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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
PicWish logo
PicWish
✓ verifiedFreemium

An AI photo-editing suite for quickly removing backgrounds, enhancing quality and retouching images without design skills.

3.8M visits/mo
Img Upscaler logo
Img Upscaler
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI image upscaler to enlarge and sharpen photos, anime and product images by 2x-4x, with a free monthly tier.

3.4M visits/mo18K saves
SnapEdit logo
SnapEdit
✓ verifiedFreemium

Browser-based all-in-one photo editor for removing objects, backgrounds, and text, and batch-enhancing images with AI.

1.4M visits/mo27K 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
Pricing

No public pricing

Free trial available

No public pricing

Free: $0 (50 credits/mo)
Free: $0/month (10 credits/month, max 1600px export)
Standard: $6/month billed yearly (4,800 credits/year)
PRO: $12/month billed yearly (18,000 credits/year)
Free Trial: $0 (10 credits included)
Pro: $24.99 (300 credits/month, rollover, up to 256MP)

Free trial available

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
  • Automatic background removal, including hair and complex edges
  • AI photo quality enhancer for blurry or underexposed images
  • Old photo restoration and colorization
  • Object and watermark removal
  • ID photo maker and product retouching tools
  • Referral program to earn free credits
  • AI super-resolution upscaling 2x/4x
  • Detail and edge preservation
  • Support for anime, product and portrait images
  • Batch processing on paid tiers
  • Reimagine AI access
  • Separate desktop apps
  • One-touch object and unwanted-text removal
  • AI background removal with templates
  • Automatic photo enhancement and upscaling
  • AI skin retouching
  • Batch processing up to 50 photos at once
  • API access for automated workflows
  • 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
Use cases
  • Enhancing photos for e-commerce and social
  • Restoring old family images
  • Upscaling images for print
  • Cutting out product photos for e-commerce listings
  • Sharpening and repairing low-quality personal photos
  • Restoring and colorizing old family photographs
  • Removing unwanted objects or watermarks from images
  • Enlarging low-resolution photos
  • Upscaling anime or product images
  • Sharpening soft or old pictures
  • Batch-upscaling images for work
  • Cleaning up social media photos before posting
  • Preparing ecommerce product photos at scale
  • Removing photobombers or distracting objects from images
  • Restoring and sharpening blurry personal photos
  • 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
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