# Upscale.media review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> AI image and video upscaler sold by credit, with a free allowance

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

Upscale.media enlarges and enhances low-resolution images and short videos in a browser, at 1x to 8x. It also offers sharpening, deblurring, restoration and colorizing tools. Use is metered in credits, bought as a monthly or yearly subscription or as one-time packs, and it is made by the team behind Pixelbin.

- **Category:** AI Image & Video Generators
- **Made by:** Shopsense Retail Technologies Limited
- **Website:** https://www.upscale.media
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: 3 credits and 3 downloads a month.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 13, 2026, Upscale.media has a free plan, and paid plans start at $11.99 per month, billed monthly ($49.99 per year on yearly billing).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 3 free credits and 3 free downloads every month; one image a day can also be upscaled without signing up.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free Plan | $0 | 3 credits and 3 downloads a month, plus one upscale a day without an account. |
| Monthly subscription | $11.99 per month and up, billed monthly | Monthly plans start at $11.99; credit counts for each tier show only on the page's monthly view. |
| Yearly, 3,000 credits | $49.99 per year, billed annually | 3,000 credits, auto-renews yearly. The page shows a Mega Offer of doubled credits at the same price. |
| Yearly, 7,500 credits | $69.99 per year, billed annually | 7,500 credits, auto-renews yearly; the page's default subscription tier. |
| Yearly, 15,000 credits | $99.99 per year, billed annually | 15,000 credits, auto-renews yearly. |
| Yearly, 30,000 credits | $119.99 per year, billed annually | 30,000 credits, auto-renews yearly. |

Read from https://www.upscale.media/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Upscale.media before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Yearly plans marked 70% off** (Annual discount): The pricing page tags its Yearly toggle 70% off, with 3,000 credits at $49.99 a year up to 30,000 credits at $119.99. Source: https://www.upscale.media/pricing

## Key features

- **Image upscaling to 8x:** Enlarges images at 1x, 2x, 4x or 8x. Signed-in users can upload up to 20,000 x 20,000 px at 1x; guests get smaller limits.
- **Video upscaling:** A video upscaler handles clips up to 1 minute in mp4, mov or webm.
- **Enhancement tools:** Sharpen, deblur, dehaze, remove motion blur, restore old photos, colorize and restore faces, from the same site.
- **Bulk processing and API:** The site lists bulk transformation and API integration; the pricing page says all plans include API access to add-on credits.
- **Pay-as-you-go packs:** One-time credit packs run from 60 credits for $7.99 to 1,200 credits for $54.99, valid for one year.

## Good for

- Occasional users who want to enlarge a few photos for free
- Sellers who need bulk enhancement or API access
- People who prefer one-time credit packs to a subscription

## Worth knowing

- Each image upscale generally uses 1 credit, and unused monthly credits expire at the end of the billing cycle.
- The pricing page says there are no refunds because of AI costs and recommends trying the free plan first.
- The yearly tiers are shown as yearly totals; the monthly credit counts are not shown on the default view.
- Browser only on the pages read; the Google Play link on the site is for Pixelbin.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Upscale.media enlarges and sharpens low-resolution images and short videos in the browser, at 1x to 8x, paid in credits. The free plan is 3 credits a month, one upscale a day needs no sign-up, and the dearer plans start at $11.99 a month. There are no refunds.

- **Value for money: B.** $49.99 a year buys 3,000 credits, about $4.17 a month, while month-to-month plans start at $11.99. Credits expire, and refunds aren't offered.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** 3 credits and 3 downloads a month, plus one upscale a day with no account. Enough to test, not to work from.
- **Features: C.** Upscaling to 8x, video upscaling, sharpening, deblurring, restoration and colorizing. It does the upscaling job fully, which is a smaller job.
- **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record. Upload a picture, pick a size and download, with nothing to set up.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, with bulk processing and an API. The Google Play link on the site is for the sister product Pixelbin.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Upscale.media's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among AI image and video generators

- Upscale.media's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 132 of the 168 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 14.
- It stands best on value for money (B, above 120 of 168) and worst on features (C, above 6).
- Its paid plans start at $11.99 a month, against a middle price of $11.88 for the category: 61 of the 120 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-images

## Keep it, or make your own?

**You could make this.** What Upscale.media does at its core is plain work, and that is the kind of thing an AI app builder makes well. You would give up 2 things, listed below, and little else. It costs $143.88 a year. An AI app builder starts at about $20 a month on our listings, and you only need it while you build.

- You could make: It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
- You could not: An API that other software can build on.
- You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

**Tags:** AI features, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Pixelbin](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pixelbin): Credit-based AI image and video generation with editing tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pixelbin-vs-upscale-media)
- [VanceAI](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vance-ai): Credit-based image and video enhancer with a Windows desktop app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/upscale-media-vs-vance-ai)
- [Let's Enhance](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lets-enhance): Browser image enhancer and upscaler sold by monthly credits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lets-enhance-vs-upscale-media)
- [Topaz Labs](https://toolgpa.com/tools/topaz-labs): AI upscaling and enhancement apps for photos and video. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/topaz-labs-vs-upscale-media)
- [Upscayl](https://toolgpa.com/tools/upscayl): Free desktop image upscaler with a paid credit-based cloud. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/upscale-media-vs-upscayl)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.upscale.media/pricing
- https://www.upscale.media/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/upscale-media
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