Midjourney vs Adobe Firefly
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Midjourney
Prompt-to-image generator known for its aesthetics, now on V8.2
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Adobe Firefly
Adobe's AI studio for image, video and audio, wired into Creative Clou...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Subscription | Freemium |
| Free tier | No free plan; a limited trial exists only in the niji·journey mobile app | 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 | $10/month (Basic), or $8/month billed annually | S$13.39/month incl. GST (Firefly Standard, 2,000 credits, Singapore pricing) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | ~20m users (early 2026) | ~41M Creative Cloud subscribers; Firefly used to generate 22B+ assets by April 2025 |
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 |
| Maker | David Holz | Adobe Inc. |
| Verdict | Midjourney is still the tool designers reach for when the look of an image matters most. V8.2 sharpened aesthetics and personalisation, the new edit model handles instructions, references, inpainting and outpainting, and... |
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... |
| Full review → | Full review → |
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