--- title: "Adobe Firefly vs Stable Diffusion: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Adobe Firefly or Stable Diffusion more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI image generators set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-stable-diffusion" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adobe Firefly vs Stable Diffusion: Which is searched more? Is Adobe Firefly or Stable Diffusion more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI image generators set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Adobe Firefly and Stable Diffusion - **Competitive set**: AI image generators - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Adobe Firefly Share of Search**: 20.7% - **Stable Diffusion Share of Search**: 8.7% ## Is Adobe Firefly or Stable Diffusion more popular in search? - In September 2026, Adobe Firefly had more branded searches than Stable Diffusion among AI image generators worldwide. Adobe Firefly had about 1 million branded searches, while Stable Diffusion had 421,000. Adobe Firefly made up 20.7% of all AI image generator searches we track, and Stable Diffusion accounted for 8.7%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Stable Diffusion took it in January 2026, Adobe Firefly took it in February 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Firefly’s share of searches among AI image generators worldwide moved from 11% to 20.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stable Diffusion’s share of searches among AI image generators worldwide moved from 8.3% to 8.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 756K to 421K. ## Top AI image generators in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Adobe Firefly was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Stable Diffusion was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Adobe Firefly was listed before Stable Diffusion in every answer that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Midjourney | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Ideogram | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Adobe Firefly | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Stable Diffusion | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Leonardo AI | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | DALL-E | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI image generators - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI image generator should I use?": 1. Midjourney, 2. Ideogram, 3. Adobe Firefly - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI image generators?": 1. Midjourney, 2. Ideogram, 3. Adobe Firefly, 4. Leonardo AI - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI image generator for text to image?": 1. Midjourney, 2. Ideogram - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai image generator": 1. Adobe Firefly - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai art generator": 1. Adobe Firefly, 2. Stable Diffusion Not named in any answer: DALL-E. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for AI image generators worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Adobe Firefly gained share of searches among AI image generators worldwide, from 19% to 20.7%. - In September 2026, Stable Diffusion lost share of searches among AI image generators worldwide, from 9.8% to 8.7%. ## Month by month | Month | Adobe Firefly estimated searches | Adobe Firefly Share of Search | Adobe Firefly rank | Stable Diffusion estimated searches | Stable Diffusion Share of Search | Stable Diffusion rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1M | 11% | 3 | 756K | 8.3% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 1M | 12.7% | 3 | 756K | 9.6% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 823K | 11.1% | 3 | 756K | 10.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 823K | 10% | 4 | 941K | 11.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 823K | 11.3% | 3 | 769K | 10.5% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 1M | 12.3% | 3 | 769K | 9.5% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 1M | 13.1% | 3 | 765K | 10% | 5 | | May 2026 | 1.2M | 17.6% | 3 | 629K | 9.1% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 1M | 16.3% | 3 | 518K | 8.5% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 1M | 18.9% | 3 | 514K | 9.7% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 1M | 19% | 3 | 514K | 9.8% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 1M | 20.7% | 3 | 421K | 8.7% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Firefly’s and Stable Diffusion’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Adobe Firefly**: Measured on the search term “adobe firefly”. - **Stable Diffusion**: Measured on the search terms “stable diffusion”, “stable diffusion ai” and “stablediffusion”, summed into one figure. - [Adobe Firefly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-firefly) - [Stable Diffusion profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stable-diffusion) - [All AI image generators worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-image-generators): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Adobe Firefly or Stable Diffusion more popular in search? In September 2026, Adobe Firefly had more branded searches than Stable Diffusion among AI image generators worldwide. Adobe Firefly had about 1 million branded searches, while Stable Diffusion had 421,000. Adobe Firefly made up 20.7% of all AI image generator searches we track, and Stable Diffusion accounted for 8.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adobe Firefly vs Stable Diffusion: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-stable-diffusion This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-firefly-vs-stable-diffusion. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.