Best Image Upscaling Software in 2026
Updated
100 image upscaling software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
100ranked
11free plans on this page
$0.01/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Image Upscaling Software 25 channels on this page · 132 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromUpscaling methodMaximum scaleBatch processingAPI accessDesktop appInput formats Spec sheet Score
51 ON1 Resize AI Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodbothMaximum scalecustomBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appYesInput formatsRAW, PSD, PSB, TIFF, JPG, PNG, HEIC 6/8spec lines stated 6.9
52 Upscala Free planYesPaid from$5.99/moUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale8xBatch processingnot statedAPI accessYesDesktop appNoInput formatsPNG, JPEG, WebP 7/8spec lines stated 6.9
53 HitPaw Image Enhancement API Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale8xBatch processingnot statedAPI accessYesDesktop appnot statedInput formatsbmp, jpeg, jpg, png, jfif, tga, tiff, webp, heif 5/8spec lines stated 6.9
54 Pixelcut Free planYesPaid from$8/moUpscaling methodnot statedMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingYesAPI accessYesDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.9
55 Image Super Resolution Tool Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale4xBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appYesInput formatsJPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP, BMP, TIF/TIFF 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
56 Image Upscale Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalecustomBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsJPEG, PNG, WebP 5/8spec lines stated 6.8
57 Media.io AI Image Upscaler Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale8xBatch processingnot statedAPI accessYesDesktop appNoInput formatsJPEG, JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, BMP, GIF 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
58 ImgUpscaler Free planYesPaid from$9.90/moUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale4xBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appNoInput formatsJPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF 7/8spec lines stated 6.8
59 ON1 Portrait AI Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodbothMaximum scalecustomBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appYesInput formatsRAW, PSD, PSB, TIFF, JPG, PNG, HEIC 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
60 Icons8 Smart Upscaler Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalecustomBatch processingYesAPI accessYesDesktop appNoInput formatsJPG, PNG, WebP 6/8spec lines stated 6.7
61 Scalio Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale2xBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appYesInput formatsnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.7
62 VisionSR Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale4xBatch processingYesAPI accessYesDesktop appYesInput formatsnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
63 Topaz Image Web Free planNoPaid from$19/moUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale8xBatch processingYesAPI accessYesDesktop appNoInput formatsPNG, JPEG, JFIF, WEBP, TIF, HEIC 8/8spec lines stated 6.6
64 AI Image Upscaler Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale4xBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsJPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
65 SUPIR Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalecustomBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.5
66 Hotpot AI Upscale Photo Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalecustomBatch processingYesAPI accessYesDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.5
67 ImageUpscaler.io Free planNoPaid from$9/moUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalecustomBatch processingYesAPI accessNoDesktop appnot statedInput formatsJPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC 7/8spec lines stated 6.5
68 Pure Test Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodnot statedMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.5
69 AKVIS Enhancer Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodbothMaximum scale8xBatch processingYesAPI accessNoDesktop appYesInput formatsJPEG, RAW, PNG, BMP, WEBP, TIFF 7/8spec lines stated 6.5
70 Nero AI API Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale8xBatch processingYesAPI accessYesDesktop appNoInput formatsJPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, WEBP, JFIF, JFI, JPE, JIF, ICO 6/8spec lines stated 6.4
71 AI Upscaler Studio Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalecustomBatch processingYesAPI accessNoDesktop appYesInput formatsPNG 7/8spec lines stated 6.4
72 Bloom Free planYesPaid from$19/moUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale8xBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedDesktop appNoInput formatsnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.4
73 Nero Lens Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodnot statedMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.4
74 Ximilar Background Removal Free planYesPaid from$69/moUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale8xBatch processingYesAPI accessYesDesktop appnot statedInput formatsjpg, jpeg, png, webp, heic, bmp, tiff, jfif; GIF first frame 7/8spec lines stated 6.4
75 Chatterbox TTS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodnot statedMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.4
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Upscaling method | Maximum scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | ON1 Resize AI | 6.9 | No | — | No | — | both | custom |
| 52 | Upscala | 6.9 | Free plan | $5.99/mo | Yes | $5.99/mo | ai | 8x |
| 53 | HitPaw Image Enhancement API | 6.9 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | Yes | — | ai | 8x |
| 54 | Pixelcut | 6.9 | Free plan | — | Yes | $8/mo | — | — |
| 55 | Image Super Resolution Tool | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | ai | 4x |
| 56 | Image Upscale | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | ai | custom |
| 57 | Media.io AI Image Upscaler | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | ai | 8x |
| 58 | ImgUpscaler | 6.8 | Free plan | $9.90/mo | Yes | $9.90/mo | ai | 4x |
| 59 | ON1 Portrait AI | 6.8 | No | — | No | — | both | custom |
| 60 | Icons8 Smart Upscaler | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | ai | custom |
| 61 | Scalio | 6.7 | Free plan | €2.42/mo | Yes | — | ai | 2x |
| 62 | VisionSR | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | ai | 4x |
| 63 | Topaz Image Web | 6.6 | No | $19/mo | No | $19/mo | ai | 8x |
| 64 | AI Image Upscaler | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | ai | 4x |
| 65 | SUPIR | 6.5 | No | — | — | — | ai | custom |
| 66 | Hotpot AI Upscale Photo | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | ai | custom |
| 67 | ImageUpscaler.io | 6.5 | No | $9/mo | No | $9/mo | ai | custom |
| 68 | Pure Test | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 69 | AKVIS Enhancer | 6.5 | No | $69/mo | No | — | both | 8x |
| 70 | Nero AI API | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | ai | 8x |
| 71 | AI Upscaler Studio | 6.4 | No | $22.49/mo | No | — | ai | custom |
| 72 | Bloom | 6.4 | No | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | ai | 8x |
| 73 | Nero Lens | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 74 | Ximilar Background Removal | 6.4 | Free plan | $69/mo | Yes | $69/mo | ai | 8x |
| 75 | Chatterbox TTS | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
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