last reviewed

Best for

  • Designers already on Creative Cloud
  • Marketers needing commercial-safe AI
  • Video and audio content creators

Key features

Unlimited standard generations

Paid plans include unlimited Generate Image, Generative Fill, Generative Expand and Text to Vector Graphics without touching your credits.

Partner AI models

Credits unlock outside models such as Nano Banana 2, OpenAI image generation, Runway Gen-4.5 and FLUX.2 [pro] next to Adobe's own.

Firefly Image Editor

Edits pictures in the browser with Generative Fill, Generative Remove, Generative Expand, Generative Upscale and background removal.

Video and audio generation

Creates 5-second video clips, sound effects, music and speech, and translates the audio in existing videos into other languages.

Firefly Boards

A collaborative moodboard canvas for exploring ideas with AI, with unlimited access included on the paid plans.

Credits across Adobe apps

The same generative credits power AI features in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom and Adobe Express as well as Firefly.

Use cases

  • Extend a product photo into a wide web banner with Generative Expand, then finish the layout in Photoshop.
  • Generate a 5-second clip and a matching sound effect for a short social ad.
  • Translate a spoken product explainer into another language for an international campaign.
  • Gather references and AI variations for a brand refresh on a shared Firefly Board.

Pricing

Pricing from
$9.99/month
Free trial

On the US plans page, Firefly Standard is $9.99/month with 2,000 credits, Pro $19.99 with 4,000, Pro Plus $49.99 with 10,000 and Premium $199.99 with 50,000. Adobe prices by region; the UK page lists Standard at £9.98 including VAT.

Plans and prices

PlanBilled monthlyBilled annually
Free$0/month—
Limited free daily generations across image, video and audio, with limits that refresh every day.
Firefly Standard$9.99/month—
2,000 generative credits a month and unlimited standard image generations, covering Firefly on web and mobile. A free trial is shown.
Firefly Pro$19.99/month—
4,000 credits a month, plus Photoshop on web and mobile and Adobe Express Premium. A free trial is shown.
Firefly Pro Plus$49.99/month—
10,000 credits a month, with the same extras as Pro and more credits for video, audio and partner models. A free trial is shown.
Firefly Premium$199.99/month—
50,000 credits a month. The $199.99 price is listed per license for teams, and no free trial link is shown.

Ways to save

  • For light use, skip the subscription: free daily generations across image, video and audio refresh every day.
  • Firefly Standard and Pro both show a free trial on Adobe's plans page.
  • Pro adds Adobe Express Premium and full Photoshop on web and mobile, which can replace a separate app subscription.
  • When credits run out, a credit add-on plan from 2,000 credits is an option instead of moving up a whole tier.
Prices checked on Oct 27, 2026

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What is Adobe Firefly?

Adobe Firefly is Adobe’s standalone AI studio at firefly.adobe.com and in mobile apps. It brings image, video and audio generation into one place and links to Creative Cloud, so assets can move into Photoshop, Premiere or Adobe Express for finishing.

What stands out

  • A commercial-use focus. Adobe trains its own Firefly models on licensed and public-domain content and attaches Content Credentials to outputs.
  • Model choice. The app advertises more than 30 models, mixing Adobe’s image and video models with partner models from Google, OpenAI, Runway and Black Forest Labs.
  • Tight Adobe integration. Credits and generated assets carry over into the wider Creative Cloud toolset.
  • New beta tools. Custom Models, which trains your own models from uploaded images, and the Firefly AI Assistant are both in beta.

Limitations

Prices differ by country, and credits for video, audio and partner models go quickly: Standard covers up to 20 five-second videos a month. Unused credits do not roll over, commercial-safety claims apply to Adobe’s own models rather than partner models, and several newer features launched as public or private betas.

Adobe Firefly FAQ

Yes, in a limited way. Without a plan you get free daily generations across image, video and audio, including popular models such as Nano Banana and Luma Ray3.14, and those limits refresh every day.

Premium features. Video, sound effects, speech, music, audio translation and partner-model outputs use credits, while standard image and vector generation is unlimited on paid plans. Credits reset monthly and do not roll over.

Adobe says outputs from its own Firefly models are commercially safe because the models are trained on licensed and public-domain content. Checking partner-model output is your responsibility, and IP indemnification is reserved for eligible enterprise customers.

Firefly Pro and the tiers above it. Adobe lists Photoshop on web and mobile with full access, plus Adobe Express Premium, from Pro upwards, while Firefly Standard covers Firefly itself on web and mobile.

Yes. Firefly runs on the web and in iOS and Android apps, and Adobe says generative credits are shared across the web app, the mobile app and compatible desktop applications on your plan.

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