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Imgupscaler AI logo
Imgupscaler AI
✓ verifiedFreemium

Free AI image upscaler to enlarge and deblur photos up to 16K, with restoration and enhancer tools; no signup to start.

3.4M visits/mo
Pixlr logo
Pixlr
✓ verifiedFreemium

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

10M visits/mo
AI Image Editor logo
AI Image Editor
✓ verifiedFreemium

Free-to-start AI image editor that transforms photos from text prompts, with precise edits and reference style transfer.

78K visits/mo
Pixelfox AI logo
Pixelfox AI
✓ verifiedFreemium

Broad free online photo and video editing suite with AI background removal, upscaling, and retouching tools.

63K visits/mo30K 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
Free: $0
50 credits: $3.90/mo
500 credits: $12.90/mo
1,000 credits: $16.90/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
200 credits: $19.9
500 credits: $39.9
1,300 credits: $99.9
4,200 credits: $299.9

No public pricing

Free Trial: $0 (10 credits included)
Pro: $24.99 (300 credits/month, rollover, up to 256MP)

Free trial available

Core features
  • AI upscaling up to 16K
  • Unblur and sharpen
  • Old photo restoration
  • Face and photo enhancer
  • Image-to-image and AI photo editor
  • No-registration free use
  • 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
  • Text-prompt image editing
  • Character consistency across edits
  • Precision region editing
  • In-image text editing
  • Reference-based style transfer
  • Image and video generation tools
  • AI background remover and object remover
  • Image and video upscaling
  • Face and body retouching tools (slimming, beauty, makeup)
  • Text-to-image and text-to-video generation
  • AI video enhancer, denoiser, and frame interpolation
  • Watermark, logo, and subtitle removal from images and video
  • 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 low-resolution photos
  • Fixing blurry or soft images
  • Restoring and enhancing old photos
  • Upscaling for print or display
  • 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
  • Editing photos via text prompts
  • Creating consistent character variations
  • Adding text to images
  • Restyling from a reference image
  • Cleaning up product photos for online listings
  • Removing unwanted objects or watermarks from images
  • Upscaling low-resolution photos or videos
  • Creating short AI-generated videos or talking avatars
  • 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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