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Adobe Firefly

Adobe creative generative model family, distinct from the Firefly app that also hosts third-party models.

Applications and interfaces are not necessarily underlying models. Prices retain their unit and scope; recheck before purchase. Historical or deprecated entries are documentation, not recommendations.

Models #

Name
Firefly Image Model 5
Version
5
Status
Available in API documentation; mobile help separately labels preview
Source review: 2026-10-21
Name
Firefly Image 4 Ultra
Version
4 Ultra
Status
Listed in mobile model selector
Source review: 2026-10-21
Name
Firefly Image 4
Version
4
Status
Listed in mobile model selector
Source review: 2026-10-21
Name
Firefly Image 3
Version
3
Status
Listed in mobile model selector
Source review: 2026-10-21
Name
Firefly Video Model
Version
Not established from reviewed sources
Status
Included in published Firefly plans
Source review: 2026-10-21

Products #

Name
Adobe Firefly app
Relationship
First-party web/mobile interface; hosts Adobe and partner models
Ui access
Web and mobile subscriptions
Api access
Do not infer API entitlement from UI subscription.
Source review: 2026-10-21
Name
Firefly API / Firefly Services
Relationship
Programmatic integration product
Ui access
Separate from consumer UI
Api access
Documented image generation, Instruct Edit, composites, upscaling and custom-model operations
Source review: 2026-10-21
Name
Firefly partner models
Relationship
Third-party hosted models, not Adobe-owned Firefly models
Ui access
Model selector includes providers Google, OpenAI, Black Forest Labs, Luma, Kling and Runway.
Api access
Not established by the partner UI page
Source review: 2026-10-21

Capabilities #

Task
Generate and edit images
Inputs
  • Text
  • Images
  • Natural-language edit instructions
Outputs
  • Images
Resolutions
  • Image Model 5: native 4 MP
Formats
Not recorded, not necessarily unsupported
Limitations
  • Specific endpoint input/output formats not verified.
Source review: 2026-10-21
Task
Custom-model generation, compositing and upscaling
Inputs
  • Subject/style training images
  • Product photo and prompt
  • Image to upscale
Outputs
  • Brand-aligned images
  • Composited images
  • Upscaled images
Resolutions
  • User-asset upscale: 2x, 4x or 6x
Formats
Not recorded, not necessarily unsupported
Limitations
  • Custom model access is managed separately.
Source review: 2026-10-21
Task
Image generation with references on mobile
Inputs
  • Text
  • Composition reference image
  • Style reference image
Outputs
  • Images
Resolutions
Not recorded, not necessarily unsupported
Formats
Not recorded, not necessarily unsupported
Limitations
  • Controls and output count depend on selected model/platform.
Source review: 2026-10-21

Pricing #

Scope
UI subscription
Model or product
Firefly Standard
Amount
9.99
Currency
USD
Unit
month
Conditions
US individual monthly plan; 2,000 credits/month.
Checked at
2026-10-21
Tax status
Not normalized; consult linked provider terms/region before quoting a checkout total.
Source review: 2026-10-21
Scope
UI subscription
Model or product
Firefly Pro
Amount
19.99
Currency
USD
Unit
month
Conditions
US individual monthly plan; 4,000 credits/month.
Checked at
2026-10-21
Tax status
Not normalized; consult linked provider terms/region before quoting a checkout total.
Source review: 2026-10-21
Scope
UI subscription
Model or product
Firefly Pro Plus
Amount
49.99
Currency
USD
Unit
month
Conditions
Regular US monthly price; 10,000 credits/month. Page shows first-year promotional US$34.97 ending Oct 21.
Checked at
2026-10-21
Tax status
Not normalized; consult linked provider terms/region before quoting a checkout total.
Source review: 2026-10-21
Scope
UI subscription
Model or product
Firefly Premium
Amount
199.99
Currency
USD
Unit
month
Conditions
Regular US monthly price; 50,000 credits/month. Page shows first-year promotional US$139.91 ending Oct 21.
Checked at
2026-10-21
Tax status
Not normalized; consult linked provider terms/region before quoting a checkout total.
Source review: 2026-10-21
Scope
API
Model or product
Firefly API
Amount
Not established from reviewed sources
Currency
USD
Unit
Not verified
Conditions
UI prices are not per-image API prices.
Checked at
2026-10-21
Tax status
Not normalized; consult linked provider terms/region before quoting a checkout total.
Source review: 2026-10-21

Commercial use #

Summary
Adobe permits commercial output use, including beta features unless the product explicitly says otherwise. Rights violations and AI-training uses remain restricted. IP indemnification requires qualifying entitlement and terms. Partner-model commercial suitability must be assessed separately by the creator.
Source review: 2026-10-21

Privacy #

Summary
Adobe says subscriber personal content is not used to train Firefly models. It also states its partner integrations do not train on personal or project data. These claims are not a zero-retention promise.
Source review: 2026-10-21

Contradictions #

Summary
Mobile help lists Image 4 Ultra as producing one image in one section and four in another. Image 5 is marked preview there, while API overview calls Image5 latest without a preview label. Preserve surface-specific labels; do not normalize output count.
Source review: 2026-10-21

Unknowns #

API unit prices, exact export formats, per-endpoint limits, and video technical specifications were not verified.Source review: 2026-10-21
Image Model 5 lifecycle label varies by documentation surface; do not display a universal GA label.Source review: 2026-10-21

Sources #

  1. Adobe Firefly API overview ↗

    Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Evidence status: official page read · Provider-owned source.

  2. Compare Firefly plans ↗

    Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Evidence status: official page read · US prices; time-limited offer ends Oct 21, so refresh before publication.

  3. Adobe Firefly approach for business ↗

    Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Evidence status: official page read · Provider-owned source.

  4. Firefly partner models ↗

    Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Evidence status: official page read · Provider-owned source.

  5. Generate images using text prompts ↗

    Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Evidence status: official page read · Mobile help dated 2026-04-28 contains differing platform sections.