Creative Cloud Generative AI features

Last updated on Oct 28, 2025

Learn about the generative AI features available in your Creative Cloud applications.

This guide covers both the standard features included with your subscription and the premium features that require a plan with premium feature access.

Learn more about generative credits and what’s included in your plan in the Generative credits FAQ.

What are standard and premium generative AI features? 

Standard and premium generative AI features differ primarily in their functionality and credit usage:

Standard features

Most standard generative AI features, like Generative Fill using Adobe Firefly models in Photoshop, use 1 credit per generation. Some standard features will exceed 1 credit per generation as they require more power to run. Refer to the table in Generative AI features by application for a list of standard and premium features. If you have a Creative Cloud Pro, Firefly, or Credits plan, you have unlimited access to standard generations.

Once you reach your monthly generative credit limit, you can either wait until your credits reset the next month or purchase additional generative credits with Adobe Firefly or Credit add-on plans.

Premium features

Premium generative AI features are advanced tools, like ones that can create videos, that need more power to run and thus require more generative credits per use. Partner models such as Google, OpenAI, ElevenLabs, and more are also categorized as a premium feature. The number of credits used will depend on the model selection, output, and file size. For example, generating 5 seconds of video will use fewer credits than translating 10 minutes of video.

Premium features are accessible through Adobe Firefly plans, Credit plans, and select Creative Cloud plans like Creative Cloud Pro. You must be on a plan that includes premium feature access to use your credits on them. Free users will be able to explore premium features with a limited number of complimentary generations.

Generative AI features by application

Application name	Standard generative features	Premium generative features
Photoshop	Generative Fill Generative Expand Generate Background Harmonize Generative Upscale** Generate Image (Text to Image) Generate Similar Remove Tool* Currently not consuming credits. *Generative Upscale powered by Adobe Firefly model consumes more than one credit and is based on file output size	Partner models used with Generative Fill with Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana), FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] Generative Upscale with Topaz Labs AI Denoise with Topaz Labs AI Sharpen with Topaz Labs
Illustrator	Generative Shape Fill Generative Recolor Generative Expand Text to Vector Graphic Text to Pattern Turntable (beta)* *Currently not consuming credits.	Partner models for Text to Vector Graphic (beta)
Premiere	N/A	Generative Extend
Lightroom	Generative Remove* *Currently not consuming credits.	N/A
InDesign	Generative Expand Text to Image	N/A
Adobe Firefly	Generative Expand Generative Fill Generate Template Scene to Image Text to Vector  Text to Image* *Certain models used with Text to Image could classify it as a premium generative feature. For example, Firefly Image 4 Ultra.	Text to Video Image to Video Translate Video Translate Audio Text to Sound Effects Voice to Sound Effects Text to Avatar Generate Soundtrack (beta) Generate Speech (beta) Firefly video editor (beta) Prompt to Edit (beta) Production - Remove background Production - Color grade Production - Crop Lip Sync (enterprise only) Partner models (for example, OpenAI GPT Image Generation, Google Imagen3 and Veo2, and FLUX Pro 1.1)
Substance Sampler	Text to Texture Text to Material* Text to Pattern* *Currently not consuming credits.	N/A
Substance Stager	Scene to Image Text to Background	Text to 3D* *Currently not consuming credits.
Substance Viewer	Scene to Image	Text to 3D* *Currently not consuming credits.
Adobe Express	Caption Writer Generate Image Generate Similar Generate Template Insert Object Remove Object Resize with Expand Rewrite Clip Maker* Generate Text Effects* *Currently not consuming credits.	Generate Video Partner models {for example, Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image [Nano Banana]}

For eligible enterprise customers, Firefly Custom Models on Firefly Image Model 4 are currently treated as standard generative features.

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