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    Adobe Firefly

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAdobe's Firefly models and services power generative AI features in Adobe creative apps, with features that can be used in Photoshop, Premiere Pro (beta), and the Firefly web app.

    $9.99

    per month (1 user & 2000 generative credits per month)

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    Adobe Firefly
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    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Firefly
    Adobe Firefly has more advanced generative AI capabilities if you are looking to create something specific
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    Photoshop provides a far more extensive and complete set of features, largely due to it being a far older product that has been through decades more development time with feed back from creatives and artists to build on. Adobe Firefly is still extremely new and dare I say, in …
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    Great at what it does
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    Adobe expertise is reflected on Firefly. There are several tools and options that other AI platforms are unable to provide.
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    Both have been unable to achieve what we would like
    Incentivized
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    I think compared to its competitors it is a lot more high-quality because it integrates to all of the Adobe suite applications directly in which is something that I utilize quite a lot. For the other external applications they don't integrate like that. But I think it is still …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Firefly
    I don't know of other generative AI models integrated within other services. However, I have other generative AI references that, although they did not appear in the list generated by you, here I include one about some that I have used. DALLE-E MidJurney AWS Generative AI …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Firefly
    Midjourney was not in this list but that is the most similar to Firefly in my opinion. I find that Adobe Firefly and Midjourney have a lot of overlap. The generative fill options on Photoshop and Illustrator also include very similar use cases with generating photography and …
    Incentivized
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    Honestly it's more to do with specific purpose and my love for the brand. I use a wide range of Adobe products and always have done. Plus comparing ChatGPT against Firefly is a tough ask as ChatGPT is more focused on text based solutions.

    Other alternatives I have used like …
    Incentivized
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    I’ve tried other design tools like Canva and Midjourney, which are both great in their own ways. Canva is excellent for quick, easy-to-use templates and basic design needs, and it’s very beginner-friendly. Midjourney, on the other hand, has impressive AI capabilities for …
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    Chose Adobe Firefly
    I found that when using ChatGPT for generating images, the whole end result looked amateurish. Image quality was loose and not at all photo realistic. Although neither engine can generate text on an image to a useable standard, Firefly has far superior image rendering and the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Firefly
    Photoshop at the end of the day can do a lot more than Adobe firefly, and probably most of the other software on the market for media generation. However, Adobe PhotoShop requires extensive training for results and quite a bit more of training for excellent results. That would …
    Incentivized
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    While ChatGPT is sort of the leader, in my opinion, Firefly is more accessible and seems a little for user friendly. Particularly if you are at all familiar with any other Adobe design products. I have only used a trial version of kittl so I am not all that familiar with …
    Incentivized
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    I cannot get the product list to Midjourney/Discord, but that is the AI we started on before dabbling in Firefly. TBH, Firefly is sorely lacking in the creativity department compared to MJ. Results are often childish and a bit off until you really get the hang of the prompts …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Firefly
    Firefly is really the only one that is embedded into a complementary product, so it has a huge edge right there. However, it doesn't seem to be on par yet with Midjourney or Dall-E when it comes to results of your prompts, but it's better than the other ones I listed.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Firefly
    Adobe Firefly biggest difference from Adobe Illustrator's generative image tools is not being vector-based like Illustrator. Firefly is a little more pared down in it's interface and a little easier to pick up use, but is also therefore more limited in user settings. Overall, …
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    This works a lot better than Canva's image generator, and seems to return much more relevant images, even when using the exact same prompt. Canva's function also doesn't have all the specific filters, styles etc, to help you narrow down the exact style of image you need. Canva …
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    Adobe Firefly provides images of much higher quality than the CoPilot image generator and without credit limitations, allowing for more continuous experimentation. Although I haven’t used Shutterstock’s AI yet, I no longer see the need to rely on image banks for most of our …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Firefly
    Adobe Firefly couples well with the other Adobe Apps we use for our organisation, so the overall subscription includes other products we can leverage. We find that FireFly produces the same, if not better results that it's AI competitors such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

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    Adobe Firefly is as easy, if not easier to use versus its competitors in the creative space. However, because it is so easy, it lacks the ability to tweak its settings to the degree a creative would expect. The biggest benefits is its integration into Adobe PhotoShop and it's …
    Incentivized
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    I like Adobe Firefly because if you are already familiar with the platform, it's easier to integrate into photoshop and the creative cloud suite. There are also more options that something like Dalle with Chat GPT. If it is something you do for a living, I'd recommend this over …
    Incentivized
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    I think Adobe Firefly has a little more cutting edge image creation technology behind it, and in comparison was able to generate better looking images on our test prompts faster than it did in DALL-E with CoPilot. CoPilot still worked pretty well, but Firefly has a lot of tools …
    Incentivized
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    ChatGPT is able to take my words and create something very close to what I'm asking. FireFly isn't that good at doing that
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    87 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    77 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    86 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    65 Answers
    User Ratings
    Adobe Firefly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (87 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (87 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe Firefly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    As I mentioned before, Adobe Firefly is a good AI generation tool, however it has both its pros and cons. If you are in a fast-paced scenario, streamlining your work and/or looking for momentary inspiration to get a project done is ideal; since it is integrated within the same Adobe suite (at least in Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Pro along with After Effects in beta) and usually saves you time in searches in browsers as well as in other services that, although they can help, are not fully integrated into the suite. However, as a downside, it must be clarified that since it is not perfect in content generation, you tend to waste some time trying to properly generate the prompt necessary for the optimal generation of the desired result. It is essential to clarify that it is also tiring that the prompt is not generated at all, causing you to fall behind in delivery times as well as in the quality of the material that was requested to be generated.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Generative fill is a real time-saver, enabling us to modify images to suit our needs quickly and easily.
    • Text to image is an effective and fun tool to use, enabling us to create hard-to-find images for projects, or to create fantasy-like images that would otherwise require lots of manual effort to generate.
    • Firefly enables non-designers and artists to generate ideas, helping them to brief the design team in more detail.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Has mild compatibility issues depending on what software or needs you have pre existing.
    • While it does have deep customization, the areas it can apply to are bit narrow. It’s good quality, but we still find a few missing features and often supplement with human interaction.
    • Has a bit of a problem with file size uploads, which is tough in media related tasks.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    Adobe Firefly is a very useful tool. It is compatible with my other graphic design tools in the Adobe Suite. It performs well and I have an understanding of many of its capabilities. Due to those factors alone, I find that I am able to incorporate it into my workflow pretty seamlessly.
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    Usability
    Adobe
    I’m giving Adobe Firefly a 6 because, while it’s great for quickly generating design options, it has its limitations. It’s user-friendly for basic tasks and definitely helps speed things up, but when we need more customization or a specific style, it can feel a bit restrictive. The collaboration tools are also somewhat limited, which can be challenging for larger teams working together. Overall, it’s a helpful tool, but there’s room for improvement in advanced features and team collaboration.
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    No major problems with support on this end.
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    As I have noted in previous answers, the integration of Adobe Firefly is already done for you. It is part of the Adobe Suite and works seamlessly with all other Adobe products. If you don't happen to use Adobe products, it works just like any other AI image creation tool in that you can save and download your creations to edit in whatever software tools you prefer.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Midjourney was not in this list but that is the most similar to Firefly in my opinion. I find that Adobe Firefly and Midjourney have a lot of overlap. The generative fill options on Photoshop and Illustrator also include very similar use cases with generating photography and extending areas of a photo to imagine outside of the crop.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Overall, we have eliminated one of our paid stock subscriptions since we can get a good bit of image support through Adobe AI integrations
    • We are still at a bit of a break-even with firefly if you consider the credits cost and the additional "touchup" time needed when the AI generated image is not quite there.
    • Again, I think in 2-3 years, Firefly will be a bigger part of our daily workload. Right now, its more of a novelty that can help with quick fixes, an icon, a background pattern...just moving towards less stock resources and towards generating our own through ai
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    ScreenShots

    Adobe Firefly Screenshots

    Screenshot of how to generate images from text prompts and edit them within Firefly.Screenshot of where to send generated images from Firefly to Photoshop and Express.Screenshot of where to generate videos from prompts within Firefly.