Adobe to Automatically Move Subscribers to Pricier, AI-Focused Tier in June

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Adobe to automatically move subscribers to pricier, AI-focused tier in June

Monthly fees for multi-app subscribers to rise by up to 16.7 percent.

Adobe Creative Cloud gets more expensive – blame AI again

: Creative Cloud Pro arrives with more AI, higher prices, and a familiar feeling of déjà vu

Please read Adobe's official article on the pricing changes coming to the Creative Cloud plans by Scott Simmons - ProVideo Coalition

Adobe’s Creative Cloud plans are changing to reflect the new world of generative AI that we are living in. When plans change, prices change and that shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone who has had a subscription for more than about one week. But, of course, most every blog across the internet is shouting that Adobe is increasing subscription prices in their click-bait headlines knowing full well that there’s a lot more to it than that. So before…

Adobe is changing its subscription system and thus customers face a classic dilemma: pay more or get along with less. (Creative Cloud, Adobe)

Adobe's shock pricing move is controversial, but it's also pretty clever

Countless designers will soon pay more for the Creative Cloud.