UPSAMPLER

The modern Alternative to Topaz Gigapixel AI Upscaling

While Topaz Gigapixel AI is renowned for its high-fidelity, precise image upscaling, Upsampler provides a more comprehensive suite for creative image enhancement. Go beyond simple enlargement and explore tools that add new details, improve textures, and even generate new content, all in one platform.

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Creative Enhancement with Smart Upscale

Go further than standard precise upscaling. Smart Upscale not only increases resolution but creatively regenerates your image with ultra-high quality. It excels at enhancing complex scenes, including text, hands, and intricate patterns, and can produce hyper-realistic skin textures, offering more versatility than traditional upscalers.

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asian woman creatively enhanced with Smart Upscale before enhancement and upscaling
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Add New Details with Dynamic Upscale

Where some tools focus solely on preserving existing data, Dynamic Upscale creatively enhances images by increasing resolution while intelligently forcing new, context-aware details. This approach breathes new life into your images while largely maintaining the original composition.

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Scenic luxury villa creatively detailed with Dynamic Upscale before enhancement and upscaling
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Scenic luxury villa creatively detailed with Dynamic Upscale after enhancement and upscaling

High-Fidelity Upscaling with Precise Upscale

For moments when faithful reproduction is key, our Precise Upscale tool delivers. It sharpens and enlarges images while meticulously preserving original content, providing a high-quality option comparable to specialized tools like Topaz Gigapixel AI, alongside Upsampler's broader creative toolkit.

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Japanese cityscape faithfully upscaled with Precise Upscale before enhancement and upscaling
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Japanese cityscape faithfully upscaled with Precise Upscale after enhancement and upscaling

Generate Unique Images with World-Leading AI Models

Step beyond upscaling. Upsampler integrates advanced AI models like Imagen by Google, GPT-4o by OpenAI, Flux 1.1 Pro, Recraft V3, and Ideogram, allowing you to generate entirely new visuals.

Transform Images with Generative Fill

Another powerful tool unique to Upsampler in this comparison: fix imperfections, add new content, or remove unwanted elements with unparalleled precision. Regenerate specific parts of an image creatively, either before or after your upscaling workflow.

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Image transformed using Upsampler's Generative Fill feature after enhancement and upscaling
FeatureTopaz Gigapixel AIUpsampler.com
PlatformDesktop App (Windows/Mac)Web-based (Cloud)
Pricing Model$99 one-time (+ optional annual updates)Subscriptions from $15/month; one-time credits available
Faithful AI Upscaling✅ Yes (its core strength)✅ Yes, with Precise Upscale
Creative Upscaling❌ No✅ Yes, with Smart & Dynamic Upscale
Generative Fill / Inpainting❌ No✅ Yes
Image Generation❌ No✅ Yes, with multiple models
Hardware Requirement✅ Relies on your local GPU/CPU❌ None
Public API❌ No✅ Yes

Modern Cloud-Based Alternative to Topaz Gigapixel AI Desktop Software

Topaz Gigapixel AI earned its reputation as a professional desktop upscaling solution, delivering excellent faithful enlargement for photographers and designers. However, the desktop software model presents limitations in today's cloud-connected workflows: it requires powerful local hardware, ties you to specific computers, demands regular software updates, and lacks integrated creative tools beyond upscaling. Upsampler reimagines professional image enhancement for the modern era with cloud-based processing accessible from any device including desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone. No hardware requirements mean you can upscale images on a basic Chromebook or older computer, perfect for remote work, travel, or multi-device workflows. Beyond matching Topaz's faithful upscaling with our Precise mode, Upsampler adds creative enhancement capabilities: Smart Upscale regenerates images for improved realism and artifact correction, Dynamic Upscale adds surface texture perfect for product photography, and integrated tools like generative fill, image generation, and restoration create comprehensive workflows impossible with standalone desktop software. The platform serves photographers migrating to cloud workflows, design teams collaborating remotely, e-commerce businesses processing product catalogs, and anyone seeking professional AI upscaling without desktop software limitations. Whether you're evaluating alternatives to Topaz's $99 purchase or exploring AI upscaling for the first time, Upsampler delivers modern, flexible image enhancement that evolves with professional needs.

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Upscale Images Online with AI

Increase the resolution of your images to incredible levels and add new details. Unlike traditional upscaling technology, Upsampler can completely reimagine images, adding as much detail as you desire. Additionally, you do not need to download anything since it works online, regardless of your operating system and hardware.

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