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HDCIK
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May 5, 2026
Question

All the images I uploaded to Adobe stock were rejected as similar content. Why is that? I didn't copy anyone's images.

  • May 5, 2026
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I created an image using AI to help me solve my problem. I created the prompt that needed to create that image, but all my images were rejected as similar content.

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 6, 2026

    If you’re relying entirely on AI to create content for Stock, millions of other customers probably use the same AI service, trained on the same source data. AI generates content with homogenous qualities, similar faces, clothes, skin, makeup, hair & body types. After a while, all AI starts to look the same unless you add your own unique talents to the artwork.

     

    Hope that helps.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 5, 2026

    You’re competing with over 900 million assets in Stock inventory. 

    There’s not much that hasn’t been submitted already. 

    Always compare your work with competing content to see if yours is better & more unique than what Stock is selling.

     

    For better answers, we need to see one or two rejections.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    yamato713108855
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 5, 2026

    Adobe Stock already has a huge number of assets registered.

    If the title and keywords are not set appropriately, it will not appear in search results.
    If your submission is rejected due to similar content, please set the title and keywords appropriately and resubmit.
    If it doesn't appear high in search results, it won't sell.

    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 5, 2026

    This is a frequent complaint. With nearly 450 million AI assets in the database, it becomes increasingly difficult to create unique content.

    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    RALPH_L
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 5, 2026

    We have often reported here in the forum that we are not certain what the criteria is for this rejection.
    It might be:

    -- you have similar assets in your portfolio,

    -- there are maybe similar assets in the database,

    -- metadata is similar to other assets,

    -- there are too many assets in this genre and not enough demand

    Be careful when using AI and similar prompts. You may get accused of “spamming” which may result in an account suspension.