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Topaz Labs (Photo, Video & Astra)

AI upscaling and restoration for photos and video: sharpen, denoise, upscale, recover faces and interpolate frames.

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Best for
Beginners and Pro users
Free plan
Not confirmed
Agent-ready (MCP / API)
Not listed
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Web, iOS, Android
Last verified
Oct 15, 2026

Overview

Topaz Labs makes AI enhancement tools for images and video. Topaz Photo and Gigapixel upscale, sharpen and clean up pictures, Topaz Video upscales and restores footage, and Astra is a browser-based option for creative video upscaling to 4K. Its Starlight models use diffusion to rebuild detail, and some run locally while others run in the cloud.

Who it fits

It suits photographers, archivists and video teams who have low-resolution assets to rescue, and marketers who want older clips or product photos to look sharper without reshooting.

What the plans include

Topaz Studio bundles every app for $399 a year and includes 300 cloud video credits a month. Topaz Photo is $39 a month, and Astra Standard is listed from $19 a month during an offer, with 400 credits and 4K output. Credits expire monthly.

Limits and alternatives

Cloud video work spends credits, and some plans limit commercial use for larger organizations. Magnific focuses on creative upscaling for images, Photoroom handles product-photo backgrounds, and Photoshop adds generative upscale inside Adobe’s apps.

Who it's for

A good fit if you are…

  • Photographers and video teams who want to upscale or clean up low-resolution footage and images
  • Creators who want a browser option (Astra, Topaz for Web) instead of a desktop install

Another tool may suit you better if you are…

  • Anyone looking for an editor that builds layouts or timelines
  • Organizations over $1M in annual revenue that need full commercial rights (several plans cover only smaller organizations)

Pricing

Topaz Studio (all apps) $399 a year. Topaz Photo $39 a month. Astra Standard from $19 a month (offer price, listed at $39). Plans carry limited-time offers. As of Oct 2026, verify.

  • Topaz's pricing page lists Topaz Studio at $399 billed annually (about $34 a month) with all apps, unlimited local rendering and 300 monthly cloud video credits that do not roll over.
  • Topaz Photo is listed at $39 a month, Topaz for Web (Image) at $12 a month against a $19 list price, and Astra Standard at $19 a month against $39, with 400 credits a month and 4K output.
  • The page notes personal and commercial use for organizations under $1M in annual revenue on several plans, and full commercial use on Studio Pro.

Prices as of Oct 2026 (checked Oct 15, 2026), verify before buying. Source: vendor pricing page.

Key features

  • Photo upscale, denoise, sharpen, face recovery and light balancing
  • Video upscaling, frame interpolation, slow motion and SDR to HDR
  • Starlight diffusion-based video enhancement models
  • Astra for browser-based creative video upscaling to 4K
  • Local rendering plus cloud credits

Integrations: Windows and macOS apps, browser tools (Topaz for Web, Astra) and Topaz for Mobile.

Agent-ready? Not listed. No agent or MCP access is listed.

Pros and good to know

Drawn from the vendor's own documentation and public sources.

Pros

  • Covers both photo and video enhancement
  • Local rendering with no per-image fee on Studio plans
  • Browser option for people who do not want to install software

Good to know

  • Pricing is spread across several products and offers
  • Heavy video models use cloud credits that do not roll over
  • Enhancement only, not an editor

Alternatives

  • Magnific: Image and video upscaling and editing platform (formerly Freepik) with generation models, stock content and an MCP server.
  • Photoroom: Product-photo editor with background removal, AI backgrounds, batch editing, plus connections for developers and AI assistants.
  • Adobe Photoshop: Adobe's image editor with Generative Fill, Generative Expand, background generation, object removal and upscaling.

Sources

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