Adobe Firefly: Plans, Cost, and Applications for Photographers and Videographers
Adobe Firefly, the innovative generative AI platform, has announced a range of subscription plans tailored for photographers and filmmakers. From casual experimenters to professional studios and agencies, Firefly caters to all levels of creative professionals.
The free version of Firefly offers limited monthly Generative Credits for experimentation, while the Standard plan, priced at $9.99/month, provides access to Firefly's standard generative AI image and vector features. This plan is ideal for photographers and filmmakers seeking cost-effective AI tools.
For those requiring premium generative video and audio features, Firefly Pro, at $29.99/month, is the perfect choice. This plan includes unlimited access to standard generative features, as well as premium video/audio generative AI capabilities like generating sound effects with voice prompts, video translation, and image-to-video capabilities.
For power users in photography and filmmaking seeking extensive AI features and software access, the Creative Cloud Pro plan ($69.99/month in North America) offers a complete Adobe app suite, including Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Audition, After Effects, Illustrator, and more, along with 4,000 monthly premium generative credits. This plan also provides access to new Firefly Boards (concepting/mood-boarding) and a choice of additional generative AI models (OpenAI, Google Imagen, etc.).
The Creative Cloud Standard plan, priced at $54.99/month, includes over 20 Adobe apps but with reduced AI capabilities and credits. This plan does not provide premium access to web/mobile versions and is positioned as an alternative with lower generative AI usage.
Photography-specific plans, such as the Photography Plan with 1TB storage, offer fewer generative credits (100/month) and mainly serve users focused on Lightroom and Photoshop, who need occasional AI assistance.
All plans work on a subscription basis with monthly billing and access to ongoing updates and new AI model integrations. Standard features consume one credit per generation, while premium features require multiple credits due to increased computational power. Video generation consumes between 20 and 100 credits per second depending on resolution and quality settings.
Adobe Individual Creative Cloud applications also come with their own Generative Credit allocations.
This pricing and feature structure helps photographers and filmmakers choose plans that best align with their creative workflow needs and budget constraints. With Firefly, the possibilities for video generation, image manipulation, and audio translation are endless, opening up new revenue streams and creative opportunities.
- The free version of Adobe Firefly offers limited monthly Generative Credits, making it suitable for casual experimenters who are interested in editing photography or video with generative AI.
- For those who need more generative features for professional work, the Standard plan provides access to Firefly's standard generative AI image and vector features, ideal for photographers and filmmakers seeking cost-effective AI tools.
- For those requiring premium generative video and audio features, Firefly Pro offers unlimited access to standard generative features, as well as premium video/audio generative AI capabilities, like generating sound effects with voice prompts, video translation, and image-to-video capabilities.
- For power users in photography and filmmaking, the Creative Cloud Pro plan offers a complete Adobe app suite, including Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Audition, After Effects, Illustrator, and more, along with 4,000 monthly premium generative credits and access to new Firefly Boards and additional generative AI models.
- The Creative Cloud Standard plan includes over 20 Adobe apps but with reduced AI capabilities and credits, positioning it as an alternative for users with lower generative AI usage needs.
- Photography-specific plans like the Photography Plan, offer fewer generative credits and mainly serve users focused on Lightroom and Photoshop, who need occasional AI assistance, particularly in travel, lifestyle, technology, art, and news photography.
