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Lex
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Adobe Firefly
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Ollama
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Perplexity
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TaglineGoogle Docs with an AI collaborator baked in.Commercially safe image gen, deeply integrated with Photoshop.Run LLMs locally. One-line install, GUI optional.AI search done right. Cited answers, not chat theater.
CategoryWritingImageDev PlatformResearch
PricingFree + $12/moFree + included with Creative CloudFree + open sourceFree + $20/mo Pro
Best forEssays, long-form drafts, thinking on the page.Anyone in Creative Cloud. Brands that need copyright clarity.Devs wanting offline/local LLMs for privacy or experimentation.Replacing Google for any question where you want a cited answer in seconds.
Strengths
  • Clean writing UX — distraction-free
  • +++ prompt triggers AI help
  • Collaboration + AI feedback together
  • Trained on licensed content — commercially safe
  • Generative Fill in Photoshop is incredible
  • Native to Adobe ecosystem
  • Run Llama, Mistral, Qwen, etc. on your laptop
  • Simple CLI + API
  • Hardware-aware (picks the right quant)
  • Sources every claim
  • Fast, current answers
  • Pro Search runs multi-step research
  • Spaces for persistent context
Weaknesses
  • Less feature-rich than Google Docs
  • AI ceiling below dedicated tools
  • Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney
  • Tied to Adobe subscription
  • Needs beefy laptop for larger models
  • Speed way behind cloud APIs
  • Not a general chatbot
  • Answers can be shallow on complex topics
Kai's verdictA-tier. Beautiful UX. The writing app I'd pick if I only wrote long-form.S-tier inside Photoshop (Generative Fill). B-tier standalone.S-tier for local inference. If you care about privacy or want to tinker, install this today.S-tier for search. I use it before Google now. If you're still Googling everything, try this for a week.
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