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January 23, 2026
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which Ai Model do you suggest for stock photos

  • January 23, 2026
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hey guys,
which model of Ai (text to images) do you prefer for creating stock Images with best image quality?

Thanks

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27 replies

Participant
September 17, 2026

There probably isn’t one AI model that is best for every type of stock image. The right choice depends a lot on what you’re creating — photorealistic people, products, backgrounds, illustrations, or more conceptual images.

For stock work, I would compare models based on a few practical things:

  • consistency of hands, faces, and small details
  • realistic textures and lighting
  • ability to follow specific prompts
  • available resolution and upscaling options
  • commercial usage terms
  • how much manual cleanup is required afterward

Adobe Firefly can be convenient when your workflow already involves Photoshop, but it can still be worth testing several generators with the same prompt before deciding which one fits a particular project.

An AI image tools directory can also be useful when you want to compare different image generators by category instead of testing tools randomly.

Whatever model you use, I’d still inspect the final image carefully at 100% and clean up common AI artifacts before submitting anything to a stock marketplace.

daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 23, 2026

One more. Slanted verticals and horizontals. 

 

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January 23, 2026

OK but These thing could not be fixed with Photoshop Or Even Prompts that I used; These issues came originaly from the Ai Model.

daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 23, 2026

Right. And they need fixing in Photoshop or follow-up edits using AI. If that's not possible, assign the assets to the trash. I've been doing text to image AI for over 3 years. I've probably generated somewhere in the area of 200,000 assets, of which I've kept only around 15,000, many of which were (or will eventually be) edited to be suitable for stock. 

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Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 23, 2026

It depends on what you're creating. 

Be more specific. 

 

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
January 23, 2026

Ai Stock Photo, Something Like The Photos That Attached.

daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 23, 2026

The shadows on the boxes look green.

 

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daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 23, 2026

Any of them. Gemini 3 is probably the most consistent with regard to turning out quality images consistently, but it can depend on the subject and style.

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January 23, 2026

Am Using Nano Banana Pro; But All Of My Images; Rejected For "Quaity Issues". ALL OF THEM!

daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 23, 2026

Are you editing the results? Even Nano Banana assets require anywhere from some to extensive editing. In the past three years, I estimate I've generated over 200,000 text to image AI assets using various models. I've only kept about 10 to 15 thousand of those deemed good enough to spend time post-processing. The top image was a Nano Banana result. The bottom image was the result of editing sections at a time (also using Nano Banana and Photoshop) to achieve an asset worth submitting. This is an extreme example, but I've yet to get a result that didn't require a few minutes or a few hours post-processing.

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