Get answers to frequently asked questions about using Illustrator AI Assistant (beta).
Using AI Assistant
Learn all about working with AI Assistant in Illustrator.
AI Assistant is a production-focused assistant designed to understand and analyze the structure of an open Illustrator document, including its layers, artboards, objects, colors, text, and how these elements relate to one another. Based on the desired outcome, it can interpret user requests, identify the necessary actions, and assist in carrying out complex, multi-step production workflows more efficiently.
Select AI Assistant in the Application Bar at the top of the workspace.
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The assistant is available for:
- All users with a Creative Cloud paid subscription plan.
- Subset of free Adobe accounts without paid subscription plans.
- Adult consumers aged 18 or older.
The assistant is available but not optimized for:
- All apps subscribers on enterprise (CCT/E).
- For EDU higher-ed.
The assistant is unavailable in:
- Adobe web or mobile apps.
- Some legacy enterprise plans: CCT Standard AA (no SA), CCE v3 AA/SA, CCE Core AA/SA, CCE Pro AA/SA.
- K-12 (EDU).
No. AI Assistant works on the Illustrator document you have open. It does not currently work across multiple Illustrator documents or in other apps.
You can keep multiple chats for the current document to organize different tasks. Start a new chat for a different task, switch between chats, rename them, or delete them as needed.
Use More in the AI Assistant panel to:
- Start a new chat to begin a fresh task with its own history.
- Switch between open chats to pick up where you left off.
- Rename a chat so it's easy to identify later.
- Delete a chat you no longer need.
You can access Chat history by selecting New chat in the Ai Assistant panel. Hover over the chat history and select to rename, or to delete it.
You can attach any file format that Illustrator supports, as well as MD, XLSX, and CSV files. You can add a file by uploading it, pasting it, or pasting a screenshot or copied image using Ctrl + V (Windows) or Command + V (macOS). AI Assistant can summarize attached files and extract resources from Illustrator files.
Yes. For longer tasks, AI Assistant can continue working in the background, so changes or responses may not appear immediately. For best results, avoid editing the same objects that AI Assistant is modifying.
AI Assistant works on the Illustrator document you have open. The following capabilities are not currently available:
- Working across multiple Illustrator documents
- Working across other apps
- Automatically applying brand guidelines across a document
AI Assistant is continuously improving. Be aware of the following limitations when using AI Assistant:
- Latency on simple tasks: AI Assistant is designed for multi-step production workflows. For simple tasks, performing them manually may be faster.
- Open-ended creative requests: AI Assistant can assist with aesthetic or creative requests, but doesn't review or critique the design.
- Very large or complex documents: Performance may be slower, and tasks may take longer to complete when working with large files that contain many objects, layers, or artboards.
For longer tasks, the AI Assistant may continue working in the background, so changes or responses may not appear immediately. For best results, avoid editing the same objects that the assistant is currently modifying.
No. AI Assistant can help with aesthetic or creative requests, but it does not review or critique the design.
You can generate up to 15 artwork generations per day with AI Assistant. If you reach the daily limit, you need to wait until it resets before generating more artwork.
Add a request such as Show me a plan before making changes to your prompt. You can also expand Assistant steps in a response to review how AI Assistant approached the task and why.
Describe what to change and what to keep, and name the objects or layers when you can. For example, replace all pricing information, but keep the existing layout, fonts, colors, and artwork unchanged.
Yes. AI Assistant displays this notice: Responses are generated using AI, and may be inaccurate. Check before using. Review the result, and select Dislike to report a response that is incorrect or incomplete.
Responses that use generative AI say so, for example: AI-generated image, created using Adobe Illustrator. For details about these features, read the questions about generative AI features in Illustrator.
Ask AI Assistant to undo the previous change, and then describe what you want instead. For example: Undo the previous change. Rename the layers based on their contents, but keep the current layer hierarchy.
No matter which generative AI models we may give a choice to use within our creative apps, your content isn't and will not be used to train generative AI models.
AI Assistant can fix many critical issues, such as converting a document from RGB to CMYK, removing overprint from white objects, replacing the registration color, and setting the bleed. Some issues need manual steps, such as assigning a color profile and extending artwork to the bleed edge.
After reviewing a response or completed task in the AI Assistant panel, use the following options to provide feedback:
- Like : Select if AI Assistant understood your task, saved you time, or helped complete the task successfully.
- Dislike : Select if the response was incorrect, incomplete, unclear, or AI Assistant didn't accomplish the requested task.
After selecting an option, a feedback dialog opens where you can indicate whether AI Assistant:
- Understood your question or task clearly
- Saved you significant time
- Handled repetitive work well
- Is something you would use again on a real file
You can also provide additional comments and choose whether Adobe may contact you for follow-up feedback.
AI Assistant needs an internet connection. Check and fix your connection, and then send your request again
Credit usage
Learn more about how AI credits work when using Illustrator AI Assistant.
Yes. Starting October 1, 2026, for users with paid plans, certain AI Assistant actions will use your available AI credits.
AI Assistant uses credits for most AI-powered creative actions, such as generating and editing content. Credit usage varies by action. To check how many credits an action used, hover over the credits icon after an action is completed. Credit rates are introductory and may change as the product experience evolves.
Yes. Every Creative Cloud plan includes credits to let you create and edit faster using AI features. Starting October 1, 2026, for users with paid plans, certain AI Assistant actions will use your available AI credits.
For paid subscribers, to keep creating after you use all your available credits, you can upgrade your plan, buy credits, or wait until your monthly credits refresh on your billing date.
For free users, if you reach your daily limit of complimentary generations, you can subscribe to a plan, buy credits, or wait until your free generations refresh daily at midnight GMT.
Skills are prebuilt workflows that guide you through multi-step creative tasks.
You can invoke skills explicitly (for example, by typing /batch-edit-photos) or implicitly, where the agent detects your intent and runs the appropriate skill automatically.
Tell the agent to avoid using a skill. For example, say “without using a skill” or “keep it simple.”
Yes, you can create your own skill.
Simply describe what you want to create and the agent will use available tools to complete your request, even without a specific skill.
Yes. Additional skills are planned and will be introduced throughout the beta period.
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