Clipdrop vs Topaz Labs (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Clipdrop grades higher than Topaz Labs: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Clipdrop grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Topaz Labs grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Clipdrop
Browser AI photo tools for cutouts, cleanup, upscaling and generation
Topaz Labs
AI upscaling and enhancement apps for photos and video
Which one is for you
Pick Clipdrop if
- Fits if you need a quick cutout, cleanup or upscale and would rather not open an editor
- Works for people who do a few photo fixes a day
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you do more than 20 background removals or cleanups a day on free
- Skip it if you need an app, since every tool runs in the browser
- Pricey if you want a yearly deal, as Pro is month to month at $15 only
- Watch out: free upscaling stops at 2x, and API access is sold apart as the Jasper API
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
| 2.4GPAClipdropFair | 2.0GPATopaz LabsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $15 a month, billed monthly only, which is where the dearer quarter of image tools begins ($15). There is no yearly option. | 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 | BEvery tool is free, capped at 20 uses a day for background removal, 2x upscaling, cleanup and relight, and 50 for text removal. A person doing a few fixes a day can stay free. | FNo free plan or trial is listed anywhere on the pages read, so you pay from the first use. |
| Features | CCutouts, cleanup, upscaling, relight, uncrop, resizing and text to image. Free upscaling stops at 2x, with 16x on Pro. | 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. Each tool is a single page: drop a photo, brush or click, download. | BNo store rating on record. These are install-and-go desktop apps where you load a file and pick a model. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. There are no mobile or desktop apps, and the API is a separate Jasper API. | BMac, Windows, web and iPhone, but no Android app and no API on the listing. |
| Best for | quick browser photo cleanup and cutouts | 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: Clipdrop and Topaz Labs. How we grade
Price against what you get
Clipdrop starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3 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 $4 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, 26 score higher than Clipdrop 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
- Topaz Labs also covers video editing.
At a glance
| Clipdrop | Topaz Labs | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed monthly | $19 per month (Topaz for Web - Image) |
| Free plan | Every tool, with 20 uses a day of background removal, 2x upscaling, cleanup and relight, and 50 of text removal. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | InitML | Topaz Labs |
| Price read from | clipdrop.co | topazlabs.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Clipdrop
- Pro is sold month to month at $15; the pricing page shows no yearly option.
- The free plan caps background removal, upscaling, cleanup and relight at 20 uses a day, and free upscaling stops at 2x.
- There are no mobile or desktop apps on the site; every tool runs in the browser.
- API access is now sold separately as the Jasper API, with usage-based pricing.
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
Clipdrop
- Text to image
- Generate images from a prompt with 15 style presets such as Photographic, Anime, Pixel Art and Line Art, in five aspect ratios from 21:9 to 9:16.
- Background removal and replacement
- Cut out the main subject of a photo up to 5000 x 5000 pixels, or place it into a new generated scene with Replace background.
- Cleanup and text remover
- Brush over objects, people, text or blemishes and have them filled in, or strip all text from an image.
- Image upscaler
- Enlarge and denoise an image at 2x on the free plan, and at up to 16x on Pro.
- Uncrop and Universal Resizer
- Extend a photo beyond its edges to fit a new format, or resize one image for different social media sizes.
- Relight
- Add new lights to an existing photo to change how it is lit, at high resolution on Pro.
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
Clipdrop
Free$0
Text to image, uncrop and replace background, plus 20 uses a day of background removal, 2x upscaling, cleanup and relight.
Pro$15
per month, billed monthly
1,000 uses a day per tool at high resolution, queue skipping for text to image and uncrop, and upscaling up to 16x.
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
Clipdrop
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, Clipdrop or Topaz Labs?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Clipdrop is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against $19 a month for Topaz Labs. Clipdrop starts at $15 per month, billed monthly, and Topaz Labs starts at $19 per month (Topaz for Web - Image).
Which has a free plan, Clipdrop or Topaz Labs?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Clipdrop has a free plan. Topaz Labs does not.
Which platforms do Clipdrop and Topaz Labs run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Topaz Labs lists macOS, Windows and iOS apps. Both list a web 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.