Artguru vs Topaz Labs (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Artguru grades higher than Topaz Labs: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Artguru grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Topaz Labs grades higher on features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Artguru
AI enhancer and upscaler for photos, video and PDFs
Topaz Labs
AI upscaling and enhancement apps for photos and video
Which one is for you
Pick Artguru if
- Fits if you restore old family photos or sharpen product shots
- Works for people who will pay $39.99 for a year of occasional use
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, at 2 tries a day with a watermark and personal use only
- Pricey if you process video: 4K costs 40 credits a second, so 25 seconds uses 1,000 credits
- Watch out: extra credits are $10 for 1,000, and only subscribers can buy them
- Skip it if you want image generation as the main job, since enhancement is the focus
Pick Topaz Labs if
- Fits if you upscale photos or video often and want it rendered locally
- Works for studios that would use photo, video and web together on the one bundle
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need more than one app, as each is a separate plan and the bundle is $79 a month
- Skip it if you want to try first, because there's no free plan or trial
- Watch out: cloud video credits expire every month and don't roll over
- Watch out: commercial use is limited to orgs under $1M revenue, and full commercial rights need Pro or Studio
- Watch out: the page's structured data lists Studio monthly at $69 while the visible page shows $79
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAArtguruGood | 2.0GPATopaz LabsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AAnnual is $39.99 a year, about $3.33 a month, under 60% of the $8 cheaper-quarter start for image tools ($4.80). Monthly is $9.99. | D$19 a month for the web image plan, but the desktop apps are $39 for Photo and $59 for Video, and the bundle is $79. The category's middle is $10 and its dearest tenth starts at $21.62. |
| Free plan and trial | C2 free trials a day, with watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only. | FNo free plan or trial is listed anywhere on the pages read, so you pay from the first use. |
| Features | CEnhancement, upscaling to 8K, restoration, background removal and batch jobs. A focused tool: the image generator is one tool among many, and credit costs run from 1 to 40 per job. | BModels for upscaling, denoising, sharpening, frame interpolation and SDR to HDR, with unlimited local rendering on the desktop apps plus web and iPhone versions. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. Upload a photo, pick a tool and download; there is nothing to set up. | BNo store rating on record. These are install-and-go desktop apps where you load a file and pick a model. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android apps. No desktop app or API is listed. | BMac, Windows, web and iPhone, but no Android app and no API on the listing. |
| Best for | photo enhancing and old photo restoring | upscaling photos and video on your own machine |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Artguru and Topaz Labs. How we grade
Price against what you get
Artguru starts at $3.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Topaz Labs starts at $19 a month and scores 3.0.
Topaz Labs scores higher, and starts $15.67 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 1 scores higher than Artguru for less, and 5 score higher than Topaz Labs for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| Artguru | Topaz Labs | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $39.99 per year ($9.99 billed monthly) | $19 per month (Topaz for Web - Image) |
| Free plan | Free trial plan: 2 free trials per day, with watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Artguru | Topaz Labs |
| Price read from | artguru.ai | topazlabs.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Artguru
- Credit cost varies by tool: a standard 4K photo enhancement is 1 credit, an advanced 8K one is 20, and 4K video is 40 credits per second.
- The free trial plan is limited to 2 trials a day, adds a watermark and is for personal use only.
- Extra credits cost $10 for 1,000 and are open to subscribers only.
- Its strength is enhancement and restoration; the image generator is one tool among many rather than the focus.
Topaz Labs
- Monthly cloud video credits expire at the end of each month and do not roll over.
- Limited commercial use covers organizations under $1M USD annual revenue; full commercial use needs Pro or Studio Pro licenses.
- Plans are per app, so using photo, video and web features together points toward the $79 Studio bundle.
- The page's structured data lists Studio monthly at $69 while the visible page shows $79.
Key features
Artguru
- Photo enhancer and upscaler
- Sharpens and denoises photos, with 4K and 8K output and multi-face enhancement for group shots.
- Old photo restoration
- Repairs scratches, creases and faded areas, with a deeper repair mode that costs more credits.
- Video and PDF enhancement
- Upscales video to 1080p or 4K and sharpens text in scanned documents.
- Editing tools
- Background remover, colorizer, object remover, ID photos and batch processing.
Topaz Labs
- Photo enhancement models
- Topaz Photo lists Wonder, Standard Max, Dust & Scratch, Super Focus, Remove, Denoise, Sharpen and Upscale models.
- Video upscaling
- Topaz Video lists upscaling, denoising, frame interpolation, stabilization and SDR to HDR conversion models, including Starlight.
- Cloud and local rendering
- Desktop apps render locally without limit, while web and cloud work draw on monthly video credits that expire each month.
- Topaz for Web and iPhone
- Web workflows include unblur, face enhancer, background remover and colorizer, and an iOS app covers image upscaling.
- Studio bundle
- Topaz Studio covers Video, Photo, Gigapixel, the mobile app and Topaz for Web in one plan.
Plans
Artguru
Free trial$0
2 free trials per day
Watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only.
Monthly$9.99
per month
1,000 credits that reset monthly, full feature access without a watermark, batch processing, commercial use and credit add-ons.
Annual$39.99
per year
4,000 credits for the year, valid 12 months, with the same features as Monthly. The page says this works out to $3.33 a month.
Topaz Labs
Topaz for Web - Image$19
per month ($199 per year billed annually)
Unlimited cloud image rendering with the web image workflows, 32 MP export limit, limited commercial use. First year $169.
Topaz Photo$39
per month, cancel anytime
Desktop photo models with unlimited local and cloud image rendering; limited commercial use.
Topaz Video$59
per month, cancel anytime
Desktop video models with unlimited local rendering and 25 monthly cloud video credits.
Topaz for Web - Pro$59
per month ($599 per year billed annually)
Image and video workflows, 400 monthly video credits, 256 MP export, full commercial use. First year $199.
Topaz Studio$79
per month, cancel anytime
All apps, unlimited local and cloud image rendering, 300 monthly cloud video credits. Yearly $499; first year $299.
Ways to pay less
Artguru
No public discounts listed.
Topaz Labs
- Other savings
Black Friday first-year annual prices
A Black Friday sale shows first-year-only annual prices: Studio $299 (regular $499), Web Image $169 (regular $199) and Web Pro $199 (regular $599). No end date is shown.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Artguru or Topaz Labs?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Artguru is cheaper to start with: $3.33 a month when paid by the year, against $19 a month for Topaz Labs. Artguru starts at $39.99 per year ($9.99 billed monthly), and Topaz Labs starts at $19 per month (Topaz for Web - Image).
Which has a free plan, Artguru or Topaz Labs?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Artguru has a free plan. Topaz Labs does not.
Which platforms do Artguru and Topaz Labs run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Artguru lists an Android app and only Topaz Labs lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list a web app and an iOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.