Stable Diffusion
A family of downloadable image models with a large ecosystem of fine-tunes and tooling.
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Stable Diffusion vs Adobe Firefly
Stable Diffusion (Stability AI) and Adobe Firefly (Adobe) both sit in Image. Adobe Firefly is the cheaper entry point at from $4.99/mo. Stable Diffusion shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (8 vs 4). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Stable Diffusion Stability AI | Adobe Firefly Adobe |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Image | Image |
| Version | Stable Diffusion 3.5 | Firefly |
| Entry cost | from $19/mo | from $4.99/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Trial free · Creator $19 · Core $50 | Free free · Adobe Firefly Premium $4.99 |
| Model stack | more · Nano Banana · Seedream · Stable Audio 3.0 · Stable Diffusion · Stable Diffusion 3.5 | Adobe Firefly · Adobe Firefly Image Model · Firefly · Firefly Design Image 1 · Firefly Image 3 · Firefly Image 5 · Firefly Image Model · Firefly Vector 2 · Partner models |
| Context window | n/a | n/a |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 8 | 4 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Open weights, LoRA fine-tuning, ControlNet ecosystem, Local inference, Commercial licence, Text-to-image, Sketch-to-image, Inpainting | Commercially safe training data, Generative Fill, Video and audio generation, Partner model routing, Content Credentials, Text to Image, Generative Expand, Text Effects |
Adobe Firefly
Firefly trains on licensed Adobe Stock content, ships generative credits across Photoshop, Illustrator and Express, and now routes to partner models too.
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