Adobe Firefly
Free tier availableCommercially safe AI images
About Adobe Firefly
The AI image tool corporate design teams can actually deploy without IP headaches — trained entirely on licensed content and cleared for commercial use. Deeply integrated into Photoshop, Illustrator, and the rest of the Creative Suite. The right choice when legal clearance matters as much as creative output quality.
Pricing plans
- 25 credits/mo
- Commercial safe
- 100 credits/mo
- All Firefly models
- Commercial safe
- All Adobe apps
- 1,000 credits/mo
How Adobe Firefly compares
| Rating | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | 380 | 6,833 | 320 | 70 |
| Price | From $4.99/mo | Free / $15/mo Pro | Free (open weights) | Free / $12/mo Pro |
| Free tier | Free tier available | 50 generations/mo | Free | 50 generations/mo |
| API access | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Output | 2K | 1080p | Up to 4K | Vector |
| Watermark | No | No | No | No |
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