Pick Adobe Firefly if
designers already in Photoshop / Express / Creative Cloud who want a browser generate box with Adobe’s commercial terms.
Read the Adobe Firefly pageAdobe Firefly vs Pixelmator Pro
Our take
Pick Adobe Firefly if designers already in Photoshop / Express / Creative Cloud who want a browser generate box with Adobe’s commercial terms. Pick Pixelmator Pro if mac editors who will pick MAS $49.99 — or Creator Studio $12.99/mo if they also want Final Cut. Skip Adobe Firefly if people who need a local node graph (ComfyUI) or a Discord Explore grid (Midjourney).
Adobe Firefly
Adobe’s signed-out generative studio on
Best for
Adobe Firefly Commercially safer Adobe-hosted generation inside Creative Cloud
Pixelmator Pro Edit a photo at a public $
Free plan
Adobe Firefly No free plan
Pixelmator Pro No free plan
Lowest paid
Adobe Firefly Firefly Standard $9.99/mo
Pixelmator Pro Pixelmator Pro for Mac (MAS) $49.99
Next step up
Adobe Firefly Firefly Pro $19.99/mo
Pixelmator Pro
Runs where
Adobe Firefly Hosted
Pixelmator Pro
Watch out
Adobe Firefly Credits and model mix change
Pixelmator Pro macOS 26 / iPadOS 26
Last checked
Adobe Firefly 2026-10-20 · adobe.com/products/firefly/plans.html
Pixelmator Pro 2026-10-26 · pixelmator.com/pro
Which one, then?
Pick Pixelmator Pro if
mac editors who will pick MAS $49.99 — or Creator Studio $12.99/mo if they also want Final Cut.
Read the Pixelmator Pro page