Adobe Firefly - AI Image Tools Tool

Overview

Adobe Firefly is Adobe’s generative-AI creative suite for image, video, audio, vector and text-effect generation that’s integrated across Creative Cloud apps (Photoshop, Illustrator, Express, Premiere) and available as a web and mobile experience. Firefly focuses on production workflows: Text-to-Image and Image-to-Image generators, Generative Fill/Remove/Expand tools inside Photoshop, Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video workflows, vector generation and text effects — all designed to move from ideation to production without leaving Adobe’s ecosystem. ([adobe.com](https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/features/text-to-image.html?utm_source=openai)) Adobe positions Firefly as "commercially safe" for production by training its in-house models on licensed Adobe Stock assets and public-domain material, and by offering partner model choices (OpenAI, Google, Flux, Runway and others) inside the Firefly app and services. Firefly also exposes server-side APIs (Firefly Services / Firefly API) for programmatic generation, and a mobile app for on-the-go creation. For teams and power users Adobe uses a credit-based consumption model tied to feature complexity (video and partner models consume more credits). Recent product expansions emphasize partner-model integrations, deeper video features and an official Firefly Services API for scaled workflows. ([adobe.com](https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/features/text-to-image.html?utm_source=openai))

Key Features

• Text-to-Image generation producing four variations per prompt.
• Generative Fill, Remove, and Expand tools for image editing in Photoshop.
• Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video generation and a Firefly video editor.
• Vector and editable SVG generation from text prompts for Illustrator workflows.
• Firefly Boards: moodboarding and collaborative ideation canvas.
• Mobile app (iOS/Android) with sync to Creative Cloud projects.
• Partner model access (Google, OpenAI, Flux, Runway) selectable within Firefly.
• Firefly Services API for programmatic image, video, audio generation and automation.
• Commercial-safety training approach using Adobe Stock and public-domain assets.

Example Usage

Example (python):

import os
import requests

# Minimal Firefly Services example (based on Adobe Firefly Services quickstart)
# Docs: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/firefly-api/

def retrieve_access_token():
    token_url = 'https://ims-na1.adobelogin.com/ims/token/v3'
    payload = {
        'grant_type': 'client_credentials',
        'client_id': os.environ['FIREFLY_SERVICES_CLIENT_ID'],
        'client_secret': os.environ['FIREFLY_SERVICES_CLIENT_SECRET'],
        'scope': 'openid,AdobeID,session,additional_info,read_organizations,firefly_api,ff_apis'
    }
    r = requests.post(token_url, data=payload)
    r.raise_for_status()
    return r.json()['access_token']


def generate_image(prompt, access_token):
    headers = {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'Accept': 'application/json',
        'x-api-key': os.environ['FIREFLY_SERVICES_CLIENT_ID'],
        'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}'
    }
    body = {
        'prompt': prompt
    }
    resp = requests.post('https://firefly-api.adobe.io/v3/images/generate-async', headers=headers, json=body)
    resp.raise_for_status()
    return resp.json()  # returns an async job object; refer to docs to poll for output


if __name__ == '__main__':
    # Export FIREFLY_SERVICES_CLIENT_ID and FIREFLY_SERVICES_CLIENT_SECRET in your environment
    token = retrieve_access_token()
    job = generate_image('a realistic illustration of a cat coding on a laptop', token)
    print('Job created:', job)

Pricing

Adobe lists Firefly individual plans (Standard $9.99/mo, Pro $19.99/mo, Premium $199.99/mo) and Creative Cloud Pro ($69.99/mo). Generative credits are tiered (examples: 2,000 / 4,000 / 50,000 per month) and video/audio features consume credits; see Adobe’s plans page for the most current billing details. ([adobe.com](https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html))

Benchmarks

App Store rating (iOS): 4.7 / 5 (≈2.3k ratings) (Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adobe-firefly-ai-image-video/id6742595426)

Firefly subscription pricing (individual plans): Standard $9.99/mo; Pro $19.99/mo; Premium $199.99/mo; Creative Cloud Pro $69.99/mo (Source: https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html)

Generative credits per month (example tiers): Standard: 2,000; Pro: 4,000; Premium: 50,000 (per month) (Source: https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html)

Firefly Services (developer docs last updated): Firefly Services docs (Firefly API) — documentation updated (example page timestamp: Nov 6, 2025) (Source: https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/guides/)

Third‑party model integrations announced: Integration with Google (Imagen/Veo), OpenAI image models and other partner models (Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/adobe-adds-ai-models-openai-google-its-firefly-app-2025-04-24/)

Key Information

• Category: Image Tools
• Type: AI Image Tools Tool