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	DALL-E 3 B	Ideogram S	Fathom S	Adobe Firefly A
Tagline	OpenAI's image model. Built into ChatGPT Plus.	The one that actually gets text in images right.	Meeting notes, free forever for individuals.	Commercially safe image gen, deeply integrated with Photoshop.
Category	Image	Image	Meetings	Image
Pricing	Included with ChatGPT Plus $20/mo	Free + $8/mo + $20/mo + $60/mo	Free for individuals + $15-$29/user/mo teams	Free + included with Creative Cloud
Best for	ChatGPT Plus users who want images without paying extra.	Anything with text — posters, ads, album covers, slide decks.	Solo operators, freelancers, small teams on a budget.	Anyone in Creative Cloud. Brands that need copyright clarity.
Strengths	Excellent prompt understanding Built into ChatGPT — no extra subscription Good at composition + concepts	Best text rendering in the game Strong free tier Good for logos, posters, thumbnails	Unlimited free tier for solo use Strong summaries + action items Works in Zoom, Meet, Teams	Trained on licensed content — commercially safe Generative Fill in Photoshop is incredible Native to Adobe ecosystem
Weaknesses	Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney + Ideogram Text rendering worse than Ideogram No fine control	Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney Less style variety	Bot-joining model Team features gated	Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney Tied to Adobe subscription
Kai's verdict	B-tier standalone, A-tier value if you already pay ChatGPT. Don't pay for it separately.	S-tier for text-in-image. Use this for posters, Midjourney for art.	S-tier for solo + free. The best free option, hands down.	S-tier inside Photoshop (Generative Fill). B-tier standalone.
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