Adobe Firefly Generative Remove · Object removal
Adobe’s editor delivers full-size watermark-free results within its free allowance and supports further edits; login and generation limits apply.
US-West (California, AS2914)
No native export attached; page screenshot evidence only
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
US individual Firefly web free feature and four monthly subscriptions; excludes student/business, full Creative Cloud and other regions; includes four generative credit add-on subscriptions · 2026-10-20
Count and free export specification are not stated; subsequent generative editing may require separate credits
First-year promotion advertised through October 21; regular price USD 49.99/month. Renewal and eligibility follow the offer terms.
Rules [1]First-year promotion advertised through October 21; regular price USD 199.99/month. Renewal and eligibility follow the offer terms.
Rules [1]9 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Four US individual Firefly monthly plans and four credit add-on subscriptions are listed. Pro Plus/Premium first-year promotions end October 21, with regular prices separately shown. Official pages do not quantify daily free removal counts or regional tax amounts. Generative credits concern other AI features and do not establish a payment requirement for free removal.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Self-serve cancellation in Adobe Account (monthly plans cancel anytime; annual billed-monthly plans subject to Adobe terms)
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
US individual Firefly subscriptions ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Official generative credit add-on subscriptions ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-16
Free tier includes daily free generations; Firefly Standard $9.99/mo (2,000 generative credits/mo)
Daily free allowance + Creative Cloud / Firefly subscriptions
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (Full-Res Unwatermarked PNG)
- Watermark
- None (100% watermark-free)
- Free allowance
- Free Adobe accounts receive daily complimentary generative credits with full-resolution 2048×2048 PNG exports
- Account requirements
- Free Adobe account sign-in via Google, Apple, Facebook, or email
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (Full-Res Unwatermarked PNG)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports additive/subtractive brush selection, one-click Skin Cleanup, and version history
- Manual refinement
- Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow
Tested result & sample
Adobe Firefly's Generative Remove ('Powered by Photoshop') demonstrates deep scene understanding at full 2048×2048 resolution: it erases all 3 signs completely, organically places a potted succulent inside the wooden counter shelf, and rebuilds sharp book spines and hanging vines.
- Fixture
- anchor_inpaint_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 11.8 s
- End-to-end reference
- 13.2 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
No native export is attached. Screenshots show the visible page, but do not independently establish export properties or file validity.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Bottom toolbar clearly states daily free generation allowance and top-right Download exports without watermarks
- Interaction
- Unified Firefly Image Editor ('Powered by Photoshop') integrates Retouch & Remove, Generative Fill, Upscale, and Remove Background in one clean workspace with zero popup ads or credit-card gates.
- Entity record
- Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE)
- Origin
- San Jose, California, USA
- Domain history record
- Founded 1982 (Creator of Photoshop and Adobe Firefly)
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Adobe Firefly Generative Remove cloud diffusion inference (~11.8s)
- Retention statement
- Governed by Adobe enterprise privacy standards; user uploads are not used to train Firefly foundation models
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_inpaint_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Page screenshot evidence only
Official plans and usage terms (snapshot ↗) · US individual Firefly subscriptions (snapshot ↗) · Official generative credit add-on subscriptions (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 88.9/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_inpaint_v1
Honesty & reputation · 88/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 28 / 35 | Landing page accepts direct uploads up to 100MB (01_landing.png) and opens the unified Firefly Image Editor after free Adobe sign-in; bottom bar clearly indicates daily free generations (02_workspace.png) and exports a native 2048×2048 unwatermarked PNG (Firefly.png, 03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 26 / 30 | Unified Firefly Image Editor ('Powered by Photoshop') integrates Retouch & Remove, Generative Fill, Upscale, and Remove Background in one clean workspace with zero popup ads or credit-card gates. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 20 / 20 | Official Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Firefly Generative Remove engine trained on licensed Adobe Stock with C2PA Content Credentials support. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Supports up to 100MB uploads without client pre-downscaling, delivering native 2048×2048 full-resolution unwatermarked PNGs. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 89.3/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 57.8 / 65 | Masked GT Reconstruction (26.8/30: structural PSNR=15.95dB · SSIM=0.5375 with strong semantic object synthesis) · Unmasked Fidelity (17.0/20: native 2048px output) · Texture Continuity (14.0/15: Photoshop-grade commercial finish on wood grain, book spines, and potted plants) | Evidence B → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Exports native 2048×2048 full-resolution unwatermarked PNG for free (20/20) | Evidence B → |
| Processing speed | 11.5 / 15 | Firefly Generative Remove cloud 2048×2048 3-zone inpainting completes in ~11.8s | Evidence B → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-16
Initial real-machine benchmark using Mode A synthetic occlusion ground-truth anchor (anchor_inpaint_v1: 3 occluding signs -> 2048px GT).