Adobe releases Photoshop 25.2
Adobe has released Photoshop 27.2, the latest version of the image-editing software, widely used in the entertainment industry for concept art, texture editing, and retouching renders.
It’s a minor update, adding newer versions of Google’s Gemini and Black Forest Labs’ FLUX generative AI models to the third-party models available inside Generative Fill.
Choose third-party AI models from Google and Black Forest Labs in Generative Fill
Photoshop 27.0, released in October, made it possible to choose third-party AI models for Photoshop’s Generative Fill feature, in addition to Adobe’s own Firefly AI model.
Photoshop 27.0 itself supported Google’s Gemini 2.5 (Nano Banana) and Black Forest Labs’ FLUX.1 Kontext.
To that, Photoshop 27.2 adds support for the newer Gemini 3 (Nano Banana Pro) and FLUX.2 pro.
Gemini 3 consumes 40 generative credits per use, compared to one credit per use for the standard Firefly AI model; FLUX.2 pro consumes 20.
For context, single-app Photoshop subscriptions currently provide 25 free generative credits per month: additional credits require a separate Firefly subscription.
Other changes and bugfixes
Other than that, the only changes listed in the release notes for Photoshop 27.2 are bugfixes.
Photoshop 27.1, released last month, was also mainly a bugfix release, although it did update the settings for scratch disk management to improve performance.
Price and system requirements
Photoshop 27.2 is compatible with Windows 10+ and macOS 13.0+. In the online documentation, it is also referred to as the December 2025 release.
The software is rental-only, with Photography subscription plans that include access to Photoshop costing $29.99/month or $239.88/year.
Single-app Photoshop subscriptions cost $34.49/month or $263.88/year.
Read an overview of the new features in Photoshop on Adobe’s website
Read Adobe’s release notes for Photoshop 27.2
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