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	Google Veo A	Stable Audio A	Adobe Firefly A	NotebookLM S
Tagline	Google's video model. Baked into Gemini + YouTube Shorts.	Stability AI's open audio model. Loops + SFX + background.	Commercially safe image gen, deeply integrated with Photoshop.	Google's research notebook. Turns your docs into a podcast.
Category	Video	Audio	Image	Research
Pricing	Included with Gemini Advanced $20/mo + YouTube creator tools	Free + $12/mo Pro + enterprise	Free + included with Creative Cloud	Free
Best for	Gemini Advanced users, YouTube Shorts creators.	Game developers, podcasters needing SFX, video creators needing background music.	Anyone in Creative Cloud. Brands that need copyright clarity.	Students, researchers, anyone with a stack of PDFs or a topic to learn.
Strengths	Included with Gemini Advanced YouTube Shorts native integration Strong prompt understanding	Open-weight model available Great for loops + game audio + SFX Commercial-use clarity	Trained on licensed content — commercially safe Generative Fill in Photoshop is incredible Native to Adobe ecosystem	Upload anything, ask questions, get cited answers Audio Overview turns docs into a 10-min podcast Great for studying
Weaknesses	Still catching up on quality vs Kling/Runway Less control than pros need	Not for full songs with vocals Shorter generation limits	Aesthetic ceiling below Midjourney Tied to Adobe subscription	Google-only Can be slow on large corpora
Kai's verdict	A-tier if you already pay Gemini. B-tier standalone.	A-tier for its niche. Different use case than Suno — SFX and loops, not songs.	S-tier inside Photoshop (Generative Fill). B-tier standalone.	S-tier for study. The Audio Overview is a killer feature. Try it with three of your favorite PDFs.
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