Airbrush vs ON1 Portrait AI

Airbrush is a photo and video editing app with AI filters, skin smoothing, object removal and background adjustment. It runs on web, Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. The mobile app supports video editing; desktop Airbrush Studio adds portrait retouching, image enhancement, batch editing, object removal and smart presets. RAW photo support and batch editing are listed, while cloud sync is not available. Studio supports Windows 10 and 11 and macOS 11 or later. Airbrush has a free plan and advertises a seven-day free trial for downloads. The Free plan is free, with a 512M upload limit and limited access to Magic Image, Magic Video, Portrait, Export and some editing features. Web Plus Monthly costs $15.95 a month and includes 80 monthly credits, 10GB upload space and unlimited exports. Web Plus Annually costs $95.95 a year with the same listed monthly credit and storage allowances. Subscription credits expire at the end of the term if unused; purchased credits remain valid for one year. Cloud editing uploads photos to Airbrush servers for processing, while the Mac Studio page says on-device AI processing does not upload images without consent.

ON1 Portrait AI is desktop software for retouching portraits on Windows and macOS. Machine learning detects faces and applies retouching based on user preferences, with independent controls for each face. Tools include skin smoothing, blemish removal, teeth whitening, eye enhancement and face sculpting. Users can batch-process a folder of photos for proofing, and non-destructive edits can be revised later without changing the original image. Mask AI identifies people, animals, skies, mountains, trees, water and ground to create masks. The software supports RAW files, layers and masks, and works as a standalone app or a plugin for Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, Photoshop Elements, Apple Photos, Affinity Photo, Capture One and PaintShop Pro. An owned Portrait AI license supports two computers; Photo RAW MAX provides access to ON1 apps in one editor. No free plan is listed, but a 30-day trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee are available. Activation requires an active account and high-speed internet.