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Adobe Firefly vs Krea

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Adobe Firefly

Generate images, video, audio and vectors with Adobe models and partner models

4.0(1 review)Freemium
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Verdict

Adobe Firefly and Krea are both Image & Visual AI tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Adobe Firefly is available on Android.

Best overall

Adobe Firefly

  • Graphic designers
  • Marketing teams
  • Creative agencies
  • Photographers

Choose Adobe Firefly if

  • You want a tool built for generative edits inside Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Adobe states its own models are trained on licensed and public domain content.
  • Generative Fill and Expand work inside Photoshop, and vector generation connects to Illustrator.

Choose Krea if

  • You want a tool built for Real-time visual ideation.
  • Free plan with 100 daily units and access to real-time, image, video and 3D models.
  • Many third-party and in-house models available in a single account.
Best for beginners
Krea
Best for business
Krea

Features

17 features compared.

  • Text to image
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Generative Fill and Expand
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Video generation
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Vector graphics
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Audio tools
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Firefly Boards
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Partner models
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Content Credentials
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Firefly Services API
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Krea
    Not available
  • Real-time generation
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • Multi-model image and video generation
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • Upscaler and enhancer
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • Image editor
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • LoRA training
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • Krea Nodes and App Builder
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • 3D and lip sync
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Krea
    Available
  • Plugins and API
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Krea
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Adobe Firefly
    Freemium
    Krea
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Adobe Firefly
    Yes
    Krea
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Adobe Firefly
    $0
    Krea
    $0
  • Plans
    Adobe Firefly
    5 plans
    Krea
    6 plans

Adobe Firefly plans

  • Free

    $0

    Limited free daily generations across image, video and audio

    • Daily generation limits
    • Popular partner models
    • No plan required

  • Firefly Standard

    $9.99/month

    2,000 generative credits per month

    • 2,000 credits
    • Unlimited standard image features
    • Up to 20 five-second videos
    • Firefly on web and mobile

  • Firefly Pro

    Most popular

    $19.99/month

    4,000 generative credits per month

    • 4,000 credits
    • Unlimited standard image features
    • Up to 40 five-second videos
    • Partner models
    • Adobe Express Premium

  • Firefly Pro Plus

    $49.99/month

    10,000 generative credits per month

    • 10,000 credits
    • Up to 100 five-second videos
    • Adobe Express Premium
    • Photoshop on web and mobile

  • Firefly Premium

    $199.99/month

    50,000 generative credits per month

    • 50,000 credits
    • Unlimited Firefly Video Model generations
    • Adobe Express Premium
    • Photoshop on web and mobile

Krea plans

  • Free

    $0

    100 compute units per day, no credit card required

    • Real-time models
    • Image video and 3D models
    • LoRA training up to 50 images
    • Upscaling up to 2K
    • Krea Nodes
    • App Builder

  • Basic

    $9/month

    5,000 compute units per month

    • Commercial license
    • All image models
    • Selected video models
    • 4 image and 2 video concurrent jobs
    • Unlimited relaxed generations

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $35/month

    20,000 compute units per month

    • Commercial license
    • All image and video models
    • Upscaling up to 22K
    • 8 image and 4 video concurrent jobs

  • Max

    $105/month

    60,000 compute units per month

    • Commercial license
    • Unlimited LoRA training up to 2,000 images
    • Upscaling up to 22K
    • Unlimited image and 8 video concurrent jobs

  • Business

    $200/month

    80,000 compute units per month for a team of up to 50 members

    • Shared compute pool
    • Usage analytics
    • Priority email support
    • Per-member spend limits
    • Packs from 20k to 1.5M units

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Custom compute packages and seat counts

    • SAML SSO
    • Dedicated account manager
    • IP indemnification
    • Custom onboarding
    • Unlimited image and video concurrency

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Adobe Firefly
8.4overall
Krea
8.3overall

  • Commercial IP Safety

    Adobe Firefly
    9.0
    Krea
    Not rated

  • Photoshop Integration

    Adobe Firefly
    9.3
    Krea
    Not rated

  • Image Quality

    Adobe Firefly
    8.0
    Krea
    Not rated

  • Model Variety

    Adobe Firefly
    8.3
    Krea
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Adobe Firefly
    7.5
    Krea
    Not rated

  • Real-time Generation

    Adobe Firefly
    Not rated
    Krea
    9.0

  • Image Quality & Model Choice

    Adobe Firefly
    Not rated
    Krea
    8.7

  • Upscaling & Enhancement

    Adobe Firefly
    Not rated
    Krea
    8.8

  • Video Generation

    Adobe Firefly
    Not rated
    Krea
    8.0

  • Pricing Clarity

    Adobe Firefly
    Not rated
    Krea
    7.2

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Adobe Firefly

Pros

  • Adobe states its own models are trained on licensed and public domain content
  • Generative Fill and Expand work inside Photoshop, and vector generation connects to Illustrator
  • One workspace for Adobe models and 30+ partner models across image, video and audio
  • Free tier needs no plan, and credits are shared across web, mobile and desktop apps
  • Enterprise IP indemnification is available for select outputs

Cons

  • Premium features use credits that reset monthly and do not roll over
  • Partner model outputs follow the partner's terms, not Adobe's own training-data approach
  • Free tier limits are daily and no credit count is published
  • Reviewers note text in images and faces or complex anatomy can look distorted, and artistic range is seen as behind Midjourney

Krea

Pros

  • Free plan with 100 daily units and access to real-time, image, video and 3D models
  • Many third-party and in-house models available in a single account
  • Real-time generation and upscaling up to 22K
  • LoRA training and node-based workflows for repeatable pipelines
  • Plugins for Photoshop, Adobe video tools, DaVinci Resolve and Blender, plus an API

Cons

  • Compute units run out at different rates per model, so costs for video and premium models are hard to predict
  • Basic, Pro and Max units do not roll over
  • Commercial license is not included on the Free plan
  • No official Android app was found

Platforms

  • Web
    Adobe Firefly
    Supported
    Krea
    Supported
  • Windows
    Adobe Firefly
    Not supported
    Krea
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Adobe Firefly
    Not supported
    Krea
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Adobe Firefly
    Supported
    Krea
    Supported
  • Android
    Adobe Firefly
    Supported
    Krea
    Not supported
  • API
    Adobe Firefly
    Supported
    Krea
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Adobe Firefly
    Not supported
    Krea
    Not supported

Integrations

Adobe Firefly

5 integrations
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Express
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Creative Cloud

Krea

8 integrations
  • Photoshop
  • After Effects
  • Premiere Pro
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Blender
  • ChatGPT
  • Slack
  • MCP

Company

  • Company
    Adobe Firefly
    Adobe
    Krea
    KREA.AI, Inc.
  • Founded
    Adobe Firefly
    1982
    Krea
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    Adobe Firefly
    San Jose, CA
    Krea
    San Francisco, CA
  • Listing
    Adobe Firefly
    Claimed
    Krea
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Adobe Firefly better than Krea?

It depends on your workflow. Adobe Firefly is built for generative edits inside Photoshop and Illustrator. Krea is built for Real-time visual ideation.

What are the key feature differences between Adobe Firefly and Krea?

Adobe Firefly: Generate images, video, audio and vectors with Adobe models and partner models. Krea: Generate and edit images, video and 3D with dozens of models in one workspace. Adobe Firefly is rated 4.0/5 from 1 user review.

Does Adobe Firefly or Krea have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Adobe Firefly is freemium and Krea is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Adobe Firefly or Krea?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.