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Credits Are Being Deducted Even When Video Generation Fails

Community Beginner ,
Jan 12, 2026 Jan 12, 2026

Hi,
I’m running into a recurring issue and would really appreciate your help.
Whenever I try to generate an video, I get an error message — and no videois produced — yet credits are still being deducted from my account.

This means I’m being charged for failed attempts that never generate any output, which obviously shouldn’t happen.
Could you please look into this, restore the credits that were wrongly deducted, and fix the bug so the system stops charging for failed generations?

Thank you in advance. 🙏

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Community Expert , Jan 12, 2026 Jan 12, 2026

Hello @tomer22214829ohx9,

Thank you for your message. 

The system has been changed so that if there is a generation error, the credits should be restored. The credits are deducted when you hit generate. If there is a generation failure, they are then restored. It might not be instantaneous, but they do now seem to be restored.  I have tested with a few failures and the credits were restored within a minute or so.

My best,
    droopy

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Community Expert , Jan 12, 2026 Jan 12, 2026

Hello @G376232366fco,

 

It is not instantaneous, but credits are now being re-added back on failures. Credits are immediately deducted when you press generate, but if it fails they are restored. I just tried it with Ray 3 (with an induced error) and the credits were restored after the failure message was displayed.

 

    droopy

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New Here ,
Dec 20, 2025 Dec 20, 2025

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New Here ,
Dec 20, 2025 Dec 20, 2025

i put my promt AI is creating my video but show me error try later but they take my credits without result !! 

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New Here ,
Dec 20, 2025 Dec 20, 2025

I really hope this is a bug and not a feature. Because as a feature it's evil.
Some of my generations failed, I used the same prompts nothing that is against ToS.

Still I need to pay for credits while it gives me no content.
That's harsh if you want to do video content.

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New Here ,
Dec 22, 2025 Dec 22, 2025

tried to create a video in Ray 3 and it said "something went wrong" but the credits left my balance anyway

great start to the the pro trial

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New Here ,
Dec 23, 2025 Dec 23, 2025

If I get a message thats says "Something went wrong. Please try again later." why am I still being charged credits for that? If there's an error and no file is produced, why is Adobe still screwing me out of my meager credits balance? Its bad enough I have to wait forever just to find out that this is a bad time to render something, let alone Adobe stealing my credits on top of that. Is there a refund procedure?

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New Here ,
Dec 23, 2025 Dec 23, 2025

Trate de generar un video, me consumio 300 créditos y no genero el video por un error, quiero que me debuelvan mis créditos es una estafa e incumplimiento de servicio.

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New Here ,
Dec 23, 2025 Dec 23, 2025

I tried to generate 2 five-sec videos. Both failed with Adobe stating "something went wrong" - now stating that my credit limit of 2500 is maxed out.  Disappointing experience.   

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New Here ,
Dec 25, 2025 Dec 25, 2025

While creating a video with the Ray3 AI tool, it gave an error and the 625 credits that were used disappeared. They were not refunded. The video was not generated because of the error. What can I do? There is no one to contact.

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Community Expert ,
Dec 26, 2025 Dec 26, 2025

Hey @tufi_lattee 

Thanks so much for reaching out and for taking the time to try out Ray3 in Firefly. It’s completely understandable to feel upset when your credits disappear so quickly

 

Adobe does not currently offer the option to refund credits. If you’d like to learn more about how partner (non-Adobe) models like Ray 3 work inside Adobe products, including how credits are used, you can also check this help page


 For more information on generative credit consumption, please see Generative credits FAQ and Partner models in Adobe products.

 

Cheers

Nate

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New Here ,
Dec 26, 2025 Dec 26, 2025

try to create an ai image but not firefly is not creating an image but still i lose my credits

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New Here ,
Dec 27, 2025 Dec 27, 2025

Has anyone else experienced the system crashing and resulting in no generated cont and Adobe taking credits off. This afternoon, I had the programme crash and I lost 1,500 credits. I contacted the online support who were absolutely useless. Not impressed with Firefly. I gave a standard subscription and now blocked from using the programme until mid January or Have to buy more credits.

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New Here ,
Dec 28, 2025 Dec 28, 2025

Is it common for Firefly to crash. No generated content and use credits. Why does Adobe not want to accept a product issue. No wonder customers stop their subscriptions when they are paying to use Firefly. Adobe treat customers so bad. Surely a technical fault should not be a customer's fault or disadvantage a customer, especially when they have a subscription? 

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New Here ,
Dec 30, 2025 Dec 30, 2025

I  try to create a video with simple prompt. But the video in not generated yet. But already the credits are lost

 

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New Here ,
Dec 30, 2025 Dec 30, 2025

I used Adobe Generative Video multiple times today.
Each time it showed an error message (“Something went wrong, please try again”),
but my credits were deducted anyway and no video was generated at all.

I did not receive any usable output, and the errors were clearly system-side.
I would like a credit refund or compensation for the failed generations.

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New Here ,
Dec 30, 2025 Dec 30, 2025

I am generating videos and it is usinf my credits but not genrating videos 

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Adobe Employee ,
Dec 30, 2025 Dec 30, 2025

Hi resourceful_hope2019!

Sorry about that. Could you share your prompt and reference image if using? Which video model are you using?

 

Let us know.

Thanks, 

^KR

 

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Community Expert ,
Dec 30, 2025 Dec 30, 2025

Hello @pratham_gupta2493 ,

 

It looks like other users are reporting similar issues. I would believe @Kartika Rawat can help you further on this issue, the question she has asked others - "Could you share your prompt and reference image if using? Which video model are you using?" That should help her along with figure out the error.

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New Here ,
Jan 01, 2026 Jan 01, 2026

Hello,

Adobe Firefly failed during video generation.
The system returned an error ("Something went wrong"),
but my credits were still deducted.

No video was generated.

Please restore the used credits.

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New Here ,
Jan 01, 2026 Jan 01, 2026

Hello,

 

I clicked the Generate button in Firefly for video generation, but it did not work due to an issue.
However, my credit was still deducted.

In this case, is there any way to recover or receive a refund for the used credit?

Thank you for your help.

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Best regards,
Jinhak Lee

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Adobe Employee ,
Jan 02, 2026 Jan 02, 2026

Hi @Captivating_neighbors1364

 

Thanks for reaching out. Sorry about the issue. Could you try clearing the browser's cache or using a different browser? 
I apologize, but we do not currently offer the option to refund credits. We appreciate your patience. 

 

^Sam
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Adobe Employee ,
Jan 02, 2026 Jan 02, 2026

Hi CAPA_TX!

Sorry about the issue. Which video model are you using? Could you share the prompt with us so we can test it?

 

Let us know. Happy to help.

Thanks,
^KR

 

 

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New Here ,
Jan 03, 2026 Jan 03, 2026

Criei um vídeo, tive os créditos debitados da conta, porém o vídeo não aparece disponível para download. 

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New Here ,
Jan 03, 2026 Jan 03, 2026

I generate a video, credits was debited, but the vídeo not works 

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New Here ,
Jan 03, 2026 Jan 03, 2026

What about when the model doesn't produce the requested edits to a generated video? There is no place to leave feedback or report an incorrect output. 

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New Here ,
Jan 04, 2026 Jan 04, 2026

I was having trouble generating an image. It says "Can't load -Please check your connection and try again." and then prompts me to retry. I did this 5x and it never worked, however it did charge me credits each time I hit try again. 

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