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Adobe Firefly vs Flux

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
Adobe Firefly
Image Generation
Flux
Image Generation
TaglineCommercially-safe image gen, integrated into Photoshop and Express.Black Forest Labs' open-weights image model — rivals Midjourney quality.
CategoryImage GenerationImage Generation
PricingFreemium· Bundled with Creative CloudFreemium· API per-image; weights free for [schnell] and [dev]
ModelFirefly Image 3Flux.1
Editorial score8.3 / 109.0 / 10
Use cases
enterprisePhotoshop integrationcommercially safe
open sourceself-hostedhigh quality
Pros
  • Commercially safe (licensed training data)
  • Generative Fill in Photoshop is incredible
  • Enterprise-friendly
  • Open weights for [schnell]/[dev] variants
  • Quality rivals Midjourney
  • Excellent prompt adherence
Cons
  • Quality behind Midjourney/Flux
  • Costs add up via Creative Cloud
  • [pro] is API-only
  • Self-hosting needs serious GPU
Websitewww.adobe.comblackforestlabs.ai
Pick Adobe Firefly if
  • ✅ Commercially safe (licensed training data)
  • ✅ Generative Fill in Photoshop is incredible
  • ✅ Enterprise-friendly
Pick Flux if
  • ✅ Open weights for [schnell]/[dev] variants
  • ✅ Quality rivals Midjourney
  • ✅ Excellent prompt adherence
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