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Head-to-head · Image Upscaling Software

Krea Enhancer vs Topaz Gigapixel

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Krea Enhancer #6 in Image Upscaling Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Krea
Topaz Gigapixel #9 in Image Upscaling Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Try Topaz Gigapixel

Krea Enhancer leads on 2 checks, Topaz Gigapixel on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreKrea Enhancer · 8.8/10
  • Lowest starting priceKrea Enhancer · $9/mo
  • Free planonly Krea Enhancer
  • Most featuresTopaz Gigapixel · 3 of 3

Krea Enhancer scores higher on our rubric for image upscaling software: 8.8 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #9.

Krea Enhancer offers free plan; Topaz Gigapixel doesn't. Krea Enhancer is cheaper to start at $9/mo against $12/mo.

Krea Enhancer is the better fit for very high-resolution web upscaling. Topaz Gigapixel is the better fit for professional photo and print workflows.

  • Krea Enhancer fits best

    Very high-resolution web upscaling

  • Topaz Gigapixel fits best

    Professional photo and print workflows

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Side by side

Feature Krea Enhancer 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Topaz Gigapixel 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.5
Ranking #6 in Image Upscaling Software #9 in Image Upscaling Software
Best for Very high-resolution web upscaling Professional photo and print workflows
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $9/mo (best) $12/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Desktop
Platforms Web Windows, macOS
Support Email Email
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Krea Enhancer 2/3 · Topaz Gigapixel 3/3
Batch processing ✓ ✓
API access ✓ ✓
Desktop app Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Upscaling method Ai Ai
Maximum scale Not checked yet Not checked yet
Input formats PNG, JPEG, WebP, HEIC, HEIF JPG/JPEG, PNG, TIF/TIFF, DNG, RAW; HEIF/HEIC, WEBP, PPM, PGM, PBM, PNM
Our review
Pros
  • Paid models upscale images to 22K with detail reconstruction
  • Batch processing, video enhancement, and API access support varied workflows
  • Free plan includes 100 compute units per day with no credit card required
  • AI upscaling with restoration, sharpening, and detail recovery
  • Batch processing plus unlimited local and cloud rendering
  • Photoshop and Lightroom Classic plugins with Windows and macOS support
Cons
  • Free plan provides only limited image upscaling
  • Video models are included starting with the Pro plan
  • The 22K output requires a paid plan
  • No free plan for evaluating the workflow
  • Personal plans do not include full commercial use
  • Pro pricing starts at $42 per month when billed annually
Our verdict

Krea Enhancer is a browser-based AI image enhancement tool for photographers, designers, creators, and businesses. It increases image resolution, sharpens details, reconstructs missing textures, and reduces the appearance of blur or…

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Topaz Gigapixel is a desktop image-upscaling application for photographers, artists, designers, illustrators, and creative teams. It uses AI models to enlarge images, restore detail, sharpen results, and recover faces. The application…

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  1. Krea EnhancerImage Upscaling Software 8.8Free plan
  2. Topaz GigapixelImage Upscaling Software 8.5Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Krea Enhancer — where it wins

    • Paid models upscale images to 22K with detail reconstruction
    • Batch processing, video enhancement, and API access support varied workflows
    • Free plan includes 100 compute units per day with no credit card required

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan provides only limited image upscaling
    • Video models are included starting with the Pro plan
    • The 22K output requires a paid plan

  • Topaz Gigapixel — where it wins

    • AI upscaling with restoration, sharpening, and detail recovery
    • Batch processing plus unlimited local and cloud rendering
    • Photoshop and Lightroom Classic plugins with Windows and macOS support

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan for evaluating the workflow
    • Personal plans do not include full commercial use
    • Pro pricing starts at $42 per month when billed annually

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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