Upscalepics

Upscale images and enhance them with AI

Photo Editing AI & Machine Learning upscalepics.com

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Founded

2019

Starting Price

About Upscalepics

Upscalepics is a browser-based AI image upscaler that increases photo resolution up to 8x (or 256 megapixels) while removing JPEG artifacts and adding detail, so small or pixelated images can be printed or shown on large screens. Alongside the upscaler it bundles a compressor, a background remover, a lightweight editor, and a Chrome/Edge/Brave extension for right-click upscaling on any website. It is a bootstrapped Indian product with a credit-based free tier and low-cost subscription and one-time plans.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Among the cheapest credible AI upscalers — $2/month billed yearly undercuts most competitors that charge $10-30/month
Genuinely usable free tier: 5 credits a day, 8x upscaling, and 36 MP output with no trial expiry
Print-focused controls most consumer upscalers skip, including 300 DPI output and true CMYK color mode
Dedicated anime/AI-art model produces noticeably better results on illustration than a single general-purpose model
Browser extension adds right-click upscaling on any site, which removes the upload-download round trip for one-off images
Bundles compressor, background remover, and a light editor in the same credit pool instead of selling them separately

Cons

No public API yet — the company says one is 'coming soon', so it cannot be wired into automated pipelines
Uploads are capped at 4000x4000 px and JPG/PNG/WebP only, so very large source files must be pre-processed elsewhere
Free-tier results are auto-deleted from the servers roughly 40 minutes after processing, and only paid plans get 7-day backup
Free plan is limited to 2 export formats — PNG, TIFF, and other formats require a paid plan
Transparent PNGs can come back with a black background on some upscales, a limitation the company acknowledges in its own FAQ
Email OTP is the only login method, which is slow and awkward for teams and password managers
Tiny bootstrapped team (1-10 people) with no funding, so roadmap velocity and enterprise support depth are limited
Advertised prices are heavily discounted 'limited time' rates against much higher list prices, so renewal cost is unpredictable

Key Features

AI upscaling up to 8x / 256 MP

Convolutional neural network super-resolution enlarges images up to 8x their original size, with paid plans allowing output as large as 256 megapixels (free plan caps at 36 MP).

Scale or dimension modes

Upscale by a multiplier that grows both width and height, or specify an exact target width or height and let the AI scale the other side while preserving aspect ratio.

Anime mode

A separate model trained on anime and AI-generated artwork that produces better results for illustration and graphic content; recommended off for photographs.

JPEG artifact and noise removal

Cleans up compression blocking and noise during the upscale pass instead of magnifying the existing artifacts.

Print-ready DPI and color modes

Set output DPI (including 300 DPI for print) and choose CMYK for physical printing or RGB for digital display.

Multiple output formats

Export in 2 formats on the free plan and 8 formats on paid plans, covering web-friendly and print/lossless options.

Batch upscaling

Paid plans process up to 50 images in a single batch with priority queueing, rather than one file at a time.

Upscalepics Integrate browser extension

A Chrome, Edge, and Brave extension that adds right-click upscaling to images on any website, so you never have to open the site to process a single image.

Background remover

Included on paid plans, strips backgrounds from images for product shots, cutouts, and transparent PNG assets.

Image compressor

Free-tier compressor with multiple output options for shrinking file sizes after (or independently of) an upscale.

Lightning Editor

A lightweight in-browser editor for quick crops, adjustments, and preview tweaks without leaving the app.

7-day image backup

Paid plans retain finished upscales for up to 7 days; on the free plan results are deleted from the servers about 40 minutes after processing.

Pricing

Free

$0/month

5 credits per day
Upscale up to 36 MP
Upscale up to 8X
Output in 2 formats
Lightning Editor access
Compressor access
Customer support

Best For

Preparing small images for large-format print

Take a low-resolution logo, photo, or scan up to 256 MP at 300 DPI in CMYK so it holds detail on posters, banners, and packaging instead of printing soft.

E-commerce product photo cleanup

Upscale supplier-provided thumbnails to marketplace resolution requirements and use the background remover to produce clean white or transparent product shots.

Upscaling AI-generated art and anime illustration

Run Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, or hand-drawn anime output through the dedicated anime model to reach print or wallpaper resolution without smearing line work.

Restoring old or over-compressed photos

Strip JPEG blocking and noise from screenshots, scanned family photos, and images pulled from messaging apps, then enlarge them for framing or archiving.

Ad-hoc upscaling while browsing

Use the Chrome/Edge/Brave extension to right-click any image on a website and upscale it immediately, useful for moodboards, presentation decks, and research.