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Adobe Firefly vs Runway

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 Runway are both Image & Visual AI tools. Both have a free plan or trial.

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 Runway if

  • You want a tool built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.
  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace.
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0.
Best for beginners
Adobe Firefly
Best for business
Runway

Features

17 features compared.

  • Text to image
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Generative Fill and Expand
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Video generation
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Vector graphics
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Audio tools
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Runway
    Available
  • Firefly Boards
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Partner models
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Content Credentials
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Firefly Services API
    Adobe Firefly
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Gen-4.5 video model
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Creative Agent
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Multiple models
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Characters
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Aleph and Act-Two
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Workflows and Recipes
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway Dev API
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway MCP
    Adobe Firefly
    Not available
    Runway
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Adobe Firefly
    Freemium
    Runway
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Adobe Firefly
    Yes
    Runway
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Adobe Firefly
    $0
    Runway
    $0
  • Plans
    Adobe Firefly
    5 plans
    Runway
    4 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

Runway plans

  • Free

    $0

    125 one-time credits that do not expire

    • A selection of generative models
    • 5GB storage

  • Standard

    $15/month

    625 credits per month; $12 per month billed annually

    • All video and image models
    • Creative Agent
    • 5 parallel generations
    • Music and voice and sound effects
    • Up to 3 projects
    • No watermarks
    • 4K upscaling
    • 20GB storage

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $35/month

    2,250 credits per month; $28 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Standard
    • 15 parallel generations
    • Up to 5 projects
    • 1 Brand Kit
    • 1 custom voice clone
    • Top-up credits
    • Runway MCP
    • Unlimited 4K video upscaling
    • 100GB storage

  • Max

    $95/month

    9,500 credits per month; $76 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Pro
    • Early access to new models
    • 20 parallel generations
    • Up to 10 projects
    • Up to 3 Brand Kits
    • Up to 3 custom voice clones
    • HDR and ProRes and image sequence outputs
    • 500GB storage

Our ratings

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

Adobe Firefly
8.4overall
Runway
8.4overall

Adobe Firefly leads in 0 categories and Runway in 1.

  • Commercial IP Safety

    Adobe Firefly
    9.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Photoshop Integration

    Adobe Firefly
    9.3
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Image Quality

    Adobe Firefly
    8.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Model Variety

    Runway leads by 0.2
    Adobe Firefly
    8.3
    Runway
    8.5

  • Value for Money

    Adobe Firefly
    7.5
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Video Quality

    Adobe Firefly
    Not rated
    Runway
    9.0

  • Camera & Motion Control

    Adobe Firefly
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.8

  • Editing Tools

    Adobe Firefly
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.6

  • Pricing Clarity

    Adobe Firefly
    Not rated
    Runway
    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

Runway

Pros

  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0
  • Creative Agent builds videos from a conversation
  • Runway Dev API with Node and Python SDKs
  • Free plan with 125 credits that do not expire
  • Native iOS and Android apps

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing: a 5-second Gen-4.5 clip costs 60 credits, so the 625 credits on Standard cover about 10 such clips
  • Standard and Pro credits do not roll over at the end of the month
  • Some App Store reviewers complain about the cost of failed or unusable generations
  • 4K upscaling is unlimited only on Pro and Max

Platforms

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

Integrations

Adobe Firefly

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

Runway

5 integrations
  • Runway MCP
  • ChatGPT plugin
  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads
  • TikTok Ads

Company

  • Company
    Adobe Firefly
    Adobe
    Runway
    Runway AI, Inc.
  • Founded
    Adobe Firefly
    1982
    Runway
    2018
  • Headquarters
    Adobe Firefly
    San Jose, CA
    Runway
    New York, NY
  • Listing
    Adobe Firefly
    Claimed
    Runway
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Adobe Firefly better than Runway?

It depends on your workflow. Adobe Firefly is built for generative edits inside Photoshop and Illustrator. Runway is built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.

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

Adobe Firefly: Generate images, video, audio and vectors with Adobe models and partner models. Runway: AI video, image and audio creation suite with Gen-4.5, agents and an API. Adobe Firefly is rated 4.0/5 from 1 user review.

Does Adobe Firefly or Runway have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, Adobe Firefly or Runway?

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