Best Image Upscaling Software in 2026
Updated
100 image upscaling software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
100ranked
14free plans on this page
$0.01/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Image Upscaling Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 15 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 26 Topaz GigapixelPaid from $1/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 27 OpenPixelsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 28 AroraLabs AI Image UpscalerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 29 UpscaleHeroPaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 30 Images UpscalePaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 31 Bulk Image UpscalerPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 32 ImageUpgPaid from $7.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 33 Wink AI Image UpscalerPaid from $14.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 34 VanceAI Image UpscalerPaid from $8.32/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 35 UpscalaPaid from $5.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 36 HitPaw Image Enhancement APIPaid from $0.01/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 37 AIarty Image EnhancerPaid from $7.08/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 38 LosslessImage
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 39 Leawo Photo EnlargerPaid from $3.75/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 40 chaiNNer
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 41 Image UpscaleFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 42 Media.io AI Image UpscalerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 43 ImgUpscalerPaid from $9.90/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 44 insMind AI Image EnlargerPaid from $6.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 45 AI EaseFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 46 Phot.AIFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 47 Deep ImagePaid from $0.04/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 48 Nero AI Image UpscalerPaid from $3.33/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 49 ON1 Resize AI
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 50 Waifu2x-Extension-GUI
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Upscaling method | Maximum scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Topaz Gigapixel | 7.5 | No | $1/mo | No | $12/mo | ai | — |
| 27 | OpenPixels | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | ai | 8x |
| 28 | AroraLabs AI Image Upscaler | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | custom |
| 29 | UpscaleHero | 7.5 | No | $9/mo | Yes | $79/mo | ai | 8x |
| 30 | Images Upscale | 7.5 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | — | ai | 4x |
| 31 | Bulk Image Upscaler | 7.4 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | $5/mo | ai | custom |
| 32 | ImageUpg | 7.3 | Free plan | $7.99/mo | Yes | $7.99/mo | ai | custom |
| 33 | Wink AI Image Upscaler | 7.3 | Free plan | $14.99/mo | Yes | $9.99/mo | ai | — |
| 34 | VanceAI Image Upscaler | 7.2 | No | $8.32/mo | No | $9/mo | ai | custom |
| 35 | Upscala | 7.2 | Free plan | $5.99/mo | Yes | $5.99/mo | ai | 8x |
| 36 | HitPaw Image Enhancement API | 7.1 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | Yes | — | ai | 8x |
| 37 | AIarty Image Enhancer | 7.0 | No | $7.08/mo | No | — | ai | custom |
| 38 | LosslessImage | 7.0 | No | — | No | — | ai | custom |
| 39 | Leawo Photo Enlarger | 7.0 | No | $3.75/mo | No | — | ai | custom |
| 40 | chaiNNer | 7.0 | No | — | Yes | — | ai | 8x |
| 41 | Image Upscale | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | ai | custom |
| 42 | Media.io AI Image Upscaler | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | ai | 8x |
| 43 | ImgUpscaler | 7.0 | Free plan | $9.90/mo | Yes | $9.90/mo | ai | 4x |
| 44 | insMind AI Image Enlarger | 7.0 | Free plan | $6.99/mo | Yes | $6.99/mo | ai | 4x |
| 45 | AI Ease | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 46 | Phot.AI | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | $49/mo | — | — |
| 47 | Deep Image | 6.9 | No | $0.04/mo | No | — | ai | custom |
| 48 | Nero AI Image Upscaler | 6.9 | No | $3.33/mo | No | — | ai | 8x |
| 49 | ON1 Resize AI | 6.9 | No | — | No | — | both | custom |
| 50 | Waifu2x-Extension-GUI | 6.9 | No | — | Yes | — | ai | 4x |
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