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Get details here on royalty rates, payment for Free Collection Works, and our bonus program for active Adobe Stock Contributors.
Details on how to request payment on Adobe Stock can be found here: helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/getting-paid.html.
These Pricing and Payment Details are incorporated by reference into the Adobe Stock Contributor Agreement.
The below royalty rates apply to assets licensed under Adobe Stock standard plans, such as subscriptions, credit packs, and on-demand licenses.
Asset type |
Royalty Rate* |
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Photos Vectors Illustrations |
33% |
Video |
35% |
*The royalty rate is applied to the net price per licensed asset, based on the U.S. purchase price and including any discounts. For example, if the plan costs US$29.99 per month for 10 monthly photo licenses, then the royalty amount (rounded up to the nearest cent) would be US$0.99 per licensed photo (US$29.99 / 10 photos x 33%). Note: actual royalty calculations may not be rounded to the nearest cent.
Adobe Stock also licenses assets through custom agreements and non-standard plans, such as Creative Cloud Express plans and Pro Edition plans for Creative Cloud for teams and enterprise. Royalty rates for assets licensed under these agreements and plans are either: (A) for non-video assets, 33% of the attributable amount, and for video content, 35% of the attributable amount; or (B) a flat rate. For clarity, the above royalty rates do not apply to assets in the free collection.
Minimum royalty amounts
The following minimum royalty amounts apply to standard assets licensed under the Adobe Stock Large Subscription (350 standard assets per month or larger). Standard assets include standard photos, vectors, and illustrations.
Lifetime Licenses* |
Minimum Royalty Amount (per licensed standard asset) |
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0-999 |
$0.33 |
1,000-9,999 |
$0.36 |
10,000 and above |
$0.38 |
For our active Contributors, based on the number of downloads your photos, illustrations, vectors, and videos receive during the 2021 calendar year, you can earn complimentary access to one of the following plans for one year: Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps, Creative Cloud Photography (20GB), Illustrator Single App, InDesign Single App, Premiere Pro Single App, or After Effects Single App.1
Here are the details:
1 No signup necessary. An active contributor is an Adobe Stock contributor with at least two (2) submitted and approved qualifying assets in 2021.
2 Adobe employees are excluded from the bonus program.
This section applies only to Works that you have nominated, and Adobe has accepted, for inclusion in the Free Collection, as described in the Free Collection Addendum here: [insert URL]. Capitalized but undefined terms below are defined in the Free Collection Addendum.
For each Work Adobe places in the Free Collection, Adobe will pay you per the below table.
Credits will be deposited to your applicable Adobe Stock contributor account within 30 days after the start of each Free Period, with credits converting according to the currency associated with that account, as described at helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/getting-paid.html.
Asset type |
For Each Work Placed in the Free Collection in 2022 |
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Photos Vectors Illustrations |
Single payment of 5 credits |
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