Head-to-head · facts checked 8 Oct 2026
Adobe Firefly vs Dreamwave
Adobe Firefly uniquely has 20 features.
From
$9.99/mo (Firefly Standard, 2,000 generative credits/mo)
Free plan
Yes
The verdict
Adobe Firefly or Dreamwave?
Section 01
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Adobe Firefly
Free
Free
Limited free generations each day across image, video, audio
Firefly Standard
$9.99/mo · $101.88/yr
2,000 credits/mo
Firefly Pro
$19.99/mo · $203.88/yr
4,000 credits/mo
Firefly Pro Plus
$34.97/mo · $503.88/yr
10,000 credits/mo
Firefly Premium
$118.93/mo · $2,039.88/yr
50,000 credits/mo
Dreamwave
Individual
—
75 photos per person; the price is shown only inside the app, not on the public site.
Company headshots
$49/mo per user
$49 to $59 per person, one-time; 150 photos and a free redo per person. Seats never expire.
Enterprise
Custom
Quote via sales; HRIS sync and a dedicated account manager.
For everything else about each tool, read the full Adobe Firefly review and Dreamwave review.
Side by side
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2023 | — |
| HQ | San Jose, USA | United States |
| AI model | Firefly Image Model 4 (proprietary) + third-party models (Flux, Kling, Veo, ChatGPT Image, Runway) | — |
| User base | 100M+ (Adobe ecosystem) | — |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Languages | 25+ | — |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Freemium | One-time |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes — free trial available on Standard and Pro plans | No |
| Starting price | $9.99/mo (Firefly Standard, 2,000 generative credits/mo) | $49 per person (company headshots) |
| Refund policy | Refunds often within a 14-day window; enterprise pricing uses contact sales/custom quotes. | — |
| All plans | Free — Free Firefly Standard — $9.99/mo Firefly Pro — $19.99/mo Firefly Pro Plus — $34.97/mo Firefly Premium — $118.93/mo | Individual Company headshots — $49/mo per user Enterprise — Custom |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Creative Cloud users who want generation inside the apps they already use, from a vendor that does not train on their content | Companies rolling out matching headshots, and individuals with one good photo. |
| Differentiator | Commercially safe AI image and video generation trained on licensed content, with deep Adobe Creative Cloud integration including Photoshop and Express | AI headshots from one photo, sold mainly to companies for their teams |
| Competitors | Midjourney, DALL-E 3, Stable Diffusion, Canva AI, Ideogram | Aragon, HeadshotPro |
| Features | ||
| Aspect Ratio | ✓ | — |
| Background Removal | ✓ | — |
| Batch Generation | ✓ | — |
| Commercial Rights | ✓ | — |
| Export Formats | PNG, JPG, MP4 (video); format availability varies by model | — |
| Image Animation | ✓ | — |
| Image Reference | ✓ | — |
| Image to Image | ✓ | — |
| Inpainting | ✓ | — |
| Negative Prompts | ✓ | — |
| Outpainting | ✓ | — |
| Private Generations | ✓ | — |
| Prompt Customization | ✓ | — |
| Style Controls | ✓ | — |
| Text to Image | ✓ | — |
| Text to Video | ✓ | — |
| Upscaling | ✓ | — |
| Video Style Transfer | ✓ | — |
| Video Upscaling | ✓ | — |
| Integrations | ||
| API Access | ✓ | — |
| Canva Integration | ✕ | — |
| Key Integrations | Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Express Premium, Adobe Firefly Boards, Adobe Firefly Video Editor, Adobe Creative Cloud, Firefly mobile app | — |
| Photoshop Plugin | ✓ | — |
Section 02
Adobe Firefly vs Dreamwave: common questions
Is Adobe Firefly or Dreamwave cheaper?
Adobe Firefly's cheapest paid plan is $9.99/mo (Firefly Standard, 2,000 generative credits/mo) and Dreamwave's is $49 per person (company headshots). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
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