The price of AI? Adobe hikes Creative Cloud subscriptions for some with new Pro plan heres what you need to know

Date:
Wed, 21 May 2025 15:00:10 +0000

Description:
The price of Adobes Creative Cloud All Apps plan is increasing as AI tools
get added into the mix.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Adobe
is increasing the price of its Creative Cloud All Apps plan The new plan will include AI tools and credits The plans name is also changing to Creative
Cloud Pro

Adobes Creative Cloud suite contains some fantastic apps for creatives, with Photoshop , Illustrator and more among its contents. But if you currently subscribe to Creative Clouds top tier, you might want to look away now, as Adobe says its price is about to jump to a pricey $770 a year.

As it is, Adobes All Apps plan for Creative Cloud will send you back $659.88 if you pay annually, meaning the changed pricing will cost you over $140 more than before. And thats not the only change to the All Apps plans pricing if you pay monthly, youll be asked for fork out $104.99 instead of the current $89.99 fee.

Corporate per-seat plans are going up to $99.99 per month (up from $89.99), while student and teacher pricing will increase from $34.99 to $39.99. And Adobe is also changing the name of the Creative Cloud All Apps plan to Creative Cloud Pro.

At a time of ongoing economic uncertainty, this will be an unwelcome change indeed for many of Adobes users. Youll need to work out if the price rises
are worth paying for if you should start looking for an alternative. What
else is changing? (Image credit: Future)

In return for the increased cost, Adobe is putting a big focus on artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The company says that customers will get unlimited access to AI features like Photoshops Generative Fill and Generative Remove
in Lightroom, as well as unlimited access to Firefly Boards , which are used for planning and brainstorming.

Elsewhere, users will be able to use the new Adobe Firefly generative AI app and integrate their own AI models into it. Adobe is offering 4,000 monthly credits for premium AI video, audio and image generation, in addition to the unlimited credits for standard tools.

If youre not feeling enthusiastic about these new AI features and the price tags that come with them you dont need to stay with Adobe. There are plenty of excellent replacements out there, from the best Photoshop alternatives to the best InDesign alternatives .

And if you do want to stick around, Adobe says the changes will come into effect on your first renewal after June 17, 2025. You might also like Best Adobe Photoshop alternative of 2025: Avoid Creative Cloud subscriptions with these top apps The 5 biggest new Photoshop, Firefly and Premiere Pro tools that were announced at Adobe Max London 2025 What is Firefly: everything you need to know about Adobes safe AI image generator



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