Bigjpg vs Upscal

Bigjpg enlarges user-provided images using deep convolutional neural networks. It can scale images up to 16x, reduce noise and compression artifacts, and enhance detail and sharpness. Users can choose photo or artwork styles, set enlargement from 2x to 16x, and select noise reduction from None to Highest. Batch processing and API access are listed, and the service links to Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android applications. The free plan allows 20 pictures per month, with a 5MB maximum upload and enlargement up to 4x. Paid plans allow uploads up to 50MB and enlargement up to 16x: Basic is $6 a month, billed 2 Months as a one-time payment; Standard is $12 a month, billed 6 Months as a one-time payment; Premium is $22 a month, billed 12 Months as a one-time payment. Bigjpg says uploaded images are used to provide the requested enhancement and deleted automatically within 24 hours for free accounts or 72 hours for premium accounts. It says uploads are not used for model training without explicit, informed consent. Users who are not logged in must keep the browser open during processing or the enlarged result will be lost.

Upscal uses built-in AI models to enhance low-resolution photos and videos on a device. Its image tools target blurry, compressed and old photos, aiming to improve edge sharpness, texture and detail. Video enhancement works frame by frame, and built-in super-resolution models can enlarge images and videos up to 8×. Batch processing is supported, with output formats including JPG, PNG, WebP, MP4, MOV and M4V. Upscal is available on iOS, macOS and Windows. Once the app and required resources are installed, normal image and video enhancement can run offline. The privacy policy says processed media is handled locally rather than sent to an external processing server, though anonymous technical diagnostics may be transmitted, including app and operating-system versions, device category, crash traces and error logs. The free plan costs nothing, has no subscription and includes core image and video enhancement with offline processing; no account is required. The maker permits commercial use when users follow applicable laws and have the necessary rights to the input content. Results vary with source quality and device capability, and enhancement cannot perfectly recover detail that was never captured.