PaintIt AI vs Adobe Firefly
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Redesign, repaint or stage a room from a photo, preset or prompt with an AI interior design tool
Adobe's AI generator, with credits shared across Creative Cloud.
- Free access
- PaintIt AI: Free access
- Adobe Firefly: Free access
- Paid from
- PaintIt AI: USD 14.99 per month
- Adobe Firefly: EUR 10.98 per month
- Plans listed
- PaintIt AI: 4
- Adobe Firefly: 5
- Public API
- PaintIt AI: Not confirmed
- Adobe Firefly: Yes
Where PaintIt AI and Adobe Firefly differ
- Pricing checkPrices confirmed for PaintIt AI; pricing review due for Adobe Firefly.
- PlansPaintIt AI lists 4 plans and Adobe Firefly lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| PaintIt AI | Fact | Adobe Firefly |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFirefly Free |
| USD 14.99 per monthStarter | Lowest listed paid plan | EUR 10.98 per monthFirefly Standard · incl. VAT, shown as Monthly |
| Free plan (30 credits); paid from $14.99 a month | Pricing model | Free plan; paid Standard, Pro, Pro Plus and Premium |
| 4 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Yes |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | No |
| What it is for | ||
| Homeowners, stagers, short-term rental hosts and designers who want quick room redesign concepts from a real photo before spending on furniture or paint | Built for | AI images, video and audio inside an Adobe workflow |
| Images & design | CategorySame | Images & design |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Pricing review due · Sep 24, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
PaintIt AI
Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- StarterUSD 14.99 per month
- ProUSD 29.99 per month
- MaxUSD 79.99 per month
Adobe Firefly
Pricing review due · Sep 24, 2026- Firefly FreeFree
- Firefly StandardEUR 10.98 per monthincl. VAT, shown as Monthly
- Firefly ProEUR 21.99 per monthincl. VAT, shown as Monthly
- Firefly Pro PlusEUR 38.47 per monthincl. VAT, first-year offer · regularly EUR 54.99 per month; offer ends Oct 21
- Firefly PremiumEUR 153.90 per monthincl. VAT, first-year offer · regularly EUR 219.98 per month; offer ends Oct 21
Strengths and limits
PaintIt AI
Strengths
- Free plan to try it: The pricing page lists 30 credits with 1K resolution, the basic model, chat guidance and furniture suggestions at $0.
- Cost shown before generating: The pricing FAQ says the credit cost is shown before supported actions.
- Top-ups for subscribers: The pricing FAQ says active subscribers can buy extra credits without changing plan.
Limits to plan around
- Credits expire monthly: The pricing FAQ says unused credits do not roll over to the next billing period.
- Refund wording differs: The pricing page promises a 7-day money-back guarantee, its FAQ says refunds are case by case, and the terms limit refunds to 7 days and no more than 50% of credits used.
- Content may train its models: The terms license your input to the provider, including to train and fine-tune internal AI models; the FAQ says private mode does not make data invisible to it.
Adobe Firefly
Strengths
- Free daily generations: The free plan needs no subscription and gives daily generations across image, video and audio that refresh every day.
- Unlimited standard features: Every paid Firefly plan includes unlimited standard image generations such as Generative Fill without deducting credits.
- Many models in one app: Adobe and partner models for images, video and audio are available with one login and one credit balance.
Limits to plan around
- Credits do not roll over: Unused generative credits expire when the monthly allocation resets on the billing date.
- Premium features use many credits: Video, audio and partner model outputs draw credits quickly; a single five-second 1080p clip uses 500 credits.
- Free limits are not published: Adobe does not state an exact number of free daily generations and says limits are subject to change.
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