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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
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Vidu
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Fast AI video and image generator known for consistent multi-reference characters, anime motion, and free off-peak generation.
3.3M visits/mo50K saves
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MuleRun
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Always-on cloud AI agent that runs multi-step workflows and monitoring on a dedicated 24/7 VM to automate business tasks.
908K visits/mo
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PDF To Brainrot AI
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Turns PDFs and pasted text into short TikTok-style meme videos aimed at students who want quicker, stickier study recall.
51K visits/mo7.9K saves
Pricing
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)
No public pricing
Free: $0 (200 daily bonus credits, 10 tasks)
Plus: $16/mo (2,000 credits/mo)
Super: $32/mo (4,500 credits/mo)
Pro: $160/mo (23,000 credits/mo)
Free: $0 (30 credits/day)
Basic: $9.90 one-time (100 credits)
Popular: $49 one-time (1000 credits)
Core features
- ✦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
- ✦Text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video generation
- ✦Multi-reference consistency using up to 7 images
- ✦First and last frame transition control
- ✦Anime art-to-video animation
- ✦Unlimited free generation in off-peak mode
- ✦AI sound effect and AI image generation tools
- ✦Always-on agent on a dedicated 24/7 VM
- ✦Multi-step task automation (docs, PPT, video, research)
- ✦Proactive monitoring with alerts and actions
- ✦Shared/self-improving agent knowledge network
- ✦Page deployment and drive storage
- ✦Converts PDFs or pasted text into short meme-style study videos
- ✦Three output modes: quirky Brainrot, interactive Quiz, or plain Raw video
- ✦Selectable narrator voices with different accents and tones
- ✦Custom or library background music and video overlays
- ✦Works across any subject or document type
- ✦Fast turnaround, generating clips in seconds
- ✦Credit-based free daily allowance plus paid credit packs
Use cases
- →Photographers restoring or upscaling old photos
- →Video editors upscaling footage to 4K
- →Studios batch-enhancing large image libraries
- →Creators removing backgrounds or colorizing images
- →Marketers producing branded video ads with consistent characters
- →Anime creators animating static art
- →Creators reusing saved characters/props across multiple videos
- →Users wanting fast, low-cost video generation via off-peak mode
- →Automating recurring business workflows overnight
- →Generating reports, documents and presentations
- →Monitoring uptime, pricing or metrics with auto-actions
- →Running research and content tasks hands-off
- →Cramming for exams with entertaining, memorable clips
- →Teachers producing engaging content for remote or online classes
- →Turning lecture notes or articles into shareable social-style videos
- →Corporate trainers making quirky training or onboarding clips
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