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ImageTopaz Labs

Topaz Labs

Pro-grade AI upscaling, denoise, and detail recovery for photo and video.

Category
Image
Pricing
PAID
Source
Proprietary
Hosting
Hybrid
Platforms
macOSWindowsWebAPI
Models
Self-contained (on-device)
Verified
Jun 14, 2026

A suite of AI image- and video-enhancement apps — Topaz Photo, Topaz Video, and Gigapixel — that upscale (up to 16x), denoise, sharpen, deblur, and recover detail using proprietary models that render locally on your GPU. Long the default for photographers, restorers, and post houses, with newer cloud and API options alongside the desktop apps.

Capabilities 2

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Image upscaling (primary capability)
  • Video editing (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Industry-standard quality for upscaling and denoise
  • Up to 16x upscaling with detail recovery
  • Dedicated photo, video, and Gigapixel apps
  • Plugin and API integration paths
  • Subscription-only since October 2025, no perpetual license
  • GPU-heavy, slow on older hardware
  • Enhancement only — does not generate from prompts

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