Adobe Firefly
Adobe's generative studio for images, video and audio, with commercially cleared models and partner models
Adobe Firefly is Adobe's generative AI studio for images, video, audio and boards, sold as a standalone web app and wired into Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After Effects. It runs Adobe's own Firefly Image 5 and Firefly Video Model alongside partner models from Google, OpenAI, Runway, Kling, Luma and ElevenLabs. Paid plans are credit-based and start at $9.99 per month.
- 19 creators using
- 1 news item tracked
- 2023 first launched
- Freemium pricing
- Easy learning curve
What Adobe Firefly can do
- Infinite canvas Yes
- AI agent Yes
- Node / flow builder Not confirmed
- Public API Yes
- MCP server Not confirmed
19 of 26 capabilities confirmed
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Text to image | Yes | |
| Image editing | Yes | Generative fill, object and person removal, expansion, background removal, upscaling |
| Text to video | Yes | Firefly Video Model plus partner video models |
| Image to video | Yes | |
| Video to video | Yes | Firefly video editor (public beta) and video background removal |
| Native audio in video | Not confirmed | |
| Lip-sync | Not confirmed | |
| Voice / TTS | Yes | Speech generation, voice options, translation and dubbing (ElevenLabs partner) |
| Music & SFX | Yes | Music and sound effects generation |
| Upscaling | Yes | Image upscaling and video upscaling via Topaz Astra |
| Character consistency | Partial | Boards character sheets and Elements (private beta) |
| Camera control | Not confirmed | |
| Custom training | Yes | Custom Models (public beta), 500 credits per training |
| Third-party models | Yes | Adobe, Google, OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, Runway, Kuaishou, Luma, ElevenLabs |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Infinite canvas | Yes | Firefly Boards, an infinite canvas for mood boards and storyboards |
| Node / flow builder | Not confirmed | |
| AI agent | Yes | Firefly AI Assistant (public beta) selects and runs Firefly tools for multi-step tasks |
| Chat assistant | Yes | Firefly AI Assistant conversational interface |
| Team collaboration | Yes | Boards shared for collaborating on mood boards and storyboards |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Public API | Yes | Firefly Services API: Generate Image, Custom Models, composite and upscale APIs |
| MCP server | Not confirmed | |
| Mobile app | Not confirmed | |
| Desktop / local | Partial | Desktop Photoshop and Premiere Pro include Firefly features; Firefly itself is web-based |
| Open source | No |
| Capability | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Yes | Free plan with daily generations across image, video and audio |
| Commercial use | Yes | Adobe states Firefly model outputs are safe for commercial use; eligible enterprises get IP indemnification |
Yes Partial No Not confirmed by the vendor
What makes Adobe Firefly different
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Commercial-clearance story: Adobe's own models are trained on Adobe Stock and licensed or public-domain content, and Adobe says outputs are safe for commercial use. Partner-model outputs carry their own terms.
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Native Creative Cloud integration: generative fill, removal and expansion run inside Photoshop, and Premiere Pro and After Effects get Firefly features. Midjourney, Flux, Leonardo and Stable Diffusion have no equivalent in an NLE.
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Model choice in one place: Adobe's own Image 5 and Video Model sit beside Gemini, GPT Image 2, FLUX.2 pro, Runway, Kling 3.0 Omni, Luma and ElevenLabs, so one subscription and one credit pool covers several model families.
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Boards for continuity: an infinite canvas with reusable characters (Elements, in private beta) and character sheets, which is more structured than the single-prompt tools in its alternatives list.
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Credit economics for video: the Premium plan offers unlimited generation with the Firefly Video Model. Pro Plus gives 100 five-second videos a month and Standard gives 20.
About Adobe Firefly
In 2026 Firefly moved from a Photoshop add-on toward a multi-model studio. The web app now generates images with Adobe's Firefly Image 5 plus partner image models (Gemini, GPT Image 2, FLUX.2 pro), generates video with the Firefly Video Model plus partner video models (Runway, Kling 3.0 and 3.0 Omni, Luma), and adds audio through speech, dubbing, music and sound effects. Firefly Boards is an infinite canvas for mood boards and storyboards, and a Firefly AI Assistant (public beta since April 2026) can chain Firefly tools from a single conversation.
What changed most in 2026 is the video and continuity tooling. Kling 3.0 and 3.0 Omni were added in April, reference images were added to Kling 3.0 Omni in September, and video background removal shipped in September. Custom Models (public beta since March 2026) let a user train a style model from their own images at 500 credits per training. In June 2026 Adobe previewed Elements, a way to save named characters, places and objects for reuse across Boards and generations. Elements was in private beta when announced.
For filmmakers already on Creative Cloud, the case is the integration: generative fill, removal and expansion inside Photoshop, and Generative Extend and Firefly-driven effects inside Premiere Pro. Adobe states that outputs from Firefly's own models are safe for commercial use and that eligible enterprise customers can get IP indemnification, which matters for client work. Firefly is a weaker choice than Midjourney or Flux for hero concept art and photoreal previz, and it is best used for iteration, compositing and clean-licensed assets inside a Creative Cloud pipeline.
What's new in Adobe Firefly
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Consistent characters and Elements guide for Boards
Adobe's community guide walks through building a character sheet and reusing it as a numbered reference across Boards generations.
Source: community.adobe.com ↗ -
Video background removal, reference images for Kling 3.0 Omni, longer prompts
The September 18 update added one-pass background removal for video clips, reference images in Kling 3.0 Omni, 10 aspect ratios for GPT Image 2, and longer prompts on web.
Source: community.adobe.com ↗ -
Kling 3.0 and Firefly AI Assistant
Adobe added Kling 3.0 and Kling 3.0 Omni to Firefly on April 15 and unveiled the Firefly AI Assistant, which can use Creative Cloud apps to complete tasks.
Source: news.adobe.com ↗ -
Custom Models enter public beta
Premium subscribers can train a model on their own illustration or photo style for 500 credits per training.
Source: 9to5mac.com ↗
Models available in Adobe Firefly
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Kling 3.0 Latest $$$ Kuaishou Added April 2026; Omni adds reference images and shot-level control Also: Kling 3.0 Omni
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Gen-4.5 — Runway Named in April 2026 coverage and on the features page as a partner
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Luma AI — Luma AI Partner video model listed on the features page; version not stated
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Firefly Video Model — Adobe Adobe's own video model; unlimited on Premium plan
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Topaz Astra — Topaz Labs Listed for upscaling
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Nano Banana 2 (Gemini) $$$ Google Listed as Gemini 3.1 on the Firefly features page
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GPT Image 2 — OpenAI Aspect ratios expanded to 10 in Sept 2026
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FLUX.2 [pro] $$ Black Forest Labs Partner image model
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ElevenLabs Multilingual v2 Latest — ElevenLabs Speech and dubbing partner model
$ · $$ · $$$ = relative cost against other models of the same type, on fal.ai list prices. Cost inside Adobe Firefly depends on its own plans and credits.
Key Features
- Firefly Image 5 with text-to-image, image-to-image, sketch-to-image, style transfer and portrait generation
- Generative fill, object and person removal, background removal and expansion inside Photoshop and on the web
- Video generation from text and images with the Firefly Video Model and partner models (Runway, Kling 3.0 Omni, Luma)
- Video editor (public beta) with timeline editing, edit-by-text and background removal for clips
- Firefly Boards infinite canvas for mood boards and storyboards, with generative text edit (beta)
- Elements (private beta) to save named characters and places for reuse
- Firefly AI Assistant (public beta) that picks and runs Firefly tools from one conversation
- Custom Models (public beta) trained on your own image set at 500 credits each
- Speech, dubbing, music and sound effects, with ElevenLabs as the audio partner
- Firefly Services API for Generate Image, Custom Models, composite and upscale operations
When to reach for it — and when to skip
Reach for it when…
- Commercial-use terms are clearer than most alternatives for Adobe's own models, and enterprises can get IP indemnification
- Inside Creative Cloud, generative fill and removal sit in the Photoshop layers you already use
- One credit pool covers several partner model families, so you do not need a separate account for each
- Boards plus Elements is a usable path to character and location continuity without custom training
- Clear per-plan video counts on the pricing page, so a monthly budget is easy to estimate
Skip it when…
- Image quality for photoreal hero art still trails Midjourney and Flux in most side-by-side comparisons
- Credits are consumed at different rates by model, so one plan's allowance is hard to predict across partner models
- Elements and the video editor are beta features, so availability and behaviour may change
- Standalone use costs $9.99 or more per month, and Creative Cloud subscribers are already paying for Photoshop
- Partner-model outputs follow the partner's terms, not Adobe's commercial-clearance terms
Best For
✓ Ideal for
- Generative fill and object removal on plates, stills and reference frames in Photoshop
- Storyboard and mood-board work in Boards, with partner models for each shot
- Filmmakers already paying for Creative Cloud who want AI inside Premiere and After Effects
- Agencies and productions that need commercial-use terms on client deliverables
- Short 5-second video tests and b-roll with Kling 3.0 Omni or the Firefly Video Model
✗ Not built for
- Hero concept art or photoreal previz where Midjourney or Flux give better base images
- Node-based pipelines or ComfyUI-style custom graphs (no node builder found)
- Teams that need guaranteed continuity across long projects without testing Elements, which is still in beta
Working Tips from Filmmakers Using Adobe Firefly
- 01 Use generative fill on masked areas in Photoshop before text prompts; Firefly holds composition better when the selection is tight
- 02 Budget video by plan count, not credits: Standard gives 20 five-second videos a month, Pro 40, Pro Plus 100
- 03 Build a character sheet with four views on a plain backdrop, then pass it as a numbered reference (Image 1, Image 2) in every Boards prompt
- 04 If you are on the Pro Plus or Premium plan, the 30% first-year promo ends October 21, so decide before then
Adobe Firefly pricing in 2026
| Plan | Price | What you get |
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| Free | Free monthly |
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| Standard | $9.99 monthly |
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| Pro | $19.99 monthly |
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| Pro Plus | $49.99 ($34.97 first year, promo ends Oct 21) monthly |
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| Premium | $199.99 ($139.91 first year, promo ends Oct 21) monthly |
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| Pro for teams | $19.99 per license monthly, annual |
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| Pro Plus for teams | $49.99 per license monthly, annual |
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| Premium for teams | $199.99 per license monthly, annual |
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Prices checked against Adobe Firefly's pricing page on 9 Oct 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm before you buy.
Adobe Firefly vs Midjourney vs Flux vs Leonardo.ai
| Adobe Firefly | Midjourney | Flux | Leonardo.ai | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free daily generations, or Standard from $9.99/mo (2,000 credits); Pro Plus and Premium have a 30% first-year promo ending Oct 21 | From $10/mo ($8/mo billed annually); 20% off on annual plans | Pay per image on the API, from $0.014 (FLUX.2 klein 4B). Open weights are free for non-commercial use; commercial open-weights licences are quoted by sales. | See the vendor's pricing page |
| Infinite canvas | Yes | Partial | No | Yes |
| Node / flow builder | Not confirmed | No | No | Partial |
| AI agent | Yes | No | No | Not confirmed |
| Chat assistant | Yes | No | No | Not confirmed |
| Team collaboration | Yes | Partial | Not confirmed | Partial |
| Text to image | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image editing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text to video | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes |
| Image to video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video to video | Yes | No | Partial | Not confirmed |
| Native audio in video | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes | Partial |
| Lip-sync | Not confirmed | No | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Voice / TTS | Yes | No | Partial | Not confirmed |
| Music & SFX | Yes | No | Partial | Not confirmed |
| Upscaling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Character consistency | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Camera control | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Partial | Partial |
| Custom training | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Third-party models | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Public API | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Not confirmed | No | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Mobile app | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Desktop / local | Partial | No | Yes | No |
| Open source | No | No | Partial | No |
| Free tier | Yes | No | Partial | Yes |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
Each column comes from that tool's own researched page. "Not confirmed" means the vendor doesn't say.
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Sources
Facts on this page were checked against Adobe Firefly's own pricing, product and changelog pages on , then cross-checked with independent coverage where vendor pages were silent. Anything we couldn't confirm is marked "Not confirmed" rather than guessed.
- Firefly plans and pricing adobe.com
- Adobe Firefly product page adobe.com
- What's new in Adobe Firefly, September 2026 community.adobe.com
- Create consistent characters and Elements in Firefly Boards community.adobe.com
- Adobe news: new creative agent and Firefly generative AI innovations news.adobe.com
- Firefly Services API docs developer.adobe.com
- Custom Models public beta (9to5Mac) 9to5mac.com
- TechCrunch: Firefly AI Assistant techcrunch.com
- Midjourney pricing 2026 eesel.ai
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