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Vance.ai
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All-in-one AI photo and video enhancement suite for upscaling, denoising, sharpening, colorizing, and restoring images at scale.

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bigmp4
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI video enhancer that upscales to 4K/8K, colorizes black-and-white footage, and adds frame interpolation.

14K saves
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UniFab
✓ verifiedFreemium

Desktop AI video/audio enhancer offering upscaling, denoising, colorizing, and face enhancement with optional cloud credits.

196K visits/mo14K saves
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VideoUpscaler.net
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Credit-based AI suite for upscaling video plus generating images and music, for users wanting one subscription for multiple media types.

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Video AI by Topaz Labs
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Desktop and cloud AI software for upscaling, sharpening, denoising, and restoring photos and video at professional quality.

3.0M visits/mo7.0K saves
Pricing

No public pricing

Free trial available

Free: $0 (30 GPU points/mo)
$6: 300 GPU points
$18: 1080 GPU points
$24: 1560 GPU points

No public pricing

Basic: $14.9/mo or $7.45/mo discounted (3600 credits/year)
Pro: $49.9/mo or $24.95/mo discounted (14400 credits/year)
Free: $0/mo (10 credits/month, with watermark)
Topaz Image Web: $12/mo (introductory, up to 32MP, unlimited cloud rendering)
Astra Standard: $19/mo (introductory, 400 credits/month, 4K video output)
Topaz Studio: $34/mo billed annually (all apps, 300 monthly video cloud credits)
Topaz Studio: $69/mo (all apps, 300 monthly video cloud credits)
Topaz Photo: $39/mo (photo restoration and enhancement models)
Topaz Gigapixel: $29/mo (image upscaling models)
Core features
  • AI image and video upscaling up to high multiples
  • Sharpening to fix blur and out-of-focus shots
  • Denoising and compression artifact removal
  • Old photo restoration and colorization
  • AI background removal and passport-photo prep
  • Cartoon/anime stylization of photos
  • Offline desktop app for batch processing
  • AI video upscaling to 2K/4K/8K
  • Black-and-white video colorization
  • Frame interpolation to 60/120/240fps
  • Smooth slow-motion generation
  • Batch processing and GIF support
  • Desktop apps for Mac and Windows
  • AI video upscaling up to 16K
  • AI denoising and face enhancement
  • Black-and-white video colorization
  • Audio upmixing to surround sound (EAC3/DTS)
  • Support for 1,000+ video format conversions
  • Optional cloud processing via FabCloud credits for GPU-less machines
  • Upscales video to 720p, 1080p, 2K, or 4K
  • Supports Basic and Pro processing tiers for text-heavy videos
  • Generates AI images and AI music alongside video upscaling
  • Allows trimming a video clip before processing
  • Offers parallel task processing on paid plans
  • Provides commercial usage rights on paid tiers
  • AI image and video upscaling up to 4K/32MP
  • Denoising and sharpening models
  • Photo restoration and dust/scratch removal
  • Face enhancement and recovery
  • Background removal and colorization
  • Cloud rendering with concurrency limits
  • Bundled multi-app Studio subscription
Use cases
  • Upscaling product photos for e-commerce or print
  • Restoring and colorizing old family photographs
  • Cleaning up noisy or blurry photos before publishing
  • Batch processing large volumes of images offline for privacy or speed
  • Upscaling low-resolution video
  • Colorizing old footage
  • Smoothing video with higher frame rates
  • Creating slow-motion clips
  • Video editors restoring old or low-quality footage
  • Creators upscaling videos for higher-resolution delivery
  • Users converting videos between formats without a GPU
  • Hobbyists colorizing black-and-white home movies
  • Creators upscaling footage for higher-quality reposting
  • Users wanting combined video, image, and music generation in one tool
  • Studios remastering older animation or film libraries
  • Photographers restoring or upscaling old photos
  • Video editors upscaling footage to 4K
  • Studios batch-enhancing large image libraries
  • Creators removing backgrounds or colorizing images
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