The best AI image upscaler in 2026

Pro-grade AI upscaling, sharpening and denoising for photos and video. Gigapixel ($29/mo) is the Mac and PC upscaler with unlimited local and cloud image rendering; Topaz for Web ($19/mo) runs in the browser and includes the mobile app.

Pick it if: you upscale photos regularly and don't want per-image credits.

Where it falls short: No free tier, and personal licenses allow only limited commercial use; organizations above one million dollars in revenue need Pro licenses.

Browser-based upscaling to print-ready sizes: Starter outputs up to 256 MP and Max up to 512 MP. One credit is one image, and unused credits roll over (up to 600 on Starter).

Pick it if: you print large or sell print-on-demand.

Where it falls short: Free is 10 one-time credits with watermarked output up to 8 MP, and per-image credits add up for big batches.

Pro ($10/mo) includes unlimited upscaling and background removal, 1,000 batch exports a month and a commercial license for a 3-person team.

Pick it if: you sell online and process catalog images every week.

Where it falls short: Built for e-commerce: it doesn't do photo restoration, and the commercial license requires a paid plan.

Since the April 2026 rebrand to Magnific, the Magnific upscaler is folded into every paid plan, alongside many third-party image, video and audio models and a 250M+ stock library. Premium ($20/mo) includes 240,000 credits a year.

Pick it if: you also want generation models and stock assets in the same subscription.

Where it falls short: Free is limited daily generations with watermarked stock downloads, and output quality depends on which third-party model you pick.

Basic ($9/mo) includes upscaling and a commercial license, plus all image models and LoRA training on one real-time canvas.

Pick it if: you generate AI images and want to upscale them in the same tool.

Where it falls short: One credit pool covers image, video and LoRA training, so heavy video use drains it.