Let's Enhance vs Upscayl (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Upscayl grades higher than Let's Enhance: 3.0 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Upscayl grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Let's Enhance
Browser image enhancer and upscaler sold by monthly credits
Upscayl
Free desktop image upscaler with a paid credit-based cloud
Which one is for you
Pick Let's Enhance if
- Fits if you upscale photos for print or listings
- Makes sense if you have old photos to repair
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want ongoing free use, as the 10 credits are a one-time grant
- Tight if you process lots of images, because one image uses one credit and Starter holds 100
- Watch out: credits and stored unused credits end when you cancel
- Watch out: business plans and pay-as-you-go bundles are on other tabs and aren't listed here
Pick Upscayl if
- Fits if you want to enlarge photos for free, on your own machine
- Works for people who batch-process images and would rather not upload them
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need editing or image generation, as those are in the paid cloud only
- Tight if you try the cloud: the trial is 10 credits once, and it needs a trial application
- Pricey if you want cloud credits, at $24.99 a month for 300, and unused ones are lost when you cancel
- Not for you if you want it on a phone, since only desktop and web versions are listed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPALet's EnhanceFair | 3.0GPAUpscaylVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $9 a month billed yearly ($12 monthly) for 100 credits, inside the category's middle band. | AThe desktop app is free and open source, with no stated limit on images or formats. The cloud service is $24.99 a month for 300 credits, but you don't need it. |
| Free plan and trial | C10 free credits on sign-up with no card, one time only, with watermarked results until you pay. | AFree outright for the desktop app, with no account, and it works offline. The cloud's only free offer is 10 credits once, after a trial application. |
| Features | CUpscaling, sharpening, restoration, batches, plus generation and video. Background removal is capped at 16 megapixels. | CDoes one job completely: several models, batch upscaling and your own custom models, up to 16x. It's a smaller job, and editing and generation exist only in the paid cloud. |
| Ease of use | BUpload an image and process it. Nothing to set up. | BNo store rating on record. You download it, drop in an image and pick a model, with nothing to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with business plans and an API sold on separate tabs. | CDesktop for Linux, macOS and Windows plus a cloud web app. No phone apps, no API on the listing and no integrations. |
| Best for | upscaling and fixing photos in the browser | a free image upscaler that runs on your own computer |
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: Let's Enhance and Upscayl. How we grade
Price against what you get
Let's Enhance starts at $9 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Upscayl starts at $24.99 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Let's Enhance starts $15.99 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 11 score higher than Let's Enhance for less, and 32 score higher than Upscayl 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
- Upscayl is open source, according to its own site.
At a glance
| Let's Enhance | Upscayl | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9 per month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly) for 100 credits | $24.99 per month for 300 credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | Upscayl Desktop is free and open source with no stated limits on images or formats. Upscayl Cloud gives a one-time 10-credit trial. |
| Free trial | 10 free credits on signing up, no credit card needed; results carry a watermark until a paid plan or credit bundle is bought. | Upscayl Cloud: 10 free credits after signing up and filling in a trial application. |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | LetsEnhance, Inc. | Upscayl |
| Price read from | letsenhance.io | upscayl.org |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Let's Enhance
- The free credits are a one-time grant, and results carry a watermark until a paid plan or bundle is bought.
- Credits and unused-credit storage end when a subscription is cancelled; only the personal plans roll credits over.
- Background removal is limited to 16 megapixels on input and output.
- Business plans (1,000, 2,500 and 5,000 credits) and pay-as-you-go bundles are on separate tabs and are not listed here.
Upscayl
- The cloud service is sold by monthly credits, and the pricing page shows only one price at a time as the slider moves.
- If a cloud subscription is cancelled, unused subscription credits are lost and history is deleted after 1 month.
- The cloud trial is only 10 credits and requires a trial application.
- The desktop app has no cloud editing or image generation features.
Key features
Let's Enhance
- Upscaler
- Raises resolution up to 16x, with outputs up to 512 megapixels depending on the plan.
- Enhancer and sharpener
- Recovers detail, fixes color and reduces blur and compression damage, with Prime and Gentle modes.
- Old photo restoration
- An Old Photo mode repairs damage and scratches before enhancing.
- Batch editing
- The homepage says up to 20 images can be edited at once.
- Image generation and video
- Paid plans generate AI art; the site also lists an image-to-video tool and a chat editor.
- Business and API products
- An enhancer and upscaler API is listed, and a sister product, Claid.ai, targets ecommerce catalogs.
Upscayl
- Local desktop upscaling
- The desktop app does all processing on your machine and needs no internet connection.
- Several AI models
- Choose between different models for different kinds of images, add your own custom models, and run a double upscale for better quality.
- Batch processing
- Upscale several images in one go. The site advertises enlargement of up to 16x.
- Upscayl Cloud editing
- The cloud service lists face enhancement, detail recovery and smart editing, with batch processing.
- AI image generation
- Upscayl Cloud can generate images from a text description in several styles. It is included on the paid cloud plans.
- Large output sizes
- Cloud Pro upscales up to 256 megapixels and the Business tier up to 512 megapixels.
Plans
Let's Enhance
Free$0
10 credits on signup, upscaling up to 8 megapixels, 6 months of storage and a watermark on results.
Starter$9
per month for 100 credits, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)
Upscale up to 256 megapixels, roll over up to 600 unused credits, AI art generation, background removal and chat support.
Pro$24
per month for 300 credits, billed annually ($32 billed monthly)
Upscale up to 350 megapixels, roll over up to 1,800 unused credits, with 6 months of storage.
Max$34
per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($45 billed monthly)
Upscale up to 512 megapixels and roll over up to 3,000 unused credits.
Upscayl
Upscayl Desktop$0
Free, open-source app for Linux, macOS and Windows. Runs on your own computer, with several AI models and batch upscaling.
Free Trial (Cloud)$0
10 credits for Upscayl Cloud, one time. Needs a login and a trial application.
Pro (Cloud)$24.99
per month for 300 credits, billed monthly
Unused credits roll over, 6 months of storage, upscaling up to 256 MP, AI image generation and priority support. The price follows the credit amount chosen on a slider.
Business (Cloud)Custom
Offered for larger credit amounts on the slider, with upscaling up to 512 MP and 6 months of storage. No price was shown for it.
Ways to pay less
Let's Enhance
- Annual discount
Lower price with annual billing
The pricing page shows each personal plan about 25% cheaper per month when billed annually, for example $9 instead of $12 for Starter.
Upscayl
- Annual discount
Up to 40% off with annual billing
The pricing page shows an Annual option labelled up to 40% off for Upscayl Cloud subscriptions. The annual prices were not displayed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Let's Enhance or Upscayl?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Let's Enhance is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $24.99 a month for Upscayl. Let's Enhance starts at $9 per month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly) for 100 credits, and Upscayl starts at $24.99 per month for 300 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Let's Enhance or Upscayl?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Upscayl has a free plan. Let's Enhance does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Let's Enhance and Upscayl run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Upscayl lists macOS, Windows and Linux 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.