Adobe increased the prices of some of its Photography plans earlier this year, and the situation got pretty complex. Now the company is changing its broader Creative Cloud plan offerings in North America, including a new, more expensive option that replaces the existing Creative Cloud All Apps plan.
The Creative Cloud for individuals plans will change for customers in North America starting on June 17, 2025. Among the most notable slated changes is the discontinuation of the Creative Cloud All Apps plan, which currently starts at $59.99 monthly and includes all of Adobe’s apps, including Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, and more, plus Adobe Firefly and generative credits. This plan is being renamed to “Creative Cloud Pro.”
This new plan will include unlimited access to standard generative features (such as Generative Fill in Photoshop) and 4,000 monthly credits to generate up to 40 five-second videos or translate up to 14 minutes of audio and video per month. The plan will also include Firefly Boards (a new concept board platform), the option to choose to work with non-Adobe generative AI models inside compatible Adobe software, and 100GB of cloud storage. Creative Cloud Pro also includes full access to all free and premium features for Adobe’s mobile and web creative apps, including Photoshop and Lightroom. The plan starts at $69.99 per month.
While Creative Cloud Pro technically replaces Creative Cloud All Apps, existing users can switch to a different, less expensive plan. Adobe is introducing a new “Creative Cloud Standard” tier for $54.99. This plan, available only to existing customers, must be manually selected and is aimed at users who do not require Adobe’s latest AI technology. If users do not switch to Creative Cloud Standard, they will be billed the higher subscription rate and move to Creative Cloud Pro during their next renewal after June 17, 2025. To be clear, brand-new users will not have access to Creative Cloud Standard after June 17.
Creative Cloud Standard does not include access to premium features within Adobe’s mobile and web apps (but does include access to free features), includes just 25 generative credits per month, cannot access premium generative features or Firefly Boards, and subscribers cannot switch to non-Adobe generative AI models inside Adobe apps.
It is also worth noting that applicable student and teacher customers cannot subscribe to Creative Cloud Standard at all. Instead, they must use Creative Cloud Pro for at least $29.99 monthly for the first year and $39.99 afterward.
At this time, there will be no further adjustments to Adobe’s Creative Cloud Photography plan beyond what went into effect earlier this year. Creative Cloud single app plans remain available at the existing price.
Adobe says it will alert users of imminent price changes for their plans when their renewal date approaches. However, users can adjust their plans anytime by visiting their Adobe account page. Certain changes may incur additional fees.
If users switch to Creative Cloud Standard, their monthly rate will decrease by $5, but they will lose access to some features they previously had, including access to premium features within Adobe’s mobile and web applications, and their monthly generative credits will decrease from 1,000 to 25. Further, there will be no access to premium generative features like Generate Video or Translate Audio.
Those wishing to keep all their existing features and get expanded AI access must accept the move to Creative Cloud Pro and pay $10 more monthly, or $120 a year.
“Creative Cloud Pro includes all the core applications and new AI capabilities that power the way people create today, and its price reflects that innovation, as well as our ongoing commitment to deliver the future of creative tools. It incorporates the performance and workflow improvements that speed your work in our core creative applications, like Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and Lightroom, with the additional benefit of unlimited standard AI generations, such as image and vector generations, and thousands of credits for premium generations,” Adobe says.
“The combination of Creative Cloud Pro and Adobe Firefly provides one of the most comprehensive creativity and AI plans, combining core creativity tools with AI-powered capabilities and third-party AI models for maximum creative flexibility.”
For customers outside North America, there will be no changes to plans, naming, or pricing at this time. Again, Creative Cloud Standard and Pro plans arrive on June 17, and current subscribers are advised to investigate their options before their first renewal period after June 17. Additional help and information is available on this Adobe support page.
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