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Adobe Firefly
Firefly’s durable buying boundary is the plan’s monthly credit allowance, what Adobe currently treats as unlimited standard generation, and whether a feature uses an Adobe or partner model.

Kingy AI Product Facts
Adobe Firefly
Current statusGenerally available
- Company
- Adobe
- Primary job
- Generate and edit images, video, audio, and designs using top AI models from Adobe and partners.
- Audience
- Content creators, Video editors, Art directors, Marketers, Design teams
- Free plan
- Available
- Evidence
- Source-backed; review due
- Latest source check
- October 8, 2026
See all tracked product factsPricing, platforms, dependencies, data claims, regions, and timeline
Sources and checks
- Coverage
- 9 of 87 tracked fields currently verified
- Sources
- 25
Source-check dates apply to the tracked facts. Editorial updates elsewhere on this page may have a different date.
Plans and pricing units
- Firefly Premium for teams 199.99 USD per seat per month · annual commitment · US · US base offer; excludes tax. Discounts and regional prices can differ. Team account
- Firefly Standard 9.99 USD per month · US · US base offer; excludes tax. Discounts and regional prices can differ. Consumer account
- Firefly Premium 199.99 USD per month · US · US base offer; excludes tax. Discounts and regional prices can differ. Consumer account
- Firefly Pro 19.99 USD per month · US · US base offer; excludes tax. Discounts and regional prices can differ. Consumer account
- Firefly Pro Plus for teams 49.99 USD per seat per month · annual commitment · US · US base offer; excludes tax. Discounts and regional prices can differ. Team account
- Firefly Pro for teams 19.99 USD per seat per month · annual commitment · US · US base offer; excludes tax. Discounts and regional prices can differ. Team account
- Firefly Free Free Consumer account
- Firefly Pro Plus 49.99 USD per month · US · US base offer; excludes tax. Discounts and regional prices can differ. Consumer account
Where it runs
- Ios
- Available
- Web
- Available
- Android
- Available
Stack and integrations
- Model / provider dependencies
- Ideogram, Kling AI, ElevenLabs, Luma AI models, Runway Gen-4.5, FLUX models, Topaz Astra, GPT Image, Gemini 3 with Nano Banana Pro
- Integrations
- Adobe Premiere, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Express
Data and regions
- Vendor data-use claim
- Claims: 15 due for review; 45 not yet verified.
- Vendor retention claim
- Claims: 28 not yet verified; 2 due for review.
- Regions
- Processing: US-East, US-West · Data residency: US-East, EMEA-West, APAC-East
Read data-use and retention claims
Conditions differ by account and product surface. Each claim keeps its own review date.
- Account data — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Applies To: Firefly Services generative AI APIs (firefly-api.adobe.io and audio-video-api.adobe.io); Categories: pseudonymous user ID; Retention Duration: P90D Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-09-09Sources: Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet
- Analytics — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion controls — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion exceptions — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion window — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Export controls — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Human review — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Inputs — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Applies To: Firefly Services generative AI APIs (firefly-api.adobe.io and audio-video-api.adobe.io); Categories: prompt text; configuration settings; Retention Duration: P90D Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-09-09Sources: Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet
- Model training — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Applies To: enterprise Firefly inputs and outputs; Firefly foundation models; Exceptions: Feedback or improvement programs where the customer or user controls training use through an opt-in or opt-out menu.; Adobe products or features that use AI training to provide the customer with a service.; Model Training: No Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet
- Opt in — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Opt out — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Outputs — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Notes: These are Adobe managed-cache periods. Processed content may also be stored in customer-defined storage; these periods do not define that storage retention.; Retention: Categories: Firefly API generated image; Duration: P1D; Notes: Adobe application-managed cache; Categories: Audio/Video APIs processed content; Duration: P7D; Notes: Adobe application-managed cache Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-09-09Sources: Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet
- Processing region — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Processing Region: US-East; US-West Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet
- Residency — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention criterion — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Retention: Categories: generative AI API prompt text; generative AI API configuration settings; generative AI API pseudonymous user ID; Duration: P90D; Categories: Firefly generative API uploaded reference content; Duration: P1D; Notes: Deleted 24 hours after initial creation in the described Adobe reference-content workflow.; Categories: Firefly API generated image; Duration: P1D; Notes: Adobe managed cache.; Categories: Audio/Video APIs processed content; Duration: P7D; Notes: Adobe managed cache; customer-defined storage is separate. Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-09-09Sources: Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet
- Retention duration — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention trigger — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Safety review — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Service delivery — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Notes: Content is generated from prompts, configuration settings, and applicable customer inputs.; Service Delivery: Yes Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet
- Subprocessors dpa — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Telemetry — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Uploaded files — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Categories: Firefly generative API uploaded reference content; Deletion Window: P1D; Notes: The described Adobe reference-content storage deletes content 24 hours after initial creation. This does not specify retention in customer-defined storage. Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-09-09Sources: Adobe Firefly Services Security Fact Sheet
- Zero data retention — Account type: api; Product surface: api
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Account data — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Analytics — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion controls — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion exceptions — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion window — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Export controls — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Human review — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Inputs — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Model training — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Opt in — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Opt out — Account type: business
- Applies To: content analysis for product improvement; Exceptions: When not logged in, turning off content analysis does not affect Adobe analysis for product improvement.; When users proactively submit content through improvement programs, feedback, beta/prerelease/user studies or Adobe Stock, turning off content analysis does not affect that analysis.; Mechanism: automatic; no account toggle; Opt Out: Yes Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-09-09Sources: Adobe Content Analysis FAQ · Adobe Content Analysis FAQ
- Outputs — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Processing region — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Residency — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention criterion — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention duration — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention trigger — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Safety review — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Service delivery — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Subprocessors dpa — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Telemetry — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Uploaded files — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Zero data retention — Account type: business
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Account data — Account type: enterprise
- Categories: pseudonymous 128-bit GUID; Notes: No other personal information is stored with this Firefly service identifier. Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet
- Analytics — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion controls — Account type: enterprise
- Applies To: Generation History; Deletion: Yes Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet
- Deletion exceptions — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion window — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Export controls — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Human review — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Inputs — Account type: enterprise
- Categories: prompts; configuration settings; selected reference images Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet
- Model training — Account type: enterprise
- Applies To: enterprise Firefly inputs and outputs; Firefly foundation models; Exceptions: Feedback or improvement programs where the customer or user controls training use through an opt-in or opt-out menu.; Adobe products or features that use AI training to provide the customer with a service.; Model Training: No Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet
- Opt in — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Opt out — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Outputs — Account type: enterprise
- Categories: generated outputs; Generation History Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet
- Processing region — Account type: enterprise
- Processing Region: US-East; US-West Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet
- Residency — Account type: enterprise
- Applies To: Generation History; Residency: US-East; EMEA-West; APAC-East Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet
- Retention criterion — Account type: enterprise
- Categories: Generation History; Retention: indefinitely unless manually deleted Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet
- Retention duration — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention trigger — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Safety review — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Service delivery — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Subprocessors dpa — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Telemetry — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Uploaded files — Account type: enterprise
- Categories: masked or selected content (for example Generative Fill); certain Generative Match reference content (for example Structure Match); Maximum: P1D; Notes: Uploaded, processed and potentially cached for 24 hours or less, but not stored in the cloud by Adobe under this stated workflow. Does not cover all reference images; Style Match and Generation History storage are separate. Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-09-09Sources: Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet · Adobe Firefly for Enterprise Core and Web App Security Fact Sheet
- Zero data retention — Account type: enterprise
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Account data — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Analytics — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion controls — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion exceptions — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion window — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Export controls — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Human review — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Inputs — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Model training — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Applies To: Creative Cloud subscribers’ personal content; Model Training: No; Notes: Adobe states this protection for training Adobe Firefly models and partner models. Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Firefly — product page
- Opt in — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Opt out — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Outputs — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Processing region — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Residency — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention criterion — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention duration — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention trigger — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Safety review — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Service delivery — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Subprocessors dpa — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Telemetry — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Uploaded files — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Zero data retention — Account type: personal; Plan: creative-cloud-subscriber; Product surface: firefly-and-partner-models
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Account data — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Analytics — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion controls — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion exceptions — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Deletion window — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Export controls — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Human review — Account type: personal
- Conditions: limited product-improvement situations; Human Review: Yes Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-08-03Sources: Adobe Content Analysis FAQ
- Inputs — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Model training — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Opt in — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Opt out — Account type: personal
- Applies To: content analysis for product improvement; Exceptions: When not logged in, turning off content analysis does not affect Adobe analysis for product improvement.; When users proactively submit content through improvement programs, feedback, beta/prerelease/user studies or Adobe Stock, turning off content analysis does not affect that analysis.; Mechanism: Adobe account privacy preference; Notes: Minors without the content-analysis setting are automatically opted out.; Opt Out: Yes Review overdue; do not assume this still applies.Claim reviewed: 2026-09-09Sources: Adobe Content Analysis FAQ · Adobe Content Analysis FAQ
- Outputs — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Processing region — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Residency — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention criterion — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention duration — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Retention trigger — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Safety review — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Service delivery — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Subprocessors dpa — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Telemetry — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Uploaded files — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
- Zero data retention — Account type: personal
- Not yet verifiedClaim reviewed: 2026-08-03
Launch and latest material update
- Launch
- September 13, 2023
- Latest material update
- Not yet reviewed
Review history
- Adobe Firefly — Verification refreshed
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Adobe Firefly buying guide
Firefly brings image, video, audio and vector tools into Adobe’s creative workflow. Compare the plan’s credit allowance, the model you intend to use and its billing commitment before subscribing.
Documentation and public US prices reviewed September 14, 2026. Kingy has not tested generation quality, credit consumption or account-specific access for this update. This is a partial catalog correction; unreviewed fields remain marked.
What the plans cost
US base prices before tax: Firefly Standard US$9.99/month, Pro US$19.99/month, Pro Plus US$49.99/month and Premium US$199.99/month. Monthly premium-generation credits are 2,000, 4,000, 10,000 and 50,000 respectively. Team Pro, Pro Plus and Premium are US$19.99, US$49.99 and US$199.99 per license per month with an annual commitment. Promotions and regional prices can differ.
These are regular prices, excluding tax. Check Adobe’s current plan terms for any offer and eligibility. A promotion’s first-year price is not the regular renewal price.
Daily generations and monthly credits
Adobe lists limited daily generations for free users without a plan. Separately, its help page says free-plan credit allocations expire one month after allocation. No fixed free allowance is confirmed here. Paid-plan credits reset on the monthly billing date and do not roll over. The credits FAQ distinguishes standard generations from premium features and partner-model usage; a credit allowance is not a guaranteed number of videos.
Where it fits
Adobe documents workflows with Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom and Adobe Express, plus web and mobile access. Check the specific feature and plan before relying on that workflow. See the Firefly product page.
What this review does not establish
We have not measured output quality or export reliability. Adobe’s statements about its own model training do not establish the training data or terms of every partner model. Enterprise indemnity and account-specific rights require their applicable terms.
Correction history
September 14, 2026: replaced the expired August 26 promotion wording, added verified US base prices and billing commitments, and separated daily free generations from monthly credit allocations. Rebuilt five unresolved integration references from Adobe’s named application list; the earlier references remain in revision history. The original publication date is preserved.
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Launch History
Adobe Firefly public beta launch
Adobe introduced Firefly, a family of creative generative AI models, and launched the beta of its first Firefly model.
- Launch readiness
- 7.5 / 10
- Demo evidence
- Not scored yet
- Creator-story fit
- Not scored yet
Score definitions and rubric
These are launch-record readiness heuristics, not product ratings.
Launch readiness
How complete and reviewable the launch record is, not the quality of the product.
Inputs and weights: Launch date 15%; qualifying source 10%; what launched 10%; demo 15%; category 10%; audience 10%; editorial assessment 10%; traction evidence 10%; creator or audience fit 10%.
Evidence inputs: Reviewed launch metadata, public source links, demo links, taxonomy, audience, editorial notes, and recorded traction signals.
Demo evidence
Whether the record contains useful, reviewable demonstration evidence; it is not a rating of product output quality.
Inputs and weights: Working demo URL 45%; video walkthrough 25%; clear description of what launched 10%; audience 10%; editorial assessment 10%.
Evidence inputs: Demo and video URLs plus the reviewed launch description, audience, and editorial notes.
Creator-story fit
Whether a launch has enough demonstrable evidence and audience relevance for a useful creator story; it does not predict views or guarantee coverage.
Inputs and weights: Demo evidence 25%; visual creator category 15%; audience 15%; editorial assessment 15%; traction evidence 10%; pricing clarity 10%; API or open-weight evidence 10%.
Evidence inputs: Reviewed demo, category, audience, editorial, traction, pricing, API, and open-weight fields.
- Scale
- 0.0–10.0. A present qualifying input receives its published weight; a missing input receives zero. Scores are rounded to one decimal.
- Assigned by
- Suggested by the deterministic field-completeness helper and assigned or approved by a Kingy editorial reviewer.
- Rubric and check date
- Rubric version P0-2026-08-10. The record’s “Last verified” date is the score check date. Checked: 2026-06-24.
- Confidence and missing data
- Confidence depends on source completeness. “Not scored yet” means no reviewed value; “Needs review” means the value or score set failed validation.
- Freshness
- Recalculate after a material launch, source, demo, pricing, audience, or traction change and during the record freshness review.
- Disputes
- Use “Suggest a correction” on the record and cite the relevant evidence. Commercial relationships cannot buy or alter a score.
Adobe introduced Firefly, a family of creative generative AI models, launching the first model in public beta with free access (news.adobe.com). Designers, Creators, and…