Upscale.media vs UpscaleAI

Upscale.media enlarges and enhances images using AI, with scaling up to 8x and batch processing for multiple images. Its tools include sharpening, retouching, face enhancement, deblurring, dehazing, and restoration. It accepts PNG, JPEG, JPG, WebP, and HEIC files, and images can be processed in a browser without installing software. API access supports integration with existing systems; the page also describes a console and dashboard for administration and bulk transformations. A free Google Play app is available, but there is no desktop app. The free plan includes 3 credits and 3 downloads each month, while guests can upscale one image per day. Paid options include 60 credits for $5.99 per month and a subscription for $69.99 per year. The annual subscription renews yearly and can be cancelled anytime. Monthly credits expire at each billing-cycle end; purchased credits remain valid for one year. Logged-in images can be up to 20,000 x 20,000 at 1x, with lower limits at higher scales.

UpscaleAI is a web-based service for enhancing and enlarging images and videos. Its image upscaler enlarges photos from 2x to 8x, up to 8K resolution; it accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP files up to 50 MB, in batches of up to 10. The video tool handles batches of up to 10 MP4, MOV, or WebM files up to 500 MB, can enhance 720p footage to 4K, and can smooth motion to 60fps. UpscaleAI says it matches files to a Topaz model automatically, without requiring settings changes. Other listed tools include sharpening, denoising, restoration, colorization, background removal, deblurring, face enhancement, and AI-image detail enhancement. Its anime upscaler supports prompt-guided detail and enlargement up to 4x. Enhanced image output is stated to be cleared for commercial use. Generated content may remain in account history for viewing, downloading, favoriting, reuse, or management. The Free plan includes 10 credits per month. Plus costs $7.99 a month billed annually at $95.90 a year; the pricing note says paid plans start at $9.99/mo.