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BigJPG
✓ verifiedFreemium

Deep-learning image enlarger, especially strong on anime and illustrations, with a free tier and an API.

1.4M visits/mo34K saves
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Pixlr
✓ verifiedFreemium

Established browser-based photo and design editor with AI image, video, and audio generation tools.

10M visits/mo
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123RF
✓ verifiedPaid

Royalty-free stock photo, video, and audio library paired with an AI suite for generating, upscaling, and editing images.

5.9M visits/mo
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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
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AIEnhancer
✓ verifiedFreemium

Online AI image enhancer that upscales to 4K, removes noise, restores color and repairs AI-art distortions in seconds.

792K visits/mo
Pricing
Free: $0 (20 images/mo, 4x max)
Basic: $6 (2 months, 500 images/mo, 16x)
Standard: $12 (6 months, 1000 images/mo)
Premium: $22 (12 months, 2000 images/mo)
Free: $0
Plus: $2.49/month, or $1.99/month billed yearly
Premium: $9.99/month, or $7.99/month billed yearly
Ultra: From $24.99/month, or from $19.99/month billed yearly
Ultra Max: $49.99/month, or $39.99/month billed yearly

No public pricing

Free trial available

Perpetual Desktop License: $119.00 one-time
Perpetual Cross-device License: $159.00 one-time
Perpetual Max License: $179.00 one-time
Free: $0 (20 permanent credits)
Starter: $9/mo (200 credits/mo)
Pro: $29/mo (1,200 credits/mo)
Premium: $99/mo (5,000 credits/mo)
Core features
  • Deep CNN super-resolution upscaling
  • Noise reduction and edge smoothing
  • Up to 16x enlargement (paid)
  • API access
  • Desktop and mobile apps
  • Offline enlarging for logged-in users
  • Browser-based photo editor (Pixlr Express and Editor)
  • AI text-to-image and text-to-video generation
  • Generative fill, expand, and object removal
  • AI face swap for photos and video
  • AI background remover and photo collage maker
  • Text-to-speech and speech-to-text audio tools
  • 293M+ royalty-free stock assets
  • Photos, vectors, video, audio, and fonts
  • AI image generator and upscaler
  • Generative fill and background tools
  • Search by image
  • Commercially safe licensing
  • 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)
  • 4K AI upscaling
  • Noise and blur reduction
  • Color and lighting restoration
  • Repair of AI-generated image distortions
  • Browser-based, many models and tools
Use cases
  • Enlarging anime art and illustrations
  • Upscaling photos without quality loss
  • Batch/API image enlargement
  • Preparing images for print
  • Editing and enhancing photos without installing software
  • Generating marketing images or short video clips from prompts
  • Removing objects or backgrounds from photos
  • Creating photo collages or swapping faces for fun content
  • Licensing stock media for marketing and design
  • Generating and editing images with AI
  • Sourcing commercially safe visuals in one place
  • Upscaling or extending existing images
  • 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
  • Restoring old or low-res photos
  • Sharpening blurry images
  • Improving product/e-commerce photos
  • Fixing AI-generated art
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