Adobe Firefly vs Photo AI

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

Photo AI

AI photos and videos of yourself from a few selfies, no camera needed

From $9/moVisit site

Choose Adobe Firefly if…

you want a free plan to start with
you work on iOS, Android
you're in its core audience: designers, marketers

Choose Photo AI if…

you want the lower entry price ($9/mo vs $9.99/mo)
you're in its core audience: social media creators, professionals needing headshots

Side by side

FeatureA

Adobe FireflyP

Photo AI

Pricing modelFreemiumPaid

Starting price$9.99/mo$9/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

CategoryImage GeneratorsAI Headshots

CompanyAdobe · United States · since 1982 · part of The Vanguard Group—

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

P Photo AI

AI twin trained from 5+ selfies in about 2 minutes
174+ photo packs such as dating, LinkedIn and Halloween
Several image and video models, including Nano Banana 2 and Kling 3.0
AI video generation with sound
Custom prompts and remixing of any photo
Magic upscaler plus edit, crop and zoom-out tools
Shopify clothing try-on
MCP connection for ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor

What you'd pay

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

Team size	Adobe Firefly	Photo AI
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

Photo AI

Starter$19/mo or $9/mo billed yearly ($99/yr)

Pro$49/mo or $29/mo billed yearly ($349/yr)

Max$99/mo or $49/mo billed yearly ($599/yr)

Ultra$199/mo or $99/mo billed yearly ($1,199/yr)

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

Photo AI

No changes since we started tracking.

Strengths and limitations

Adobe Firefly

Free plan with daily generations
Unlimited standard image features on paid plans
Covers image, video and audio in one app
Includes partner models from Google, OpenAI and Runway

Video, speech and partner models use limited monthly credits
Unlimited video model access only on the $199.99 Premium plan
Team plans require an annual commitment

Photo AI

Annual billing roughly halves the price, with Starter at $9/mo
Many image and video models available in one subscription
174+ ready-made photo packs
Commercial use license from the Pro plan

No free plan or free trial
Starter is limited to personal use, slow processing and low quality
Video generation and the upscaler require the Max plan ($49/mo yearly) or higher