SupaRes vs Upscal

SupaRes is an AI image enhancement platform that upscales, restores, denoises, fixes, and optimizes images. Its listed tools include super-resolution, face enhancement, tone adjustments, artifact reduction, low-light boost, and noise removal. An image optimization engine is intended to balance file size with visual quality. The browser-based image manager includes cloud storage and team collaboration, and API access supports processing through HTTP requests. The API accepts direct uploads or public image URLs, supports webhooks, and documents external storage such as AWS S3. API calls require an API key and HTTPS, with HTTP Basic Auth or Bearer Auth available. Temporary processed-image URLs are deleted after one hour; the documentation says external storage URLs can point to permanent storage. SupaRes sets one credit per processed image, even when multiple available enhancements are applied. The Free plan is free and includes a one-time quota of 10 credits, a 64-megapixel limit, and one user. Paid monthly plans start at $9.00 per month for Basic, with 100 credits and a 128-megapixel limit. SupaRes is based in Berlin, Germany, and has no desktop app.

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.