Midjourney and Dall-E have been taking middle stage ever since AI-generated photos grew to become a pattern. Nonetheless, different AI picture mills are additionally contesting to be within the limelight; take Meta’s and Adobe’s AI picture technology instruments as an illustration, which we’ll look into on this article.
We’re conscious that Meta and Adobe are already huge corporations and well-known for what they do. However with the expertise advancing, would they be left behind within the race towards avant-garde AI methods? Clearly, no. That’s why they launched their very own AI picture mills.
Now, let’s get to it and see which one is healthier to your particular want
Options
By way of options, Meta’s standalone web site, Think about with Meta AI, doesn’t have a lot to supply besides—after all—its picture generator. You simply merely kind in your immediate, click on Generate, wait, after which there you have got just a few picture variations primarily based in your enter. After that, you’ll be able to obtain the output that you just like. Go create one other if you’d like extra.
Adobe Firefly 2 affords a wealthy set of customization instruments that allows you to tweak the output and tailor it higher to your choice. In contrast to Meta, it offers you management over the next:
- side ratio
- visible depth
- content material kind (photograph or artwork)
- photograph settings (for images)
- results
- lighting
- composition
- coloration and tone
Not solely this stuff, however Adobe Firefly additionally helps you to add unfavourable prompts and use a reference picture from its gallery or immediately out of your machine. Much less problem in comparison with different AI picture mills, proper?
While you click on on a picture, you’ll discover one other set of modifying instruments that you should utilize to change the output additional. It’s also possible to use your chosen picture as a mode reference for the brand new output variations you’ll generate. When you’re okay with the outcome, you have got the choice to obtain or save the output to your favorites.
To date, these are the present options of Meta and Adobe Firefly 2 we are able to evaluate, although there’s positively much more to count on after they launch a brand new model. For now, let’s reply one of many questions you may be having in your thoughts: How accessible are they to customers?
Pricing
In terms of the value, the excellent news is that Meta’s AI picture generator is free—no billing, no subscription, no cash concerned in any respect. I do know that it sounds good, however have you learnt that each one AI photos that Meta creates for you might be mere scraps of information from actual images uploaded by actual individuals on social media?
In truth, Meta was skilled on 1.1 billion images from Fb and Instagram. And the place did all these images come from? Customers—us. I do know this may be a surprising revelation, nevertheless it’s true. Maybe that’s why it doesn’t cost a single penny in alternate for utilizing actual images as a coaching dataset.
Although Meta is free, one other factor you have to know is that it’s presently accessible solely within the US. So, in case you’re not from the US, chances are you’ll want to make use of a VPN and connect with a US server, which is probably not free. Alternatively, Adobe Firefly 2 affords totally different premium plans. Try the pricing and package deal inclusions beneath.
Fortunately, there’s a free plan. So, that’s excellent news if you wish to use Firefly with none costs, in contrast to different Adobe software program that normally requires fee. Be conscious of your credit, although, as you solely get 25 per thirty days in case you’re utilizing it at no cost. Similar with Meta, your picture generations aren’t limitless in any respect, so use them properly.
Output High quality
Now, that is the place the true battle begins. All the pictures on the left facet are made with Meta, whereas these on the proper facet are made with Adobe Firefly 2. Additionally, take notice that I didn’t edit any of the Adobe Firefly outputs in order that the comparability stays unbiased as a lot as doable. The next are the outputs of the 2 AI picture mills utilizing the identical prompts.
Life like Portrait
| Immediate: a highschool woman in class uniform, pure mild, candid shot |
Meta adopted the immediate fully. Adobe Firefly did too, nonetheless, the woman appears to be like too younger as if she’s in fifth grade fairly than highschool. I additionally needed to generate the identical immediate a number of occasions with Adobe Firefly 2 because it stubbornly gave me photos of younger women in uniform smiling and wanting on the digital camera earlier than it gave me this one.
This output of Adobe Firefly nonetheless includes a smiling woman, however at the very least it lastly understood what candid actually is. I nonetheless favor Meta’s output although, since one facet of the woman’s hair by Adobe Firefly is just too hazy when there isn’t even a bit quantity of haze on her face, making the hair appear like it’s within the background. The sunshine reflection on the chin has no obvious supply as properly.
| Immediate: a younger man with tousled hair, streaks of pure mild accentuating his hazel eyes, vogue |
Similar to within the first immediate, I had a number of makes an attempt attempting to get what I had in thoughts utilizing Adobe Firefly 2. I obtained a bunch of outputs that didn’t match any of the descriptions in my immediate besides the topic (a person) earlier than I had the best photograph above. The hair appears to be like styled although, and if we take note of the blurring, we’ll see that it’s not constant.
Meta’s output, then again, is sort of photographically good however not in a superficial approach and reveals what touseled hair truly appears to be like like. The pure mild amplifying the nice and cozy coloration of the hazel eyes additionally makes this output a powerful one, although some strands of the hair nonetheless want some work. Apart from that, this output of Meta is nice for a Vogue cowl journal.
| Immediate: a redhead woman with blue eyes and freckles within the grass area, golden hour |
As you’ll be able to see, the woman within the output of Adobe Firefly 2 has hazel eyes as a substitute of blue. In the meantime, Meta’s output obtained every thing proper—redhead, blue eyes, freckles, and the background particulars.
Additionally, though Adobe Firefly’s output appears to be like extra photorealistic with finer particulars, it doesn’t seize the entire essence of the immediate. It gave me a smiling woman (once more) when I didn’t point out any phrases that relate to that, whereas the woman’s expression in Meta’s output appears to be like extra pure, which is rather a lot nearer to the outcome I used to be going for.
The one factor I’d change or take away from Meta’s output if I may is the bluish-silver nostril piercing that oddly stands out like a glow stick towards the general heat tone of the picture. Perhaps, I’d repair the form of the iris as properly. General, this output is a chef’s kiss.
Common Observations (Portrait Version)
One extremely noticeable attribute of Adobe Firefly 2 is that it has that smiling syndrome when coping with portraits. It has the tendency to overhype the emotion and facial features of the human topic (a number of occasions) routinely by default when requested to generate images of an individual.
Now, you’ll be able to even return to the primary set of photos above to see it your self. See how they’re all smiling? You may suppose it was simply three images however try this one other article the place we in contrast the outputs of Adobe Firefly with Midjourney. Brace your self as you’ll be greeted with extra smiles by Adobe Firefly.
By way of high quality, Adobe Firefly 2’s photos have greater resolutions and finer particulars that make them appear like they have been shot by an expert digital camera, whereas Meta’s photos have softer edges and decreased however not essentially poor resolutions like they have been simply taken utilizing a cell phone and uploaded images in social media. Nicely, if you recognize, you recognize.
Panorama
| Immediate: a serene view of a sunflower area, rainbow within the sky |
Whereas each outputs seize the serenity of the view, in addition they present a transparent signal that they’re nothing actual however artificially made. What I imply is that they have repeated patterns or objects that appear like they have been simply replicated or copy-pasted. See how Meta’s sunflowers are all oddly going through towards the digital camera and the slanted positions of the leaves in Adobe Firefly’s output?
At first look, Adobe Firefly’s output appears to be like extra photorealistic as a result of perspective however in case you look nearer, you’ll discover the eccentric form of the bushes within the background making them seem as bushes, and a few rendering points. It’s extra correct than Meta within the rainbow half, although.
| Immediate: ethereal view of aurora borealis |
Regardless of how majestic these images are, there’s simply one thing there that doesn’t look proper—sure, the reflection. The northern lights don’t mirror the way in which they need to as you’ll be able to see, particularly in Adobe Firefly’s output. Whereas Meta has managed to make it much less apparent, I don’t suppose any of the 2 realistically depicted how lights work together with their environment.
| Immediate: pastel skies and sakura bushes |
Each outputs are stunning. Meta’s output appears to be like like a digital portray whereas Adobe Firefly’s appears to be like like a standard one. Each emanate a tranquil environment as properly.
We will all agree that Adobe Firefly produced a powerful output, however I didn’t ask for any physique of water in any respect. If I’m to nitpick this output, I’d additionally say that it has the next probability of getting flagged as an AI-generated picture on account of repeated patterns within the bushes, which is usually a lifeless giveaway that it was made with AI.
Alternatively, Meta’s output was extra simple. It reveals me what I solely wished to see: pastel skies and Sakura bushes. The sky hues are additionally extra on level and the view is extra cinematic. The one fault I’ve discovered right here is the sunshine blue portion on the decrease a part of the picture, which I may barely determine. However total, this appears to be like like one thing I’d grasp on my bed room wall.
Common Observations (Panorama Version)
When supplied with components that may be merely replicated, Meta and Adobe Firefly 2 unsparingly took benefit of that. Like different typical AI picture mills, these two considerably suffered from lazy replications of repeatable patterns. However what can we count on? These are AI and that’s what they’re meant for—make issues simpler and quicker.
Additionally they lacked some logic in relation to reflections. Regardless of how breathtaking the views they generated, it wouldn’t simply make sense if the interactions of pure components weren’t correctly illustrated.
Surreal Artwork
| Immediate: the world inside a cup of espresso, 4 whales circling over the cup |
Regardless of the 2 AI picture mills producing a well-crafted masterpiece within the surrealistic side, if we keep on with the immediate, Adobe Firefly was the one which gave a extra nuanced output. The refined distinction between Meta’s and Adobe Firefly’s output significantly lies within the dolphins as components, which I do know you’ll be able to inform by evaluating the 2 artworks.
| Immediate: a cityscape with saturn seen within the sky, rainbow in spiral kind, floating pyramids |
These outputs are visually interesting in their very own good methods, however once more, they’re lacking some particulars. Apparently, what we see within the foreground of Adobe Firefly’s output are mere roofs of towers formed like pyramids; the one surreal factor on this output is the unnatural phenomenon within the sky.
Meta illustrated a literal, otherwordly, big pyramid amidst town, which locations itself one level forward of Adobe Firefly 2 when it comes to accuracy. However it’s nonetheless not fully correct because it solely generated one pyramid after I clearly specified it in plural kind, and since the constructing constructions are fairly off—not really suggestive of a surreal setting.
| Immediate: a white cat in house swimsuit floating in house, stars and galaxy |
I like each outputs truthfully when it comes to artwork model and high quality, except for the truth that I personally like cats. Meta’s output appears to be like like a sticker that will even look good as a print on a t-shirt whereas Adobe Firefly’s output appears to be like like a cute poster that deserves a spot in my room.
By way of accuracy, I’d choose Adobe Firefly 2 for its potential to image the small print I’ve on my thoughts, besides the “floating” half is extra refined in Meta’s output. The explanation I didn’t select Meta was that it appears to be like just like the supporting particulars are separated from the remainder of the immediate components (stars remoted from the topic as in the event that they weren’t in a single picture in any respect).
In that case, it looks like Meta handled the stars and galaxy as some form of separate components fairly than as a part of the entire context. Perhaps that’s why it seemed like a sticker, to not point out the thick white define. Nonetheless, as I’ve talked about, I like each outputs and I would think about this a tie if solely I wasn’t being any extra goal.
Common Observations (Surreal Artwork Version)
Whereas there isn’t any huge situation with how these two AI picture mills handled surrealism, what I’ve seen is Meta making some particular components of the immediate look weird. For those who additionally seen, it type of modified the genuine appearances of particular person components (such because the dolphins and the buildings) in an try to make the general content material look much less or not actual.
That wasn’t efficient for me although, because it solely made the dolphins appear like another species fairly than a part of a surreal artwork. On a constructive notice, each Meta and Adobe Firefly 2 have astounding ranges of creativity.
Industrial Images
| Immediate: a product photoshoot of a pair of high-heeled sneakers |
Moreover the poorly rendered shoelaces, you’ll discover that the reflection of the purple sneakers by Adobe Firefly 2 doesn’t match the sneakers’ precise design. For those who additionally seen, the background was inconsistently blurred and sharpened. Transferring on, I’ve no points with Meta’s pair of sneakers; it’s normal-looking—nothing actually unusual occurring there.
| Immediate: a industrial shot of lipstick, stylish model images |
The outputs of Meta and Adobe Firefly 2 are each glorious mockups of a lipstick product. Nonetheless, the roundish lipstick cap by Adobe Firefly—from what I see—received’t appear to suit the closing of the square-shaped base of its lipstick tube. However aside from that, this output positively appears to be like prefer it belongs to a magnificence and beauty brochure.
| Immediate: a product {photograph} of candies, gold foil, a glass of milk, purple background |
Once more, each AI picture mills did an excellent job on this immediate. Each ingredient talked about was there and proper, as you’ll be able to see.
For those who look nearer although, other than the nonsensical phrases on the chocolate field, you’ll additionally discover some rendering points with Meta’s output. It’s not that unhealthy, however the way in which it was rendered makes it look extremely computer-generated; briefly, an apparent AI work.
Why do I say so? It has that superficial high quality, particularly the texture exaggeration that makes it look not actual when examined. Simply see how tremendous easy the objects’ surfaces are. The perimeters of the field, plate, and glass are additionally ragged. In the meantime, Adobe Firefly’s output appears to be like extra genuine.
Common Observations (Industrial Images Version)
It appeared like Meta significantly paid consideration to the key phrases “product” and “industrial” right here, therefore it generated mockups of merchandise with model marks on them, such because the model identify on the chocolate field, the engraving on the lipstick’s floor, and the emblem on the shoe’s tongue. Regardless of the random texts, this reveals Meta’s broader understanding of the immediate’s goal.
Brand
| Immediate: an icon emblem for a car-manufacturing firm |
I’ve really nothing towards these outputs—each logos will certain look good on a contemporary or classic automotive mannequin. However to be honest, Meta’s emblem can solely be good for brief model names.
| Immediate: a easy aesthetic emblem for a espresso store |
Once more, each AI picture mills did an excellent job on this one, although it took Adobe Firefly 2 just a few extra makes an attempt to give you its output. Undeniably, the simplicity is there, however I’d go for Adobe Firefly’s emblem for its extra simple high quality (since Meta’s emblem has qualities that make it look extra like summary); additionally, only a private choice!
| Immediate: a minimalist emblem for ladies’s clothes line |
I do know Meta just isn’t good if we take a more in-depth have a look at its particulars, nevertheless it’s a lot nearer to how a minimalist emblem ought to look—easy components which can be non-photographic.
Adobe Firefly’s output isn’t that unhealthy, however is unquestionably not good for a emblem. This might cross if it was executed in a vector artwork model with stable colours and crisp outlines. It might additionally look higher with out the unreadable textual content beneath the flower emblem. As for the colour scheme, each logos give off a complicated really feel and are acceptable for a high-class ladies’s attire retailer.
Common Observations (Brand Version)
Similar to within the industrial images version, Meta thought of the enterprise context related to some key phrases within the immediate—the time period “firm” from the primary emblem immediate, for instance. Consequently, it creatively positioned the fictional model’s initials DLHLr, which made it appear like part of the car-shaped emblem.
Concerning Adobe Firefly 2, if I’m being trustworthy, once more, it disregarded the general context of the prompts at first earlier than it produced pretty good and contextually acceptable logos. So, the primary outputs have been actually full of colours and particulars, which have been fairly reverse to the model of logos I used to be asking it to generate. They have been inventive although, however nonetheless, they only weren’t match.
Summary
| Immediate: an summary picture of infinity |
Glorious depiction of infinity for each, but when I’m to emphasize extra the true that means of infinity, I see the qualities higher in Adobe Firefly’s work—it extends to all instructions (just like the countless sky), delineating its boundless nature, whereas the infinity in Meta’s illustration is barely one-way, exhibiting a restrict in dimension. With out going deeper, I’d say one is simply as nice as the opposite.
| Immediate: an summary picture of euphoria |
These are good representations of euphoria—colourful, vibrant, intense, and explosive. Each Meta and Adobe Firefly 2 confirmed their skills to know the connection of the colours and varieties with the given emotion, so I give each two thumbs up.
| Immediate: an summary picture of knowledge |
I don’t have something towards these outputs if we’re solely speaking concerning the visible attraction. They’re each very good and placing in their very own methods, and in the end artistic in relation to deciphering the identical idea.
Nonetheless, Meta’s output considerably leans towards symbolism (overtly utilizing an owl with a guide as a topic), although it nonetheless has noticeable summary components. Adobe Firefly 2, then again, understood the project and took summary compositions into consideration, giving us a extra profound illustration of knowledge.
I may nonetheless acknowledge the torch although, however nonetheless, the way in which it’s executed is much less direct and the ultimate output is extra summary than that of Meta.
Common Observations (Summary Version)
All I can say is that each AI picture mills are equally good picks in case you’re simply aiming for creativity utilizing AI. Each of them are just about geniuses in their very own interpretations of various summary ideas, so kudos to Meta and Adobe Firefly 2 for this immediate version.
Excessive Context Prompts
| Immediate: a worn-out bed room stuffed with mud, webs, molds, vines, and bushes rising inside, set in the way forward for a desolate world the place humanity now not exists, just a few indicators of life a thousand years in the past, cream wall paints peeled off, woods damaged by time, pure mild, heat palette, subliminal peace suggesting a perennial silence, a way of nostalgia |
Personally, I discover Meta’s output extra hauntingly stunning, but when we think about the accuracy primarily based on the immediate, the output of Adobe Firefly 2 is extra nuanced. The spider webs and nature breaking in are far more seen in Adobe Firefly’s output than in Meta, and in some way, Adobe Firefly retains the refined heat of the setting’s ambiance.
| Immediate: a polaroid {photograph} of a three-tier cake with intricate piping particulars and pink flowers made with ganache on prime of white fondant base, white chocolate balls, sweet canes, and strawberries as decorations, two champagne glasses and some cassette tapes on the facet, curtain backdrops with fairy lights, retro model, grainy high quality, shot in 1980’s |
None of those two appears to be like precisely like a Polaroid {photograph}, however at the very least Meta has a bit little bit of a classic really feel to it. If we think about the completeness of the weather, we are able to agree that Meta was the extra obedient one too though there are some rendering points, significantly with the sweet canes.
In the meantime, I type of struggled to get Adobe Firefly 2 to generate the output for this immediate (to the purpose I craved cake) with out continually giving me main points with it; it hardly gave me outputs that had sweet canes or cassette tapes and if it did, it might miss another immediate components. Adobe Firefly 2 was like a bucket with holes; it saved lacking some particulars.
Funnily although, whereas it persistently ignored my point out of cassette tapes, Adobe Firefly 2 proceeded to offer me an output with a slice of cake in it (the one I used above). Belief me, it was already essentially the most compliant and essentially the most first rate out of all of the outputs it generated. Was it to compensate for the shortage of cassette tapes within the image?
Additionally, it didn’t even put an effort into creating an intricate sample on the cake regardless of it being one of many main supporting particulars of the immediate; it was just a few drips, to not point out it wasn’t even neatly executed. Whereas the general rendering is cleaner than that of Meta, it’s evident that Meta is extra attentive in relation to particulars.
| Immediate: an bizarre younger man shocked and awestruck having an encounter with a radiant younger fairy in a moonlit mystical forest, bioluminescent flowers, orbs, and butterflies round, fantasy, anime model |
Now on to the ultimate spherical, which one do you suppose is the winner? I do know each outputs have what it takes however first, take note of the small print.
These photos are nothing near an anime, which clearly reveals that each AI picture mills missed the final supporting element of the immediate. However did you see the wings on the left facet of the younger man in Adobe Firefly’s output? Additionally, as a substitute of wanting shocked and awestruck, the person appeared extra like he was making faces in entrance of the fairy, which I discover ridiculous.
Moreover the wings and the face, their palms aren’t rendered correctly. On one other notice, Adobe Firefly paid consideration to the flowers as supporting particulars higher than Meta did. There’s not a lot of a problem with Meta, although—just some within the rendering of the fairy’s left shoulder.
The person’s face in Meta’s output—although not precisely exhibiting a shocked and awestruck expression—is extra acceptable for the immediate’s context as properly. And I do know, you agree that that is in some way extra first rate than a person making faces with a fairy.
Common Observations (Excessive Context Prompts Version)
I seen (not solely on this immediate version) that Meta was extra correct in relation to the particular options of people as a component of the immediate. Alternatively, Adobe Firefly 2 was in a position to pay extra consideration to the person supporting particulars of the immediate when coping with locations or settings.
Remaining Ideas
If we’re solely contemplating the wealthy options and assets, there’s little doubt I’d go for Adobe Firefly 2. Given its customization and modifying instruments, it clearly offers you extra energy and management over the outputs. That is additionally my go-to AI picture generator in relation to straightforward accessibility. You may marvel, Adobe Firefly isn’t fully free so why not Meta?
Nicely, Meta is free however much more problem, talking from my expertise. Not solely is it presently unavailable outdoors the US, however its credit score restrict can be not clearly outlined in any sources on-line (at the very least, on the time I investigated), so that you may as properly run into a problem the place you out of the blue received’t be capable of generate photos in 24 hours.
Lastly, as to the output high quality and accuracy, Meta fairly pulled it off rather a lot higher regardless of the shortage of management parameters (maybe the character of its coaching dataset performs an enormous position right here). It paid nice consideration to the supporting particulars of the prompts, particularly within the nuances of human expressions.
So now, again to the query: which AI picture generator is healthier? Nicely, the reply depends upon your choice and scenario. For those who dwell within the US or extremely worth accuracy greater than the rest, give Meta a attempt. However if you’d like higher management and are keen to pay for extra perks, go for Adobe Firefly 2.
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