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MAdobe Firefly vs Stable Diffusion
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Adobe Firefly if…
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: designers, marketers
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Choose Stable Diffusion if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Self-hosted
- you're in its core audience: developers, researchers
Side by side
Feature Adobe Firefly Stable Diffusion
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes, unless you opt out
Data retention—Kept as long as reasonably necessary, including while account is active
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, API, Self-hosted
CategoryImage GeneratorsImage Generators
CompanyAdobeStability AI Ltd
Based inUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
Founded1982—
Part ofThe Vanguard Group—
Key features
A Adobe Firefly
- Text to image generation with Firefly and partner models
- Generative Fill for image editing
- Text to Video generation
- Generate Speech from text
- Audio and video translation
- Sound effects and music generation
- Firefly Boards for collecting and arranging ideas
- Access to 30+ AI models in one interface
S Stable Diffusion
- Text-to-image with the Stable Diffusion 3.5 suite
- SD 3.5 Flash and Turbo variants for faster, cheaper generation
- SDXL 1.0 available from 0.9 credits per image
- Platform API with credit-based billing
- Self-hosted deployment under a license
- Custom model training on the Enterprise plan
Plans and prices
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Adobe Firefly
FreeFree
Firefly StandardLE 238.26/mo (regional page, incl. VAT)
Firefly ProLE 477.66/mo (regional page, incl. VAT)
Firefly Pro PlusLE 1,140.00/mo (regional page, incl. VAT)
Firefly PremiumLE 4,560.00/mo (regional page, incl. VAT)
Firefly Pro for teamsLE 419.00/mo per license (annual, billed monthly, excl. VAT)
Stable Diffusion
Community LicenseFree
API credits$0.01 per credit
Enterprise LicenseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Adobe Firefly
- Free tier with daily generations that reset each day
- Includes partner models from Google, OpenAI and Flux
- Unlimited standard image features on paid plans
- Free trials on Standard, Pro and Pro Plus
- Video, speech and audio features use limited generative credits
- Exact daily limits on the free tier are not published
- No trial listed for Premium or team plans
Stable Diffusion
- Free Community License for organizations under $1M annual revenue
- 25 free API credits for new accounts
- Choice of model sizes at different per-image costs
- Organizations above $1M annual revenue need a custom-priced Enterprise License
- API is pay-per-credit, with no flat monthly plan listed
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