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Creative Cloud Standard launches at $54.99
New Creative Cloud Standard plan: 20+ desktop apps for $54.99/mo, with 25 generative credits a month
What changed
- Creative Cloud Standard
- Was Before: Not offered
- After: $54.99/mo annual, billed monthly; $82.49/mo month-to-month; $599.88/yr prepaid. 20+ desktop apps, “25 credits/month”, 100GB
When it hits your bill
- New subscribers
- On or before
- Existing subscribers
- All Apps subscribers could switch to Standard in their Adobe account from May 17, 2025 (Adobe Help)
What this means for you
A way to keep the 20+ desktop apps for $5 a month less than All Apps, and $15 less than Creative Cloud Pro, if you don't need much generative AI or the premium mobile and web apps.
What you can do
How we know
Adobe's help page from May 17, 2025 introduced Creative Cloud Standard at $54.99 a month, for existing customers only.
By May 20, 2025, new customers could get it through Adobe support, with self-service promised by May 23.
An archived copy of the US plans page from Jun 14, 2025 lists Standard at $54.99 and All Apps at $59.99.
Sources
- Adobe Help: Changes to Creative Cloud for individuals plans (capture May 19 2025, last updated May 17 2025: Standard for existing customers only) · archived copy
- Adobe Help: Changes to Creative Cloud for individuals plans (capture May 21 2025, last updated May 20 2025: new customers via customer support) · archived copy
- Adobe Creative Cloud plans page, US (Jun 14 2025: Creative Cloud Standard US$54.99/mo, All Apps US$59.99/mo, annual, billed monthly) · archived copy
Full research notes
Adobe's help page on changes to Creative Cloud for individuals plans in North America (last updated May 17, 2025) introduced 'a new plan for existing individual customers, Creative Cloud Standard. This plan will continue to include the 20+ desktop apps, services, and benefits you enjoy now, but with limited access to generative AI features, reduced generative credits, and no premium access to web and mobile apps.' 'At this time, only existing customers can switch to Creative Cloud Standard.' Prices (USD): $54.99/month annual contract, billed monthly; $82.49/month month-to-month; $599.88/year annual, prepaid. Standard generative features: '25 credits/month'; cloud storage 100GB; Acrobat on mobile and web in full, other mobile and web apps 'free features only'. The version updated May 20, 2025 added: 'At this time, Creative Cloud Standard is only available for new customers through contacting Adobe customer support ... A self-service option for new customers will be available by May 23, 2025.' The version updated May 30, 2025: 'New customers can subscribe to Creative Cloud Standard directly on Adobe.com. Creative Cloud Standard is not available with the student and teacher discounted plan.' The US plans page listed Creative Cloud Standard at US$54.99/mo (annual, billed monthly) on June 14, 2025, next to All Apps at US$59.99/mo. It is priced above the cheapest paid plans (Photography, single apps), so it counts as an extra choice.
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