Adobe Firefly is trained on licensed and public domain content for commercial-safe output, deeply integrated into Photoshop, Illustrator, and the Creative Cloud suite. Midjourney delivers the most artistic, opinionated image generation on the market with a passionate community. Firefly wins on commercial safety and integration. Midjourney wins on artistic quality.
Pick the use case that matches your needs to find the right tool.
Enterprise marketing campaigns
IP indemnification removes legal risk for client work.
Concept art and editorial
No other tool matches its artistic range and cohesion.
Photoshop and Illustrator workflows
Native generative fill, expand, and vector tools.
Freemium
25 free generative credits/month. Premium plan ($4.99/mo) adds 100 credits. Creative Cloud subscribers get credits included.
Free tier available with limited features. no credit card required
Paid
Basic ($10/mo) for ~200 images. Standard ($30/mo) for 15hr fast GPU time. Pro ($60/mo) for 30hr fast GPU. Mega ($120/mo) for 60hr. No free tier.
No free tier. check website for trial availability
Creative professionals already in the Adobe ecosystem who need commercially safe AI generation
Artists, designers, and creatives who want the highest quality AI-generated art and imagery
Commercial Safety
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Creative Cloud Integration
Artistic Quality
Vector Output
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Pick Adobe Firefly for commercial work where IP indemnification matters and you live in Creative Cloud. Pick Midjourney for the highest-quality artistic output.