Automate Basics

Runway vs Adobe Firefly

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.

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Runway

Free plan · from $12/mo

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Adobe Firefly

Free plan · from $9.99/mo

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What it isAI video and image generation tool with credit-based plansAdobe's generative AI app for images, video and audio, with credit-based plans
Free plan125 one-time credits that do not expire (not renewed monthly); a selection of generative models to test concepts; 5GB asset storageFree daily generations across image, video and audio with access to popular models; limits refresh every day
Cheapest paid plan$12/mo billed annually (Standard)Runway pricing$9.99/mo (Firefly Standard)Adobe Firefly pricing
What it covers625 credits per month; yearly billing saves $36/year.2,000 generative credits per month.
Free trialNone statedFree trial offered on paid plans (length not stated on the plans page)
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Generating short video clips and still images for social media or pitches
  • Adding AI music, voice or sound effects to a project
  • Upscaling video to 4K
  • Generating images for social posts, presentations and marketing drafts
  • Creating short video clips and audio from text prompts
  • Trying AI image generation on a free daily allowance before paying
Watch out for
  • Free plan credits are one-time (125), not monthly
  • Unused monthly credits roll over (for 1 month) only on Max and Team
  • Standard plan is limited to 3 projects
  • Free tier is limited to a daily allowance of generations
  • Paid plans are capped by monthly generative credits (2,000 on Firefly Standard)
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Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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