Adobe Firefly vs Runway: Adobe Firefly fits most teams of 5
Start here: Adobe Firefly
Teams that need images and video they can use commercially
Our pick for most teams
/ 100
- Price
- From $9.99/user/mo (monthly only)
- Free plan
- “free daily generations across image, video, and audio”
vs/ 100
- Price
- From $69/user/mo · $660/user/yr
- Free plan
- “125 one-time credits to explore Runway’s AI tools”
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-18
- 5 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Adobe Firefly: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Teams that need images and video they can use commercially
- People who already work in Adobe apps
- Not for
- Anyone wanting unlimited video: video uses monthly generative credits
- Buyers who need US prices from us: we could only read local-currency prices
- The catch
- Clear commercial-use terms and image, video and audio in one place, but premium video and audio draw down monthly credits.
Data last verified: 2026-10-18
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Runway: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Creators and marketers making short videos from text or images
- Small teams testing many video ideas on credits
- Not for
- Anyone needing a fixed number of videos: each generation uses credits
- Teams of 10 or more: the Team plan covers 2 to 9 seats
- The catch
- Wide choice of video and image models with commercial rights, but everything runs on monthly credits that heavy use burns fast.
Data last verified: 2026-10-18
How we make money · How we score tools
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
Adobe Firefly
Five years for a team of 5, paid monthly: $2,997
On the Firefly Standard plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $599.40
- Paid yearly, one year
- Not verified
- "Firefly Standard" has no verified annual price
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-19Runway
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $16,500
On the Team plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $4,140
- Paid yearly, one year
- $3,300
Paying yearly saves $840 a year (20%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources. | Adobe Firefly | Runway |
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| Score out of 100 | 77.6 | 43.6 |
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| Cheapest plan | Firefly Standard | Team |
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| Free plan | “free daily generations across image, video, and audio” | “125 one-time credits to explore Runway’s AI tools” |
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| Works with (apps) | 0 | 0 |
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Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Adobe Firefly
- Score out of 100
- 77.6
- Cheapest plan
- Firefly Standard
- Free plan
- “free daily generations across image, video, and audio”
- Works with (apps)
- 0
Runway
- Score out of 100
- 43.6
- Cheapest plan
- Team
- Free plan
- “125 one-time credits to explore Runway’s AI tools”
- Works with (apps)
- 0
Feature by feature, on the same list
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Text to imageAdobe Firefly: YesRunway: Yes▾
- Adobe Firefly
- Generate Image: unlimited standard generations on paid plans
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18- Runway
- Access to all AI image models from Standard
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Image editingAdobe Firefly: YesRunway: Not verified▾
- Adobe Firefly
- Generative Fill: unlimited on paid plans
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18- Runway
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Text to videoAdobe Firefly: YesRunway: Yes▾
- Adobe Firefly
- Premium feature using generative credits; 5-second videos, up to 20 (Standard) to 100 (Pro Plus) a month
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18- Runway
- Access to all AI video models from Standard
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Image to videoAdobe Firefly: Not verifiedRunway: Yes▾
- Adobe Firefly
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified- Runway
- Gen-4.5 Image to Video: first-frame image plus a text prompt
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Ai avatarsAdobe Firefly: Not verifiedRunway: Not verified▾
- Adobe Firefly
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified- Runway
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Voice generationAdobe Firefly: YesRunway: Yes▾
- Adobe Firefly
- Generate Speech, using generative credits
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18- Runway
- Music, voice and sound effects generation from Standard
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Video translationAdobe Firefly: YesRunway: Not verified▾
- Adobe Firefly
- Translate audio and video: up to 6 (Standard) to 166 (Premium) minutes a month
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18- Runway
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Safe for business useAdobe Firefly: YesRunway: Yes▾
- Adobe Firefly
- “Outputs generated with Adobe Firefly AI models can be used for commercial purposes”; IP indemnity for eligible enterprise customers
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18- Runway
- You keep ownership and can use content commercially; no credit to Runway needed
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Team workspaceAdobe Firefly: YesRunway: Not verified▾
- Adobe Firefly
- Pro, Pro Plus and Premium for teams, with admin tools
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18- Runway
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Connects to your other apps (API)Adobe Firefly: Not verifiedRunway: Yes▾
- Adobe Firefly
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified- Runway
- Separate developer pricing
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
What you risk by starting
Adobe Firefly
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Adobe Firefly.
Runway
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Data last verified: 2026-10-18