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Exchange client ID and secret at https://ims-na1.adobelogin.com/ims/token/v3 for a 24-hour bearer token, then send it with the client ID in x-api-key. The model is chosen with the x-model-version header.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "No public API price list and no self-serve plan. Access comes with a Firefly Services enterprise contract negotiated through Adobe sales. Consumer Firefly plans don't include API access (https://business.adobe.com/products/firefly-business.html).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "Enterprise contract billing only. No x402 in the docs or OpenAPI spec (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 1108, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/firefly-api/", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdobeDocs/ffs-firefly-api/main/static/firefly-api.json", "capabilities": [ "image.generate", "image.edit", "image.upscale", "image.reference" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "enterprise", "openapi", "async-jobs", "commercial-licence", "c2pa" ], "lastRelease": "2026-04-24", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 49.2, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 370, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 7, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 57, "maintenance": 23, "payments": 0, "reliability": 55, "schema": 78, "security": 63, "transparency": 71 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-04-24: the Upscale GA removed the `creative_upsampler_v1` header value, which now returns 422, on the day the change was announced. The repository history shows the rename first appears that day in both the spec and the changelog. The endpoint was a month-old beta and the entry gives a migration path, so the smallest deduction. https://developer.adobe.com/firefly-services/docs/firefly-api/getting-started/changelog/" ], "verdict": "OAuth server-to-server credentials exchanged for 24-hour bearer tokens. Enterprise contract only. No self-serve sign-up and no public price list.", "strengths": [ "OAuth server-to-server credentials exchanged for 24-hour bearer tokens", "Published OpenAPI 3.1 spec and a dated changelog that flags breaking changes", "Trained on licensed and public-domain content, with IP indemnity available to enterprise buyers", "Composite, expand, fill, upscale and custom-model endpoints aimed at production pipelines" ], "weaknesses": [ "Enterprise contract only. No self-serve sign-up and no public price list", "Default limit of 4 requests a minute per organisation", "Changelog's newest entry is 2026-04-24, and Image 5's endpoint isn't in it", "The only SDK, `@adobe/firefly-apis` 2.0.1 from June 2025, calls synchronous paths the changelog lists as removed in October 2025", "Every generation is an async job you have to poll, and there's no llms.txt" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call the REST async endpoints directly. `@adobe/firefly-apis` 2.0.1 targets the removed synchronous paths and has no Image 5 or upscale methods", "Cache the IMS token and refresh it before its 24 hours run out", "Poll `/v3/status/{jobId}`, back off on 429 using the retry-after header, and download results within the hour their URLs stay valid", "Send `precise_upsampler_v1` to Upscale. `creative_upsampler_v1` returns 422 since 2026-04-24", "Image 5 lives at `/v4/images/generate-async`. 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Vertex AI used Google Cloud IAM with OAuth access tokens.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Per image before shutdown. Imagen 4 Fast $0.02, Imagen 4 $0.04, Imagen 4 Ultra $0.06, Imagen 4 upscaling $0.06. The Vertex AI pricing page still lists these rates, but the models are discontinued (https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/pricing).", "priceSummary": "Pay per use", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No machine payment. Access needed a Google Cloud or AI Studio billing account.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/imagen", "capabilities": [ "image.generate", "image.edit", "image.upscale" ], "tags": [ "retired", "hosted", "closed-source", "python", "typescript", "watermark" ], "lastRelease": "2025-08-14", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 7.2, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 0, "ranked": false, "notRankedWhy": "Shut down 2026-08-17, so out of the ranking", "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 5, "payments": 0, "reliability": 0, "schema": 25, "security": 0, "transparency": 65 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "high", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "Since 2026-06-30 the Vertex AI generative AI pricing page still lists Imagen 4, Imagen 4 Fast and Imagen 4 Ultra at $0.02 to $0.06 an image with no discontinuation note, three months after the endpoints were discontinued (https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/pricing, seen 2026-10-01). -3, the low end, because the model pages and release notes do carry the date." ], "verdict": "Shutdown dates were published in the Gemini API changelog and the Vertex AI release notes, with replacements named. Discontinued. Calls to imagen model names fail on both the Gemini API and Vertex AI.", "strengths": [ "Shutdown dates were published in the Gemini API changelog and the Vertex AI release notes, with replacements named", "The Gemini API Imagen page now states the shutdown and the three migration changes", "Imagen 4 outputs carried a SynthID watermark, and C2PA on Imagen 4 and Fast" ], "weaknesses": [ "Discontinued. Calls to imagen model names fail on both the Gemini API and Vertex AI", "Notice was 63 days on the Gemini API and 98 days on Vertex AI, for a model GA since August 2025", "Mask-based editing from imagen-3.0-capability-001 has no Google replacement", "The Vertex AI pricing page still lists Imagen 4 rates with no discontinuation note" ], "agentNotes": [ "Replace `client.models.generate_images` with `client.models.generate_content` and a `gemini-3.1-flash-image` model", "Read images from the response content parts, not from `generated_images`", "Don't budget from the Vertex Imagen price rows, they describe a retired product", "If the job needs a mask-based inpaint, use another vendor's fill endpoint, since Gemini image editing is prompt-based" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 1, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "high", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 7.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 5, "payments": 0, "reliability": 0, "schema": 25, "security": 0, "transparency": 30 }, "provenanceScore": 100 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/imagen-4.0-generate-001:predict\" \\\n -H \"x-goog-api-key: $GEMINI_API_KEY\" -H \"content-type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"instances\":[{\"prompt\":\"A robot holding a red skateboard\"}],\"parameters\":{\"sampleCount\":1}}' # retired, kept for reference" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/image.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/google-imagen" }, "supersededBy": [ "gemini-api" ], "sameCompany": [ "gemini-api", "gemini-embedding", "vertex-ai-tuning", "google-model-armor", "google-veo", "google-lyria", "google-speech-to-text", "google-adk", "google-secret-manager", "google-weather-api", "chrome-devtools-mcp", "google-maps-platform", "google-cloud-translation", "google-calendar-api", "google-drive-api", "gemini-cli" ], "area": "content", "retired": "2026-08-17", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Imagen 4 Fast", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.02, "note": "retired, last listed price" }, { "item": "Imagen 4", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.04, "note": "retired, last listed price" }, { "item": "Imagen 4 Ultra", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.06, "note": "retired, last listed price" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Google LLC", "domain": "google.com", "domainRegistered": "1997-09-15", "domainNote": "The endpoint is on googleapis.com, Google's API domain. google.com was registered in 1997.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms", "privacy": "https://policies.google.com/privacy", "statusPage": "https://aistudio.google.com/status", "changelog": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 100 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-imagen.json" }, "summary": "Adobe Firefly API has a score of 49.2 (D) against Google Imagen's 7.2 (F). Both do image generate. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 63 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-google-imagen", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-google-imagen.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-google-imagen.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-google-imagen.min.md" }, "markdown": "Adobe Firefly API has a score of 49.2 (D) against Google Imagen's 7.2 (F). Both do image generate. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 63 points.\n\n- Adobe Firefly API: grade D, 49.2/100, rank #370 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/adobe-firefly.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/adobe-firefly.json\n- Google Imagen: grade F, 7.2/100, rank retired, not ranked. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-imagen.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/google-imagen.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Adobe Firefly API for reliability (+55), schema \u0026 documentation (+53), agent ergonomics (+57), security \u0026 auth (+63), maintenance \u0026 community (+18), transparency \u0026 trust (+6).\n\nPick Google Imagen for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Adobe Firefly API | Google Imagen | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 55 | 0 | Adobe Firefly API +55 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 78 | 25 | Adobe Firefly API +53 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 57 | 0 | Adobe Firefly API +57 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 63 | 0 | Adobe Firefly API +63 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 0 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 23 | 5 | Adobe Firefly API +18 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 71 | 65 | Adobe Firefly API +6 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **49.2 · D** | **7.2 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Adobe Firefly API | Google Imagen |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | Adobe | Google |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://firefly-api.adobe.io` | `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth | API key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-04-24 | 2025-08-14 |\n| Popularity | 1.1k npm/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 1.5/5 (2) | 1/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Adobe Firefly API.** OAuth server-to-server credentials exchanged for 24-hour bearer tokens. Enterprise contract only. No self-serve sign-up and no public price list.\n\n**Google Imagen.** Shutdown dates were published in the Gemini API changelog and the Vertex AI release notes, with replacements named. Discontinued. Calls to imagen model names fail on both the Gemini API and Vertex AI.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Adobe Firefly API\n\n1. Call the REST async endpoints directly. `@adobe/firefly-apis` 2.0.1 targets the removed synchronous paths and has no Image 5 or upscale methods\n2. Cache the IMS token and refresh it before its 24 hours run out\n3. Poll `/v3/status/{jobId}`, back off on 429 using the retry-after header, and download results within the hour their URLs stay valid\n4. Send `precise_upsampler_v1` to Upscale. `creative_upsampler_v1` returns 422 since 2026-04-24\n5. Image 5 lives at `/v4/images/generate-async`. Image 3 and 4 stay on `/v3/images/generate-async`\n\n### Google Imagen\n\n1. Replace `client.models.generate_images` with `client.models.generate_content` and a `gemini-3.1-flash-image` model\n2. Read images from the response content parts, not from `generated_images`\n3. Don't budget from the Vertex Imagen price rows, they describe a retired product\n4. If the job needs a mask-based inpaint, use another vendor's fill endpoint, since Gemini image editing is prompt-based\n\n## Other comparisons with Adobe Firefly API or Google Imagen\n\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs Black Forest Labs FLUX API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-black-forest-labs.md)\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs fal image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-fal-image.md)\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs Ideogram API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-ideogram.md)\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs Leonardo.Ai API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-leonardo-ai.md)\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs OpenAI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-openai-image-api.md)\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs Recraft API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-recraft.md)\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [Adobe Firefly API vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n- [Black Forest Labs FLUX API vs Google Imagen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/black-forest-labs-vs-google-imagen.md)\n- [fal image models vs Google Imagen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/fal-image-vs-google-imagen.md)\n- [Google Imagen vs Ideogram API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-ideogram.md)\n- [Google Imagen vs Leonardo.Ai API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-leonardo-ai.md)\n- [Google Imagen vs OpenAI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-openai-image-api.md)\n- [Google Imagen vs Recraft API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-recraft.md)\n- [Google Imagen vs Replicate image models](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-replicate-image.md)\n- [Google Imagen vs Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-imagen-vs-stability-ai-image.md)\n", "meta": { "attribution": "Anchor Terminal (https://www.anchorterminal.com)", "docs": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/docs/", "generatedAt": "2026-10-04", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "method": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/", "methodology": "0.3", "openapi": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/openapi.json", "preview": false, "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run" }, "page": { "breadcrumbs": [ { "name": "Home", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/" }, { "name": "Compare", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/" }, { "name": "Adobe Firefly API vs Google Imagen", "url": "" } ], "description": "Adobe Firefly API has a score of 49.2 (D) against Google Imagen's 7.2 (F). 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