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
16free plans on this page
$0.01/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Image Upscaling Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 11 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 26 Media.io AI Image Upscaler API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.5Free
- 27 HitPaw Image Enhancement API API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.5$0.01/mo
- 28 Hotpot AI Upscale Photo API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.4
- 29 Topaz Image Web API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.4$19/mo
- 30 NextGenUp API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 31 Nero AI API API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.2
- 32 Phot.AI API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 33 UpscaleAI API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.0$7.99/mo
- 34 Adima Image Upscaler Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.0$7.99/mo
- 35 Pixelcut API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.0Free
- 36 Segmind ESRGAN API API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9$0.01/mo
- 37 Ximilar Background Removal API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.9$69/mo
- 38 Upscal API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.8Free
- 39 SuperImage API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.7Free
- 40 Imglarger API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.6$9.99/mo
- 41 Aiseesoft Image Upscaler API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.6$14.90/mo
- 42 HitPaw Photo AI API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6$9.42/mo
- 43 OpenPixels API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.5Free
- 44 AroraLabs AI Image Upscaler API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.5Free
- 45 AuraSR API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.5
- 46 Bulk Image Upscaler API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.4$5/mo
- 47 AIarty Image Enhancer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3$7.08/mo
- 48 Nero AI Image Upscaler API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3$3.33/mo
- 49 ON1 Resize AI API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.3
- 50 ImageUpg API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.3$7.99/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Upscaling method | Maximum scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Media.io AI Image Upscaler | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | ai | 8x |
| 27 | HitPaw Image Enhancement API | 7.5 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | Yes | — | ai | 8x |
| 28 | Hotpot AI Upscale Photo | 7.4 | No | — | Yes | — | ai | custom |
| 29 | Topaz Image Web | 7.4 | No | $19/mo | No | $19/mo | ai | 8x |
| 30 | NextGenUp | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Real-ESRGAN for super-resolution, with GFPGAN v1.4 for face restoration | Images up to 8K; video up to 4K |
| 31 | Nero AI API | 7.2 | No | — | — | — | ai | 8x |
| 32 | Phot.AI | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | $49/mo | — | — |
| 33 | UpscaleAI | 7.0 | Free plan | $7.99/mo | Yes | $9.99/mo | — | — |
| 34 | Adima Image Upscaler Pro | 7.0 | Free plan | $7.99/mo | Yes | $7.99/mo | — | — |
| 35 | Pixelcut | 7.0 | Free plan | — | Yes | $8/mo | — | — |
| 36 | Segmind ESRGAN API | 6.9 | No | $0.01/mo | No | — | ai | 8x |
| 37 | Ximilar Background Removal | 6.9 | Free plan | $69/mo | Yes | $69/mo | ai | 8x |
| 38 | Upscal | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 39 | SuperImage | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | ai | — |
| 40 | Imglarger | 6.6 | Free plan | $9.99/mo | Yes | $9.99/mo | ai | 8x |
| 41 | Aiseesoft Image Upscaler | 6.6 | Free plan | $14.90/mo | Yes | $14.90/mo | ai | 8x |
| 42 | HitPaw Photo AI | 6.6 | No | $9.42/mo | No | $27.99/mo | ai | 4x |
| 43 | OpenPixels | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | ai | 8x |
| 44 | AroraLabs AI Image Upscaler | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | custom |
| 45 | AuraSR | 6.5 | No | — | — | — | ai | custom |
| 46 | Bulk Image Upscaler | 6.4 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | $5/mo | ai | custom |
| 47 | AIarty Image Enhancer | 6.3 | No | $7.08/mo | No | — | ai | custom |
| 48 | Nero AI Image Upscaler | 6.3 | No | $3.33/mo | No | — | ai | 8x |
| 49 | ON1 Resize AI | 6.3 | No | — | No | — | both | custom |
| 50 | ImageUpg | 6.3 | Free plan | $7.99/mo | Yes | $7.99/mo | ai | custom |
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