Bench test · AI Image
Photoshop (Generative Fill) vs Stable Diffusion
Photoshop (Generative Fill) beats Stable Diffusion 9.1 to 8.4 on our four-agent test panel, winning 4 of 4 agents head to head. Photoshop (Generative Fill): from $10/mo. Stable Diffusion: free tier available. Facts last verified November 1, 2026.
| Photoshop (Generative Fill) | Stable Diffusion | |
|---|---|---|
| consensus | score9.1/10 | score8.4/10 |
| agents won | 4 / 4 ▲ | 0 / 4 |
| from | $10/mo ▲ | Free |
| free tier | no | yes ▲ |
| category | AI Image | AI Image |
Agent panel — head to head
| Anthropic | 8.2 ▲ | 7.8 |
| OpenAI | 9.2 ▲ | 8.4 |
| Gemini | 9.5 ▲ | 9.2 |
| Grok | 9.5 ▲ | 8.3 |
Photoshop (Generative Fill)
- ✓Saves significant editing time on complex tasks
- ✓High-quality, natural-looking results
- ✓Intuitive interface for non-experts
- —Requires Photoshop subscription (Adobe Creative Cloud)
- —May produce inconsistent results with complex scenes
- —Limited by training data biases
AI-powered content-aware fill and removalGenerative expand for canvas extensionText-to-image generation within selectionsSeamless blending with existing contentMultiple variation generationIntegration with Photoshop's full toolkit
Stable Diffusion
- ✓Free and open-source with no usage restrictions
- ✓Lower computational requirements than competitors
- ✓Highly customizable and extensible by users
- —Requires technical knowledge for optimal setup
- —Quality varies depending on prompts and parameters
- —Potential copyright concerns with training data
Text-to-image generationOpen-source and free to useRuns on consumer GPUs and CPUsCustomizable through fine-tuning and extensionsMultiple sampling methods and inference optimizationsActive community with numerous UI implementations
Free · free tier
Try Stable Diffusion ▸Verdict
Photoshop (Generative Fill) takes it — 9.1 to 8.4.
The panel gave Photoshop (Generative Fill) the edge on 4 of 4 agents. That said, Stable Diffusion has a free tier if budget is the deciding factor.