Artguru review (2026): is the free plan enough?
AI enhancer and upscaler for photos, video and PDFs
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Artguru report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for photo enhancing and old photo restoring
Artguru is an enhancer and upscaler for photos, video and PDFs, with old-photo restoration, a background remover and batch processing. Annual is $39.99 for 4,000 credits, but video eats credits fast, and the free plan is 2 watermarked tries a day.
Who Artguru is for
- 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
Who Artguru is not for
- 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
Why Artguru gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyAnnual 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.
- CFree plan and trial2 free trials a day, with watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only.
- CFeaturesEnhancement, 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.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record. Upload a photo, pick a tool and download; there is nothing to set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android apps. No desktop app or API is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Artguru's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Artguru's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 74 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 80 of 89) and worst on features (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $3.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 1 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 AI image and video generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Artguru’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 80 of 89, level with 9
- CFree plan and trialAbove 28 of 89, level with 46
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 89, level with 39
- BEase of useAbove 58 of 89, level with 25
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 39 of 89, level with 50
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Artguru, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Artguru you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 74 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade. It costs $39.99 a year.
What you could not
- An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- A video editor.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Artguru’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Artguru?
Artguru is a browser-based AI enhancer. Its main tools sharpen and upscale photos to 4K or 8K, restore old photos, enhance video and PDFs, remove backgrounds, colorize images and remove objects, with an AI image generator listed among its features. Everything draws on one shared credit balance.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Artguru pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Artguru has a free plan, and paid plans start at $39.99 per year ($9.99 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $39.99 per year ($9.99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Free trial plan: 2 free trials per day, with watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | $02 free trials per day | Watermarked downloads, limited features and personal use only. |
| Monthly | $9.99per month | 1,000 credits that reset monthly, full feature access without a watermark, batch processing, commercial use and credit add-ons. |
| Annual | $39.99per 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. |
Read from artguru.ai on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Artguru before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Artguru have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Artguru is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Artguru have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Artguru is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Artguru open source?
Artguru is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.