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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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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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Unblurimage AI
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI photo tool for unblurring, sharpening, and upscaling images up to 4K, aimed at creators and online sellers.
776K visits/mo2.9K saves
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Let's Enhance
✓ verifiedfreemium
AI image upscaler and enhancer that boosts resolution, sharpens, and restores photos for print, ecommerce, and AI art.
1.2M visits/mo20K saves
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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
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)
Perpetual Desktop License: $119.00 one-time
Perpetual Cross-device License: $159.00 one-time
Perpetual Max License: $179.00 one-time
Subscription 50 credits: $3.90/mo
Subscription 200 credits: $8.90/mo
Subscription 500 credits: $12.90/mo
Subscription 1,000 credits: $16.90/mo
One-Time 50 credits: $4.99
One-Time 200 credits: $14.99
One-Time 500 credits: $30
One-Time 2,000 credits: $70
One-Time 5,000 credits: $90
One-Time 10,000 credits: $120
One-Time 30,000 credits: $330
Free: 10 credits one-time on signup
Starter: $9/mo billed annually (100 credits/mo)
Pro: $24/mo billed annually (300 credits/mo)
Max: $34/mo billed annually (500 credits/mo)
Free Trial: $0 (10 credits included)
Pro: $24.99 (300 credits/month, rollover, up to 256MP)
Free trial available
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
- ✦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)
- ✦AI-powered blur removal and detail sharpening
- ✦Upscaling to 4x or 4K resolution
- ✦Noise reduction for high-ISO or compression artifacts
- ✦Support for PNG, JPG, and HEIC formats
- ✦No sign-up required for basic processing
- ✦Credit-based subscription or one-time purchase options
- ✦AI upscaling up to very large print resolutions
- ✦Photo enhancement that recovers detail and corrects color
- ✦Sharpening and noise reduction for soft or damaged images
- ✦Old-photo restoration mode
- ✦Batch processing of multiple images at once
- ✦Background removal and AI art cleanup
- ✦API for business use
- ✦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
- →Enlarging anime art and illustrations
- →Upscaling photos without quality loss
- →Batch/API image enlargement
- →Preparing images for print
- →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
- →Sharpening product photos for e-commerce listings
- →Preparing images for large-format printing
- →Enhancing social media graphics and posts
- →Cleaning up design assets and visual projects
- →Prepare low-resolution photos for large prints, posters, and merchandise
- →Enhance and standardize product photos across an ecommerce catalog
- →Clean up and upscale AI-generated art for commercial use
- →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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