Luminar (formerly Luminar Neo) vs Adobe Firefly vs Topaz Labs
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Luminar (formerly Luminar Neo)
Skylum's AI photo editor, renamed from Luminar Neo, on a one-time lice...
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Adobe Firefly
Adobe's AI studio for image, video and audio, wired into Creative Clou...
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Topaz Labs
AI upscaling, denoising and restoration for photos and video, now part...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 | 7.2 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Paid | Freemium | Subscription |
| Free tier | — | Free plan with daily generations across image, video and audio, refreshed every day; includes models such as Nano Banana and Luma Ray3.14 | — |
| Paid from | One-time from $129 (Desktop Only); S$191 to a Singapore visitor | S$13.39/month incl. GST (Firefly Standard, 2,000 credits, Singapore pricing) | $149/year (Gigapixel), or $19/month on an annual commitment |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | 1m+ photographers | ~41M Creative Cloud subscribers; Firefly used to generate 22B+ assets by April 2025 | 500k+ professional users |
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 | 2018 |
| Maker | Skylum | Adobe Inc. | Adobe |
| Verdict | Luminar is still the fastest route from a flat photo to a finished one: Sky AI, Light Depth, Restoration and the generative GenErase, GenSwap and GenExpand tools do in clicks what takes a masking session elsewhere. The A... |
Firefly is the natural choice for anyone already in Creative Cloud: Generative Fill and other standard image features are unlimited on every paid plan, one credit pool covers Adobe's apps, and the model menu now includes... |
Topaz remains a strong pick for recovering detail from old scans, small images and archival footage, and the desktop apps keep client material on your own machine. Prices are published plainly: $149 a year for Gigapixel... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.