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October 9, 2026
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Is my workflow (Google Gemini Pro generation + custom local upscaler) compliant with Adobe Stock’s generative AI policy?

  • October 9, 2026
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Hello everyone,

I'm an Adobe Stock contributor and I want to make sure my workflow follows the rules so my account stays safe. Here is exactly what I do:

1. I generate images with Google Gemini (paid Pro plan). The images I download have no visible watermark.
2. I upscale and improve the quality using my own custom tool, written by me. It runs locally on my PC, offline, and is not public.
3. I transfer the final files from my PC to my phone via Telegram (sent as files, so quality is not reduced).
4. I upload them to Adobe Stock and always tick the "Created using generative AI tools" checkbox.

I only upload AI-generated content. My prompts contain no real people, brands, logos, artist names, or copyrighted characters, and my titles describe only the main subject.

My questions:
- Is it acceptable to submit images generated with Google Gemini to Adobe Stock, given Adobe's requirement that the tool's terms allow commercial licensing?
- Is there any issue with using my own custom upscaler on Gemini-generated images?
- Is there anything else I should do to stay compliant?

Has anyone here successfully had Gemini-generated images accepted? Thank you in advance for your help!

    2 replies

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 9, 2026

    Whichever tools you use, you must have 100% ownership rights to use the content commercially.  Read the services’ TERMS & CONDITIONS to be sure. 

     

    Quality is another big issue that often gets overlooked.

    1. Stock expects commercial-quality results, no matter which tools you use. 
    2. Don’t trust AI to make perfect images for you. It rarely does everything right and you will need to edit and correct before you submit to Stock.
    3. If the work required to fix it exceeds its commercial value, discard it and start over. 
    4. I sometimes have to do 3 to 5 generations before I get something decent enough to fix in Photoshop.
    5. Read through the 11-part section on Gen AI in your Contributor User Guide starting here:
      https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/submit-your-content/submit-generative-ai-content/generative-ai-content-guidelines.html

    Hope that helps.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 9, 2026
    1. Yes.
    2. No.
    3. Just read the submission rules. No spamming, avoid unmistatenly similar content, etc.
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