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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
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Remini
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI photo and video enhancer that sharpens, upscales, and colorizes old or low-quality images for everyday users and creators.

1.2M visits/mo
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PixAI.Art
✓ verifiedFreemium

A community-driven AI anime art generator with a large library of shareable models and LoRAs for stylized image creation.

9.7M visits/mo49K saves
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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
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TensorPix
✓ verifiedPaid

Online AI video and image enhancer and upscaler with heavy traffic; solid tool.

432K visits/mo20K saves
Pricing
Free Trial: $0 (10 credits included)
Pro: $24.99 (300 credits/month, rollover, up to 256MP)

Free trial available

No public pricing

No public pricing

No public pricing

Free trial available

Free: $0
Standard: $5.5 per month
Premium: $12.42 per month
Elite: $30.25 per month
Enterprise: Custom
Core features
  • 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
  • Automatic face detail enhancement
  • Old photo restoration and colorization
  • Noise removal and sharpening
  • Background quality boost
  • Photo and video upscaling up to 2x
  • AI-generated personal portraits
  • Text-to-image anime art generation
  • Access to 1M+ community-created models and LoRAs
  • Trending, daily-ranking, and following feeds of shared art
  • Animated image generation support
  • Toolbox of additional creative editing features
  • Mobile app availability
  • 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 Video Enhancer
  • AI Image Enhancer
  • AI Image Generator
  • Video Compressor
  • REST API Integration
Use cases
  • 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
  • Restoring damaged or faded family photos
  • Sharpening low-quality social media images
  • Preparing product photos for e-commerce
  • Improving video footage for content creators
  • Creating high-resolution prints from small images
  • Generating original anime-style character art from a prompt
  • Browsing and remixing community-made art styles and models
  • Following favorite creators and trending art on the platform
  • Creating animated anime-style content
  • Enhancing photos for e-commerce and social
  • Restoring old family images
  • Upscaling images for print
  • Enhance Video Calls
  • Meet Quality Standards (upscaling to 4K, 60FPS)
  • Restore Old Videos & Images
  • AI Frame Interpolation
  • Unblur Videos
  • Stabilize Shaky Videos
  • Denoise Videos
  • Upscale AI Generated Videos
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