Adobe Photoshop
Photo editing with Generative Fill and Expand. AI-powered tool, from $22.99/mo; runs on Windows, macOS, web, mobile. The stack builder picks it for graphic design.
What it is known for
- Strengths: generative expand and upscale; background and object removal; selection of complex subjects.
- For: photographers, creatives, students, teachers, teams and enterprises.
- Runs on: desktop, web and mobile.
- Learning curve: easy: edits with simple prompts, start free with no download.
- Works with: Adobe Firefly and Google and OpenAI models.
Read on October 9, 2026 from adobe.com/products/photoshop.html.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Photoshop | $22.99/mo | Annual plan billed monthly; 250 generative credits a month |
| Photography | $19.99/mo | Photoshop and Lightroom |
Checked by hand against adobe.com/products/photoshop/plans.html?country=US on October 15, 2026; confidence high. Prices are monthly in US dollars unless the row says otherwise; the builder counts the plan it starts on, Photoshop.
When the stack builder picks it
The builder reads each job's rules from the top and takes the first step whose conditions hold and whose plan fits the money left. Adobe Photoshop is named in these steps:
- Graphic design, step 3 of 3, otherwise: Photoshop ($22.99/mo); the step also names Canva, Figma and Adobe Express, and the best score takes it.
The rules are public in stack-rules.json, and how the stack builder scores explains the tie-break.
Alternatives the same rules name
- Canva: Drag-and-drop design for social posts, slides and print. From free.
- Figma: Design tool for interfaces, sites and brand assets. From free.
- Adobe Express: Quick graphics, short videos and social posts from templates. From free.
Signals and what people say
- Hacker News, 30 days to October 9, 2026: 0 stories
Change log
- October 15, 2026: prices now read on adobe.com/products/photoshop/plans.html, Adobe Photoshop's own page (before: adobe.com/products/photoshop/plans.html).
- October 9, 2026: added to the tool list; plans and prices first recorded from adobe.com/products/photoshop/plans.html.
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