Best Image Upscaling Software in 2026
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100 image upscaling software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
100ranked
0free plans on this page
$0.01/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Image Upscaling Software 25 channels on this page · 95 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromUpscaling methodMaximum scaleBatch processingAPI accessDesktop appInput formats Spec sheet Score
76 Segmind ESRGAN API Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale8xBatch processingnot statedAPI accessYesDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.2
77 Cupscale Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale4xBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appYesInput formatsPNG, JPEG, BMP, WEBP, TGA, DDS 5/8spec lines stated 6.2
78 HitPaw Photo AI Free planNoPaid from$27.99/moUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale4xBatch processingYesAPI accessYesDesktop appYesInput formats.png, .jpg, .jpeg, .webp, .tif, .tga, .bmp, .jfif, .nef, .raw 8/8spec lines stated 6.2
79 Nero Lens Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodnot statedMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.2
80 FreeScaler Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedDesktop appYesInput formatsnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.1
81 Upscale AI Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale4xBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsJPEG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, BMP 4/8spec lines stated 6.1
82 SupPixel AI Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale4xBatch processingYesAPI accessNoDesktop appNoInput formatsJPG, PNG, WebP 7/8spec lines stated 6.1
83 MyImageUpscaler Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale8xBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appNoInput formatsJPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
84 PNG-Upscale Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodbothMaximum scale8xBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedDesktop appYesInput formatsPNG 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
85 PhotoEnlarger.com Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodbothMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedDesktop appNoInput formatsnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.9
86 Super Resolution Studio Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale4xBatch processingNoAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsJPG, PNG, WebP 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
87 BSRGAN Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale4xBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsJPG, JPEG, PNG, PPM, BMP, TIF 5/8spec lines stated 5.9
88 BatchTool Image Upscaler Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.8
89 SwinIR Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale8xBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.8
90 Final2x Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedDesktop appYesInput formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.8
91 fal Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodnot statedMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingnot statedAPI accessYesDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.8
92 QualityScaler Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodnot statedMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingYesAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.6
93 AuraSR Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalecustomBatch processingnot statedAPI accessYesDesktop appnot statedInput formatsJPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF, HEIC, HEIF 4/8spec lines stated 5.6
94 Upscaler Free planYesPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalecustomBatch processingNoAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.6
95 AKVIS Magnifier AI Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodbothMaximum scale8xBatch processingYesAPI accessNoDesktop appYesInput formatsJPEG, RAW, PNG, BMP, WEBP, TIFF 7/8spec lines stated 5.6
96 UpscaleAPI Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodnot statedMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingYesAPI accessYesDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.5
97 Tencent Cloud Image Super-Resolution Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodaiMaximum scale4xBatch processingnot statedAPI accessYesDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.4
98 DeepAI Super Resolution API Free planNoPaid from$9.99/moUpscaling methodaiMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingnot statedAPI accessYesDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.4
99 GoStudio AI Image Enlarger Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodnot statedMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.4
100 Nero BackItUp Free planNoPaid fromnot statedUpscaling methodnot statedMaximum scalenot statedBatch processingnot statedAPI accessnot statedDesktop appnot statedInput formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.4
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Upscaling method | Maximum scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Segmind ESRGAN API | 6.2 | No | $0.01/mo | No | — | ai | 8x |
| 77 | Cupscale | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | ai | 4x |
| 78 | HitPaw Photo AI | 6.2 | No | $9.42/mo | No | $27.99/mo | ai | 4x |
| 79 | Nero Lens | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 80 | FreeScaler | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | ai | — |
| 81 | Upscale AI | 6.1 | No | $0.50/mo | No | — | ai | 4x |
| 82 | SupPixel AI | 6.1 | No | — | No | — | ai | 4x |
| 83 | MyImageUpscaler | 6.0 | No | $4.99/mo | No | — | ai | 8x |
| 84 | PNG-Upscale | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | both | 8x |
| 85 | PhotoEnlarger.com | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | both | — |
| 86 | Super Resolution Studio | 5.9 | No | $19/mo | — | — | ai | 4x |
| 87 | BSRGAN | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | ai | 4x |
| 88 | BatchTool Image Upscaler | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | ai | — |
| 89 | SwinIR | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | ai | 8x |
| 90 | Final2x | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | ai | — |
| 91 | fal | 5.8 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 92 | QualityScaler | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 93 | AuraSR | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | ai | custom |
| 94 | Upscaler | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | ai | custom |
| 95 | AKVIS Magnifier AI | 5.6 | No | $89/mo | No | — | both | 8x |
| 96 | UpscaleAPI | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 97 | Tencent Cloud Image Super-Resolution | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | ai | 4x |
| 98 | DeepAI Super Resolution API | 5.4 | No | $7.50/mo | No | $9.99/mo | ai | — |
| 99 | GoStudio AI Image Enlarger | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 100 | Nero BackItUp | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
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