Upscale images to 8× resolution without quality loss
AuraSR V2, Topaz Pro, Recraft Crisp and Recraft Creative in one tool.
A failed job costs nothing — credits are returned automatically. We keep photo and video results for 30 days, and guest files are deleted after 14 days.
Credit packs from $1.49, one-time. Credits never expire and no subscription is required.
AI Image Upscaler · 4 AI models
You pick the photo type: portrait, product, art, document, and the tool picks the model.
- 4 AI models
- 8× max scale
- Operational
- 1-4 cr · AuraSR · Topaz Pro · Crisp
What is Upscale & Sharpen?
Upscale & Sharpen is an AI tool in Pixelift that runs in the browser with no installation. AuraSR V2, Topaz Pro, Recraft Crisp and Recraft Creative in one tool. You pick the photo type: portrait, product, art, document, and the tool picks the model. Engine: AuraSR · Topaz Pro · Crisp. Cost: 1–4 credits per result; credits are bought once in packs from $1.49, no subscription, and they never expire. Files go to our server in the EU; if the tool uses an AI model, it runs at a provider from our subprocessor list. We never train models on them.
For every type of image
One tool, 4 AI models. The photo type you pick decides the model.
Portrait photos
Topaz Pro (AuraSR without a purchase), optional face enhancement
E-commerce products
Recraft Crisp — clean edges, text
Illustration & art
Recraft Creative — stylized upscale
Documents & screenshots
Recraft Crisp — sharp text edges
4 models — one for each type of image
Without a purchase: AuraSR, 2× scale and a watermark. Your first credit purchase or the Starter plan unlocks 4×, 8×, results without a watermark and the Topaz Pro, Recraft Crisp and Recraft Creative models.
AuraSR V2 — 1 cr · No purchase (2×)
Portraits, general photos. Faithful upscaling without stylization
Recraft Crisp Edge — 1 cr · Starter+
Products, logos, documents. Sharp edges and text
Topaz Pro — 4 cr · Starter+
Photos and portraits. Up to 6× in the model, optional face enhancement
Recraft Creative — 2 cr · Starter+
Illustrations, design. Stylized upscale
Why Pixelift Upscaler
Four models in one tool, matched to the photo type.
Nothing to install
The models run on the AI providers’ servers (fal.ai, Replicate). In your browser you only upload the photo and download the result.
Models from Topaz Labs and Recraft
Topaz Pro and Recraft without separate accounts with those companies; you pay with Pixelift credits.
Faithful photo upscaling
AuraSR and Topaz Pro upscale without stylization. Recraft Creative deliberately adds an artistic interpretation.
FAQ
Which model should I pick for my image?
You pick the photo type and the tool picks the model: photos and portraits → Topaz Pro, products and logos → Recraft Crisp, illustrations and design → Recraft Creative, documents and text → Recraft Crisp. Without a purchase every type uses AuraSR V2.
How much does an upscale cost?
Account without a plan: AuraSR, 2× scale, watermarked result. Your first credit purchase (packs from $1.49, no subscription) or the Starter plan unlocks 4× and 8×, results without a watermark and the Topaz Pro, Recraft Crisp and Recraft Creative models. The price depends on the model, not on the scale; model prices are in the list above. The entry pack is 10 credits.
Do the models add fake details (hallucinations)?
AuraSR and Topaz Pro are faithful upscalers: they do not stylize the image. Like any AI model, they can still rebuild fine details differently from the original, so keep the original for evidence or archival records. Recraft Creative deliberately adds an artistic interpretation.
Maximum output size?
Larger photos are reduced before upscaling to at most 1536 px on the longer side (1024 px at 8×), so an 8× result is at most 8192 px. At 8× the AI model enlarges to its own scale (4×, Topaz Pro 6×) and a plain Lanczos resize does the rest. You download the result as WebP.
Are my images safe?
The service runs on Hetzner servers in Germany, but the upscaling itself is done by AI providers (fal.ai, Replicate), to which we send the photo. Uploads and results are deleted from our server after 30 days. The list of processors is in the privacy policy.
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Ready for your first upscale?
Upscaling requires an account. Credit packs from $1.49, no subscription.
Call it from code
One endpoint, key in the header. The same tool that runs on this page — no browser, no clicking.
curl -X POST https://pixelift.pl/api/v1/generations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer pk_live_..." \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
-F "tool=upscale" \
-F "image=@zdjecie.jpg" \
-F "scale=4" \
-F "imageType=general"Response: { "id": "cmk8…", "tool": "upscale", "status": "succeeded", "assets": [{ "kind": "output", "url": "/uploads/…" }], "result": { "imageUrl": "https://pixelift.pl/uploads/…", "creditsUsed": 1 } }
A retry with the same Idempotency-Key header is never charged twice; status and the event stream live at /api/v1/generations/{id}. The tool's direct route still works: POST /api/upscale
Request fields
tool | string | required | Narzedzie (v1) |
image | file | required | Zdjecie do powiekszenia (JPG/PNG/WEBP, do 25 MB) |
scale | 2 · 4 · 8 | optional | Krotnosc powiekszenia |
imageType | general · portrait · product · faithful | optional | Tryb: ogolny, portret, produkt albo wierny (bez AI) |