The "Limited time" in generative credits terms worry me, can someone clarify?

[Lanther13]

So i recently got Photography 1 year plan and i read alot about the credits. It's still unclear to me what our future is. I thought it was "Once you run out of credits, you can continue using Gen AI but at a slower speed", and then people say it doesn't even get slower (i have not run out yet but i have only been using it for 5 days). Then i just noticed all the times they say "Limited time" in all the terms about Generative Credits.. like in my Adobe account under credits it says:

"When you're running low on credits, continue generating content at no additional cost for a limited time. Learn More"

or

"For a limited time, Creative Cloud, Adobe Express, and Adobe Stock paid subscribers won't be subject to generative credit limits and can continue creating beyond their plan-specific monthly credit limit to create vector graphics or standard resolution images*."

Does that mean eventually they will start to just straight up CUT OFF generative functions COMPLETELY if you run out of credits, not even let you do it "slower"?

i just really need clarification on what's going on with credits. I don't mind "slower performance" if it means i can continue using Gen AI past my credits limit. But if one day it will change and all generative tools will be CUT OFF completely when you run out of credits, i would have to be a lot more frugal with my use of adobe products not to run out in the middle of a project and have to wait until next billing cycle to use it again.

Is adobe going to eventually cut off gen ai features when you run out of credits? I feel like it would be fair for it to be unlimited, but much slower as to not clog up servers for people WITH credits.

[jane-e]

Is adobe going to eventually cut off gen ai features when you run out of credits?

By @Lanther13

Adobe does not pre-announce. Anyone with inside knowledge would be enter NDA and not able to say. The volunteers on this forum do not work for Adobe and do not have inside knowledge.

Jane

[Lanther13]

Thank you for your reply! 

I wasn't asking for secret insider info, more like asking if anyone read anything official, maybe i missed something. 

So basically no one knows how it will work?

Thanks!

[jane-e]

You're welcome @Lanther13 . If anyone knows then they are under NDA and can't say. The rest of us have to wait for an official announcement, which has not been made yet.

You can watch this page: 
https://helpx.adobe.com/firefly/get-set-up/learn-the-basics/generative-credits-faq.html#used-all-my-...

Section 9 addresses your question.

9. What happens if I use all my generative credits?  

Generative credit counts reset each month based on the billing date of your plans. 

After the credit limits apply, if users reach their plan-specific generative credit limit during the month before they reset: 

• Creative Cloud and Adobe Stock paid users can keep taking generative AI actions but using generative AI features to create vector graphics or standard-resolution images* may be slower. 
• Adobe Express and Adobe Firefly paid users can take two generative AI actions to create vector graphics or standard resolution* images per day. 
• Free Creative Cloud, Adobe Firefly, and Adobe Express users can subscribe to a new paid plan to continue creating Firefly-powered assets. 

* Standard resolution imagery is up to 2000x2000 pixels. Usage rates may vary. Plans are subject to change.

Jane

[droopydog500 · Accepted solution]

Hello @Lanther13,

The only additional thing we know is that when the credit system was initially announced, there was reference to the ability to purchase additional credits. When it came close to the actual implementation date, that is when they said "for a limited time" you can continue to generated when credits have been exhausted, and here we are a year later and it is still a "limited time".  Except for the lowest tiers, which are cut off when credits are exhausted.

As @jane-e said, we do not know when the "limited time" will end.

My best,
    droopy