Adobe's generative AI for creators — text-to-image, generative fill, and increasingly video, available as a standalone web app, mobile apps, and inside Creative Cloud tools like Photoshop. Built around Adobe's own Firefly models trained on licensed and public-domain content, with select third-party models now integrated. A free tier ships monthly credits; paid plans add more credits and IP indemnification.
Image Gen · Adobe
Adobe Firefly
Commercially-safe generative AI for images, video, and design.
Model support
Multi-model
- Firefly Image
- Google Veo
- Runway
Own Firefly models plus integrated partner models for video and image.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- API
Tags
- #image-gen
- #video
- #commercially-safe
- #design
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