AI Video – Adobe Firefly vs Google Veo 2

Update 18/06/25 – Google Veo 3 is now out! We’ve taken a look – check our post comparing Firefly to Veo 3.

Adobe Firefly is one of the newest AI Video tools and joins Google Veo 2. Both have been in beta periods, but are now publicly available.

Capabilities

Adobe Firefly allows you to create video clips up to 5 seconds in length, in HD 1080p resolution at 24 fps.

Google Veo 2 can create video clips up to 2 minutes long, in 4K resolution at 24 fps.

Availability & Costs

Adobe Firefly uses a credit based system. It is available in both standalone plans, as well as being bundled with Adobe Creative Cloud. Their pricing plans page states that 2000 credits can be used to create 20 5 second videos. So this works out at 100 seconds. Their pricing plans are:

• Firefly Standard: £9.98 / month for 2000 credits – which you can create 100 seconds of video. This works out at 10p / second.
• Firefly Pro: £28.99 / month for 7000 credits – which you can create 350 seconds of video. This works out at 8p / second.
• Creative Cloud: Starting from £9.98 / month – the amount of credits varies.

NOTE – Firefly Standard and Firefly Pro are early access pricing, which end on March 15 2025.

Google Veo 2 have recently published their pricing – the cost will be $0.50 / second of video. For the UK, this works out at 40p / second.

Comparison

To help compare the tools, we used the same prompts Google used for the Veo 2 videos and ran those in Adobe Firefly.

Animal – Swimming Dog

Prompt: A cinematic, high-action tracking shot follows an incredibly cute dachshund wearing swimming goggles as it leaps into a crystal-clear pool. The camera plunges underwater with the dog, capturing the joyful moment of submersion and the ensuing flurry of paddling with adorable little paws. Sunlight filters through the water, illuminating the dachshund’s sleek, wet fur and highlighting the determined expression on its face. The shot is filled with the vibrant blues and greens of the pool water, creating a dynamic and visually stunning sequence that captures the pure joy and energy of the swimming dachshund.

Both Veo 2 and Firefly did pretty well on this. Interestingly Veo 2 decided to do a slow motion video – even though the prompt didn’t specify this. Firefly added a fair bit of yellow on the dogs coat – perhaps trying to represent the sunlight as mentioned in the prompt.

My ratings:

• Veo 2 = 9/10
• Firefly = 8/10

Cartoon – Girl

Prompt: This medium shot, with a shallow depth of field, portrays a cute cartoon girl with wavy brown hair, sitting upright in a 1980s kitchen. Her hair is medium length and wavy. She has a small, slightly upturned nose, and small, rounded ears. She is very animated and excited as she talks to the camera.

Whilst Veo 2 did well, Adobe Firefly really struggled with the ‘cartoon’ request and produced something which is realistic rather than cartoon like! It did do well with the hair, but the ear looks slightly odd – unless the bottom part is an earing?

My ratings:

• Veo 2 = 9/10
• Firefly = 3/10

Car – Drifting

Prompt: Low-angle tracking shot, 18mm lens. The car drifts, leaving trails of light and tire smoke, creating a visually striking and abstract composition. The camera tracks low, capturing the sleek, olive green muscle car as it approaches a corner. As the car executes a dramatic drift, the shot becomes more stylized. The spinning wheels and billowing tire smoke, illuminated by the surrounding city lights and lens flare, create streaks of light and color against the dark asphalt. The cityscape – yellow cabs, neon signs, and pedestrians – becomes a blurred, abstract backdrop. Volumetric lighting adds depth and atmosphere, transforming the scene into a visually striking composition of motion, light, and urban energy.

Both of these are very good. It’s interesting that both Veo 2 and Firefly chose a very similar shade of olive green for the car! In my view, the Veo 2 is just a bit more realistic.

My ratings:

• Veo 2 = 9/10
• Firefly = 8/10

Animals – Flamingos

Prompt: A low-angle shot captures a flock of pink flamingos gracefully wading in a lush, tranquil lagoon. The vibrant pink of their plumage contrasts beautifully with the verdant green of the surrounding vegetation and the crystal-clear turquoise water. Sunlight glints off the water’s surface, creating shimmering reflections that dance on the flamingos’ feathers. The birds’ elegant, curved necks are submerged as they walk through the shallow water, their movements creating gentle ripples that spread across the lagoon. The composition emphasizes the serenity and natural beauty of the scene, highlighting the delicate balance of the ecosystem and the inherent grace of these magnificent birds. The soft, diffused light of early morning bathes the entire scene in a warm, ethereal glow.

The flamingos look good on both the Veo 2 and Firefly videos. However the quality on the Firefly video isn’t so good, with less detail.

My ratings:

• Veo 2 = 9/10
• Firefly = 7/10

Person – Doctor in a lab

Prompt: Cinematic shot of a female doctor in a dark yellow hazmat suit, illuminated by the harsh fluorescent light of a laboratory. The camera slowly zooms in on her face, panning gently to emphasize the worry and anxiety etched across her brow. She is hunched over a lab table, peering intently into a microscope, her gloved hands carefully adjusting the focus. The muted color palette of the scene, dominated by the sickly yellow of the suit and the sterile steel of the lab, underscores the gravity of the situation and the weight of the unknown she is facing. The shallow depth of field focuses on the fear in her eyes, reflecting the immense pressure and responsibility she bears.

These are both good and achieve almost everything requested in the prompt. One noticeable issue with Firefly is that the doctor’s eye isn’t in the right place on the microscope – it’s too low down.

My ratings:

• Veo 2 = 8/10
• Firefly = 7/10

Summary

Overall Ratings:

• Google Veo 2 = 44/50
• Adobe FireFly = 33/50

In my view based on these demos, Google Veo 2 is definitely better in terms of the results produced. It should be noted that the demos originated from Google Veo 2, so it’s highly likely they will have picked prompts and videos that they know worked really well. So it’s not a completely fair comparison. However my aim was to see how close Firefly could get using the same prompts.

However Adobe Firefly is currently significantly cheaper – around 1/4 of the price of Veo 2. Firefly also has the extra benefit that the clips produced are commercially safe.

Google Veo 2 allows you to create much longer videos – up to 2 minutes, much more than the 5s limit in Firefly. Adobe are planning to increase the limit and also add 4K support in the future.

What tool is best for you very much depends on what types of videos you plan to create. For many businesses who want to create short clips, Adobe Firefly may currently be a better value option.