On December 10, 2025, Adobe launched native integrations for Photoshop, Adobe Express, and Acrobat directly into ChatGPT — bringing pro-grade image editing, graphic design, and PDF management to the platform's 800 million weekly users. Describe your edits in plain words ("blur the background" or "merge these PDFs"), upload files, and watch real-time magic happen with sliders, effects, and drag-and-drop interfaces — all free, no subscriptions needed for core features. Early feedback: creators slashing workflow time by 70%, with seamless upsell paths to full Adobe apps.

Google DeepMind launched Nano Banana Pro on November 20, 2025 — the upgraded Gemini 3 Pro Image model that's supercharging visual creation with advanced reasoning, real-time Google Search grounding, and studio-grade fidelity. From multilingual infographics to editable AR mockups, it's hitting the Gemini app, Workspace tools, Vertex AI, and even Adobe Firefly integrations, with free quotas for casual users and unlimited pro access via subscriptions. Early benchmarks show 40% better text accuracy and 3x faster pro workflows, positioning this as the multimodal creative engine that turns prompts into pixel-perfect realities.