Adobe Firefly vs Ideogram

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

Adobe Firefly

Generate and edit images, video and audio with AI for creators and teams

Free · from $9.99/moVisit site

Ideogram

AI image generation and editing with accurate text, for creators and teams

Free · from $15/moVisit site

Choose Adobe Firefly if…

you want the lower entry price ($9.99/mo vs $15/mo)
you work on Android
you're in its core audience: designers, marketers

Choose Ideogram if…

you need an API to build on
you want open source you can self-host or audit
you're in its core audience: graphic designers, marketers

Side by side

FeatureA

Adobe FireflyI

Ideogram

Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium

Starting price$9.99/mo$15/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Commercial use rights—

Inpainting / edit—

Outpainting / expand—

Image/style reference—

Custom model training—

Built-in upscaling—

Transparent PNG export—

PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, API

CompanyAdobe · United States · since 1982 · part of The Vanguard GroupIdeogram, Inc.

Full feature lists

A Adobe Firefly

Text-to-image generation
Generative Fill photo editing
Text-to-video generation and video upscaling
Audio and video translation and dubbing
Music and sound effect generation
Firefly Boards for mood boards and storyboards
Access to partner models from Google, OpenAI and Runway

I Ideogram

Text-to-image with Ideogram 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5 models
Ideogram Vector model for vector output
Precise Edit, Object Remover and Background Remover apps
Ad Resizer, Colorways and Material Swap tools
Custom image model training
Unified API for image and video models
MCP integration for Claude and Cursor
Open Ideogram 4.0 weights for local use

Their home pages

What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.

Adobe Firefly home page — A Adobe Firefly · firefly.adobe.com

Ideogram home page — I Ideogram · ideogram.ai

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Team size	Adobe Firefly	Ideogram
1 person	$9.99 Firefly Standard	no published plan
5 people	$99.95 Firefly for teams	no published plan
20 people	$399.80 Firefly for teams	no published plan

All plans and prices

Adobe Firefly

FreeFree

Firefly Standard$9.99/mo

Firefly Pro$19.99/mo

Firefly Pro Plus$49.99/mo

Firefly Premium$199.99/mo

Firefly for teams$19.99–$199.99/mo per license

Ideogram

Free$0

Plus$20/mo or $15/mo billed yearly

Pro$60/mo or $42/mo billed yearly

Team$30/user/mo or $20/user/mo billed yearly

EnterpriseCustom

Price changes we've recorded

We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.

Adobe Firefly

Nov 5, 2026Starting price: none → $9.99/mo; Firefly Standard: LE 238.26/mo (regional page, incl. VAT) → $9.99; Firefly Pro: LE 477.66/mo (regional page, incl. VAT) → $19.99; Firefly Pro Plus: LE 1,140.00/mo (regional page, incl. VAT) → $49.99; Firefly Premium: LE 4,560.00/mo (regional page, incl. VAT) → $199.99; New plan: Firefly for teams ($19.99); Plan dropped: Firefly Pro for teams

Ideogram