Adobe Firefly vs Midjourney

Two of the 28 AI image generators in our ranking, compared fact by fact — every price and feature read from each maker's own pages on Oct 24, 2026.

Teams that want Adobe's models plus an API for upscaling and editing

9.3

Subscribers who want stylised art with style and omni references

6.6

#16

The short answer

	Adobe Firefly	Midjourney
Score	9.3/10 · #2 of 28	6.6/10 · #16 of 28
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Paid from	$9.99/mo (Firefly Standard)“Adobe Firefly Standard: US$9.99/mo” — adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html	$10/mo (Basic)“Monthly Price $10” — docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans
Free plan	✓ Yes	✕ No
Free trial	Not published	Not published
Image editing	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Reference images	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Upscaling	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Commercial use	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
API	✓ Yes	– Not published
Why it ranks	Adobe's plans page says Firefly model outputs are safe for commercial use, and the Firefly API includes an Upscale API.	Commercial use is allowed once you have subscribed, and its docs list Omni Reference and Upscalers.
Watch for	The free plan is limited to daily generations; paid tiers start at US$9.99/mo for Firefly Standard.	No free plan: all four tiers are paid subscriptions, starting at $10 a month for Basic.