Midjourney vs Adobe Firefly
Midjourney and Adobe Firefly side by side: what each one is, what it costs to start, and whether you can try it free. Everything below comes from the vendors' own sites and other public sources, not from hands-on testing.
At a glance
| Midjourney | Adobe Firefly | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Image Generation | Image Generation |
| Starting price | $8+/mo (checked October 2026) | $9.99/mo (checked October 2026) |
| Free tier | Not listed | Yes |
| Profile | Read profile | Read profile |
Prices are in US dollars unless shown otherwise. Confirm the current price on the vendor's site before you buy.
Key differences
Adobe Firefly lists a free tier and Midjourney does not.
Midjourney has the lower starting price ($8/mo against $9.99/mo for Adobe Firefly). The cheapest plan rarely has the same limits or features, so compare plans before choosing on price.
Both are in our Image Generation category.
About each tool
Midjourney
Subscription AI image and short-video generator used on midjourney.com and in Discord. Basic is $8 a month billed annually ($10 monthly); no free tier.
Who it is for
Individuals and companies that want to generate images or short animated clips from prompts. Midjourney's plans page says companies with more than $1,000,000 USD in gross annual revenue must use the Pro or Mega plan.
Strengths
- All plans work on both the midjourney.com website and in Discord, once a Discord account is connected in Account Settings
- Standard, Pro and Mega include Relax Mode with unlimited image generations. Fast GPU time is 3.3 hours a month on Basic, 15 on Standard, 30 on Pro and 60 on Mega
- Stealth Mode, which keeps images and videos private, is available on Pro and Mega
- The docs say annual billing is 20% cheaper than monthly, and extra Fast GPU time costs $4 an hour on every plan
Limitations
- Basic has no Relax Mode, so once its 3.3 Fast hours are used you need to buy extra GPU time to keep generating
- Companies with more than $1,000,000 USD in gross annual revenue must buy Pro or Mega
- Concurrent Fast image jobs are 3 on Basic and Standard and 12 on Pro and Mega, and queued jobs are capped at 10 on every plan
Adobe Firefly
Adobe's generative AI for images, video and audio, with a limited free tier and credit-based paid plans. Adobe says Firefly model outputs can be used commercially. Standard is $9.99 a month.
Who it is for
Individuals who want AI image, video and audio generation tied to Adobe tools, and teams that need per-license plans with admin tools. Adobe says eligible enterprise customers can get IP indemnification on enterprise-specific plans.
Strengths
- Adobe says outputs from Firefly models can be used for commercial purposes
- Adobe says Firefly models are trained on licensed content and public domain content, and never on Creative Cloud subscribers' personal content
- Adobe lists standard image features such as Generate Image and Generative Fill as unlimited on all paid plans
- A free tier with daily generations on web and mobile needs no plan
- Adobe says Content Credentials are attached automatically to generated content in the mobile app
Limitations
- The Free plan allows 'a limited number of daily generations', and the pages we read give no number
- Premium features such as video, sound effects and speech, and partner models, use credits from the monthly allocation
- Monthly credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over. More can be bought as an add-on
- Team plans are billed per license on an annual commitment, billed monthly
