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onemred
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January 17, 2026
Question

How often is your AI credit balance updated when you use AI features?

  • January 17, 2026
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I'm using Photoshop 27.2 and using the generative expand feature. I have used it multiple times on multiple photos and saved the images back to light room. However my AI credit balance has not decreased. I have also used generative fill to remove objects and it is also not affecting my credit balance. According to the documentation both of these actions should've reduced my credit balance by three credits each time.
I have the photography plan which includes 250 credits per month and I have an additional 2000 credit plan.
It's not that I'm dying to spend more credits it's actually that I'm just trying to understand and confirm which features use credits and which do not.

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Ged_Traynor
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January 17, 2026

@onemred I just checked with generative expand and the credits were not reduced, however I tried Gemini 3 (with Nano Banana Pro) and the credits were reduced straight away

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/creative-cloud/apps/generative-ai/generative-credits-faq.html

onemred
onemredAuthor
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January 17, 2026

@Ged_Traynor  how can you use Gemini 3 with generative expand or generative remove

Ged_Traynor
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 18, 2026

@onemred I didn't mention I used Gemini 3 with generative expand, I was just pointing out the Gemini 3 shows that the credits are deducted straight away