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Adobe Firefly vs Figma

A feature-by-feature comparison of Adobe Firefly and Figma across 7 capability categories.

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Modalities — Tie

Modalities: Adobe Firefly compared with Figma
Feature	Adobe Firefly	Figma
Text Input	Yes. Text prompting is the primary interface.	Yes, requires free plan. Canvas, comments, and the Figma agent take prompts. Starter includes limited AI credits.
Image Upload / Vision	Yes. Reference images for structure and style matching.	Yes, requires free plan. Place images; AI image editing and Weave tools. Agent can add images/files.
Image Generation	Yes. Core product, trained on licensed and public-domain content.	Yes, requires plus plan. Weave tools generate images and vectors. AI credits: 500/mo on Starter, 3,000/mo on Professional Full ($16).
Voice Mode	No. No voice interface.	No. Audio conversations exist for collab. That is not a voice-assistant loop.
Video Understanding	No. Does not analyse existing video.	No. Video in prototypes / Figma Motion. The agent does not watch YouTube as a vision model.
Video Generation	Yes, requires plus plan. Firefly Generate Video creates clips from text and images.	No. Not a video generation product.
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)	No. No document ingestion.	Yes, requires free plan. Import files; Make can add images and files. Not a PDF-chat product.
Code Execution	No. Not a code tool.	Partial. Figma Make and MCP can produce code/PRs. That is codegen, not a Python sandbox in chat.
Audio Input	No. No audio input.	No. Not a speech-to-text product.
Canvas / Artifact Editor	Yes. Generative Fill and Expand operate on a canvas.	Yes, requires free plan. The product is a multiplayer canvas.
Screen Sharing / Computer Use	No. No computer-use capability.	Partial. Observation mode / audio conversations. Not computer-use of your OS.

Memory & Context — Figma Wins

Memory & Context: Adobe Firefly compared with Figma
Feature	Adobe Firefly	Figma
Persistent Memory	No. No cross-session memory of the user.	No. Files persist. The agent is not a personal-facts memory profile.
Large Context Window	No. Not a language model, so this does not apply.	No. AI credits, not a published token window.
Custom Instructions	No. No global instruction setting.	Partial. Skills, Make kits, and design-system libraries. Not a global chat instruction card.
Conversation History	No. Not a chat product, so there is no conversation to configure.	Yes, requires free plan. Comments, version history (30 days on lower plans), agent on-canvas chat.

Integrations — Figma Wins

Integrations: Adobe Firefly compared with Figma
Feature	Adobe Firefly	Figma
Web Search / Browsing	No. No browsing capability.	Unknown. Visual search of your files is listed. Live web search was not.
Plugins / Extensions	No. No plugin marketplace.	Yes, requires free plan. Community plugins on Starter; private plugins on higher plans. Generative plugins (beta).
API Access	Yes, requires enterprise plan. Firefly Services API for enterprise customers.	Yes, requires pro plan. REST APIs, webhooks, MCP (20 tool calls/month on Starter; more on paid).
Zapier Integration	Unknown. Not confirmed either way.	Unknown. Not checked this round.
Custom GPTs / Bots	No. No agent or bot builder.	Yes, requires plus plan. Generative plugins: describe a plugin and the agent builds it.
Real-time Collaboration	Unknown. Not confirmed either way.	Yes, requires free plan. Multiplayer, comments, spotlight, unlimited viewers.
Live Social Data Integration		No. No live social firehose.
Live Citation Mapping		No. Not a cited-search product.

Developer — Figma Wins

Developer: Adobe Firefly compared with Figma
Feature	Adobe Firefly	Figma
Function Calling	No. No tool-calling interface.	Yes, requires plus plan. MCP server so external agents can read/act on designs. Agent skills/connectors.
Streaming Responses	No. Generations are returned complete, not streamed token by token.	Unknown. Agent streaming was not specified.
Fine-Tuning	Partial. Custom Models can be trained on your own approved assets.	No. Uses off-the-shelf and fine-tuned models they host. You do not train Figma.
Embeddings API	No. No embeddings endpoint.	No. Not an embeddings API.
Structured Output (JSON)	No. Not a language model, so this does not apply.	Partial. Variables, Code Connect, MCP. Not arbitrary JSON chat.
Reasoning / Thinking Mode	No. Not a reasoning model.	No. Figma agent is design automation, not Deep Think.
Local Execution		No. Cloud editor. Make-on-local-codebase is still a Figma feature, not self-hosted Figma.
Open Weights		No. Closed product.
Multi-Agent Orchestration		No. One Figma agent plus external MCP clients. Not a swarm orchestrator.

Platforms — Tie

Platforms: Adobe Firefly compared with Figma
Feature	Adobe Firefly	Figma
Web App	Yes. Browser-based; no install required.	Yes, requires free plan. figma.com editor.
iOS App	Partial. Available through Adobe Express on iOS rather than a standalone Firefly app.	Partial. Figma Make on mobile is listed. The full Design editor is not the iPhone app.
Android App	Partial. Available through Adobe Express on Android rather than a standalone Firefly app.	Unknown. Make on mobile is listed without OS. Android was not isolated.
Desktop App	Yes. Integrated into Photoshop, Illustrator and other desktop apps.	Yes, requires free plan. Official desktop app is a long-standing Figma product (not re-listed on the AI pricing table).
Chrome Extension	No. No official browser extension.	No. Not a Chrome-extension product.

Privacy — Adobe Firefly Wins

Privacy: Adobe Firefly compared with Figma
Feature	Adobe Firefly	Figma
GDPR Compliant	Yes. Adobe operates under GDPR across its Creative Cloud products.	Unknown. Security page exists; a GDPR assertion was not copied from marketing.
Opt Out of Data Training	Yes. Firefly is not trained on customer content, and Creative Cloud offers a content-analysis opt-out.	Yes, requires enterprise plan. Admins control AI content training; powered by off-the-shelf plus fine-tuned models.
Enterprise Privacy Mode	Yes, requires enterprise plan. Enterprise tier with IP indemnification and content credentials.	Yes, requires enterprise plan. SSO, SCIM, localized hosting, Governance+ add-on. Enterprise Full $90/mo.

Workspaces — Tie

Workspaces: Adobe Firefly compared with Figma
Feature	Adobe Firefly	Figma
Projects / Folders	Yes. Assets are organised in Creative Cloud libraries.	Yes, requires plus plan. Unlimited files/folders on Professional. Starter is limited.