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Google Photos vs Adobe Photoshop
Google Photos scores higher overall (8.4 vs 8.1), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Google Photos if…
Anyone who wants quick, free AI fixes on the photos already on their phone
8.4/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Adobe Photoshop if…
Designers and retouchers who need full control over complex edits and composites
8.1/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Google Photos | Adobe Photoshop | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.4/10 | 8.1/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 | #4 of 12 |
| Price | Free | Freemium · from $7.99/month |
| Free version | All editing tools, including conversational editing, are free | Free Photoshop mobile app with core editing tools |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android, Desktop app, Mac, Windows |
| Made by | Adobe | |
| Edit quality | 8 | 9.5 |
| Ease of use | 9.5 | 6 |
| Features | 7 | 9 |
| Value for money | 9.5 | 6.5 |
| Platforms | 7.5 | 9.5 |
Google Photos: what the AI does
- Help me edit (conversational editing by text or voice)
- Personalised edits using face groups
- Nano Banana restyling
- One-tap suggestions
- Create with AI templates
- Free AI editing built into a photo library many people already use
- Describe an edit instead of learning tools
- Big Gemini-powered upgrades through 2025–2026
- Newest AI tools roll out by country and device
- Little manual control for serious editing
- Ties your photos to a Google account
Adobe Photoshop: what the AI does
- Generative Fill and Generative Expand
- AI Assistant that edits from text prompts (mobile)
- Remove tool, now on-device
- Select Subject and Remove Background
- Reflection Removal
- Choice of Firefly and partner models
- Most powerful and precise editor on the list
- Generative Fill is the benchmark for AI object edits
- Now available on Android and iPhone as well as desktop and web
- Steep learning curve
- Desktop plan's 25 monthly generative credits are low
- Pricier than most rivals for full desktop access