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Airbrush AI Image Enhancer logo
Airbrush AI Image Enhancer
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI photo editor and enhancer (Pixocial) with upscaling, retouch and many one-click tools; free tier plus a 7-day trial.

3.8M visits/mo
DeepAI logo
DeepAI
✓ verifiedFreemium

All-in-one AI platform for image, video, music, and voice generation plus chat, with a low-cost Pro tier and APIs.

9.2M visits/mo
Luminar Neo logo
Luminar Neo
✓ verifiedPaid

One-time-purchase AI photo editor for landscape, portrait and general editing, usable standalone or as a Lightroom/Photoshop plugin.

1.3M visits/mo34K saves
upscayl.org logo
upscayl.org
✓ verifiedFreemium

Free, open-source AI image upscaler for desktop, with an optional paid cloud tier for faster batch processing.

899K visits/mo22K saves
Image Upscaler logo
Image Upscaler
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI image upscaler and broad photo/video editing multi-tool, offering free credits and low-cost monthly plans.

759K visits/mo
Pricing

No public pricing

Free trial available

Pro: $9.99/mo
Pro (yearly): $89.99/yr
Perpetual Desktop License: $119.00 one-time
Perpetual Cross-device License: $159.00 one-time
Perpetual Max License: $179.00 one-time
Free Trial: $0 (10 credits included)
Pro: $24.99 (300 credits/month, rollover, up to 256MP)

Free trial available

Starter: $9.90/mo (50 credits)
Premium: $25/mo (500 credits)
Premium Plus: $29/mo (1,000 credits)
Core features
  • One-click AI enhancement of color, contrast and clarity
  • Noise and artifact reduction
  • Resolution upscaling
  • Category-specific enhancement for portraits, objects, scenery, pets and text
  • Post-enhancement editing tools
  • Web, mobile and AirBrush Studio desktop availability
  • One tool in the AirBrush suite (upscaler, restoration, background remover, face swap, video enhancer) under shared pricing
  • AI image generator and photo editor
  • AI video and music generators
  • AI chat with live web browsing
  • Voice chat and text-to-speech
  • Developer APIs
  • Background remover, colorizer, and super-resolution
  • AI sky replacement and relighting
  • Generative erase, expand and object-swap tools
  • Portrait tools: skin smoothing, face and body enhancement
  • Noise reduction and AI upscaling
  • Focus stacking and HDR/panorama merging
  • Layers and masking support
  • Raw file support for 1,000+ cameras
  • Cross-device editing between mobile and desktop (higher tiers)
  • Free, open-source desktop image upscaling app
  • Multiple AI upscaling models for different image types
  • Batch upscaling of several images at once
  • Cloud version with 10x faster processing and unlimited storage
  • Support for large resolutions up to 512MP on higher tiers
  • Credit-based subscription plans with rollover
  • AI image upscaling and enlarging
  • Unblur and enhance tools
  • Photo cartoonizer and effects
  • Background and object removal
  • Video cartoonizer and upscaling
  • Free credits plus paid plans
Use cases
  • Enhancing photos for e-commerce and social
  • Restoring old family images
  • Upscaling images for print
  • Generating images, video, and music from prompts
  • Editing and upscaling photos
  • Chatting with a web-connected AI
  • Integrating AI via API
  • Landscape and wildlife photographers replacing skies or enhancing detail
  • Portrait and wedding photographers retouching skin and faces
  • Photographers wanting a non-subscription editor
  • E-commerce and real estate photo cleanup
  • Editing on the go and finishing on desktop
  • Designers and artists upscaling artwork for print
  • Developers wanting a local, privacy-friendly upscaler
  • Creators needing batch processing of many images
  • Users seeking a free open-source alternative to paid upscaling tools
  • Increasing image resolution
  • Sharpening blurry photos
  • Removing backgrounds or objects
  • Stylizing photos and videos
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