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Last updated: January 2026

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Stable Diffusion
Stable Diffusion
Adobe Firefly
Adobe Firefly
Rating
4.4/5
4.4/5
Pricing Model Free Freemium
Starting Price Free Free tier
Pricing Details
OPEN SOURCE

Self-Hosted (Free)

$0 (open source)

  • Fully free and open-source
  • Unlimited generations
  • Full model weight access
  • Run locally or on cloud GPU
  • No usage limits or subscriptions

Cloud GPU (est. cost)

~$0.50–2/hour

  • AWS, Google Cloud, RunPod, etc.
  • Cost depends on GPU choice
  • ~$0.01-0.05 per image generated

Stability AI API

Pay-per-use (credits)

  • $10 for 1,000 credits (~500 images)
  • SD3, SDXL, SD 1.5 models
  • REST API for integration
  • 25 free credits to start

Prices verified February 2026. Open-source models free to download. Hardware requirement: 8GB+ VRAM GPU recommended. Community platforms (Civitai, Hugging Face) offer free hosted inference.

Free

$0/month

  • 25 generative credits/month
  • Basic image generation
  • Web-based access only

Standard

$9.99/month

  • 2,000 monthly credits
  • Unlimited image generations
  • AI video model — 20 five-second videos
  • Commercial usage rights
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Pro

$29.99/month

  • Unlimited image generations
  • 70 AI videos/month (five-second clips)
  • Premium model access
  • Third-party AI model support

Creative Cloud All Apps

$59.99/month

  • Firefly built into Photoshop, Illustrator & more
  • Full Creative Cloud suite (20+ apps)
  • 1,000 monthly generative credits

Prices verified February 2026. Firefly is also included in select Creative Cloud subscriptions.

Category Image Generation Image Generation
Description Open-source AI image generation Adobe's AI image generator integrated with Creative Cloud
Key Features
  • Open-source
  • Local deployment
  • LoRA training
  • Inpainting
  • ControlNet
  • Generative Fill in Photoshop
  • Text to Image
  • Text Effects
  • Generative Recolor
  • Style Reference
Pros
  • + Free and open-source
  • + Highly customizable
  • + Run locally
  • + Active community
  • + Creative Cloud integration
  • + Commercially safe training data
  • + Works in Photoshop
  • + Professional quality
  • + Vector support
Cons
  • - Technical setup required
  • - Needs GPU
  • - Quality varies
  • - No official customer support or help desk
  • - Credit limits on free tier
  • - Requires Adobe account
  • - Less creative than Midjourney
  • - Premium features need CC subscription
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