Upscayl vs Let's Enhance
One of these is a program you download and keep, the other is a website you pay by the picture. Upscayl runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, costs nothing as a desktop app and publishes its backend under AGPL-3.0. Let's Enhance charges one credit per image and sets clear ceilings in megapixels, from 8 MP on the free tier to 512 MP on Max. Neither states where it is based, so the decision turns on offline use versus per-image budgets with published limits.
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Choose Upscayl ifyou want to enlarge pictures on your own machine with no credits to count, and you value an open AGPL-3.0 backend. You can live without a named company or a stated country behind the product.
Choose Let's Enhance ifyou sell products online and want a ladder of published megapixel limits that tells you in advance what a plan can handle. You are fine uploading files to a vendor's web service and paying by the month.
Upscayl and Let's Enhance side by side
| Upscayl | Let's Enhance | |
|---|---|---|
| Our AI image upscalers rank | #2 of 14 | #3 of 14 |
| Established in | Not stated by the vendor | Not stated by the vendor |
| List price, 10 November 2026 | Desktop app free; Upscayl Cloud Pro $24.99 a month for 300 credits, annual billing advertised up to 40% off | Starter $9, Pro $24 and Max $34 a month on annual billing ($12, $32, $45 if paid monthly) |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | Individuals and small teams wanting an offline upscaler with no credits to count | Online sellers and designers who want predictable per-image credits with large output ceilings |
| Not for | Buyers who need a named company, a contract and a stated country | Teams that must upscale offline or keep files off a vendor server |
Both are reviewed in full in our AI image upscalers ranking: Upscayl and Let's Enhance.
Where they differ
Upscayl 3 · Let's Enhance 3 · open 0- 01
Download once, or log in each time
Upscayl's home page offers a desktop app for Linux, macOS and Windows, with the line 'Download once, forever yours', and it adds that the product can run locally. Let's Enhance is a cloud web service, and nothing we read there offers a self-hosted or on-premise install. If your pictures must stay on your own disk, only one of the two can promise that, and it is the downloadable program.
Edge: Upscayl
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Ten credits, then a meter
Upscayl's desktop app is free with no credits at all. Its cloud service is different: the pricing page shows a Free Trial with 10 credits, which needs a login and an application, and the pages describe no ongoing free cloud plan. Let's Enhance gives 10 credits at signup with no card, one time only, and watermarks the free output. Both stop being free at that point, but Upscayl keeps a free route through the desktop program.
Edge: Upscayl
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Megapixel ceilings you can read
Let's Enhance states its limits in numbers: free output tops out at 8 MP, Starter reaches 256 MP, Pro 350 MP and Max 512 MP, with input up to 64 MP or 50 MB on paid plans. Upscayl's home page speaks of upscaling up to 16x with several models, and neither route has a megapixel cap printed on the home page or pricing page. If you need to size a job before you start, Let's Enhance is easier to plan around.
Edge: Let's Enhance
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What a month of credits costs
On Let's Enhance, Starter is $9 per month billed annually or $12 billed monthly for 100 credits, Pro is $24 or $32 for 300, and Max is $34 or $45 for 500. Upscayl Cloud Pro is $24.99 per month for 300 credits with rollover, and its annual billing is advertised as up to 40 percent off. Each shows a bare dollar symbol and no currency. At 300 credits the two are close, with Let's Enhance cheaper on annual billing.
Edge: Let's Enhance
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Which company signs the contract
Let's Enhance names its legal entity in the terms as Lets Enhance Inc., with arbitration in Los Angeles County, California, though no address or company number appears. Upscayl's footer names only AI Corp next to a 2026 copyright line, and its terms point to the laws of India and arbitration in New Delhi without saying where the company is established. Neither states a country. Let's Enhance at least gives a named company, which matters for a contract.
Edge: Let's Enhance
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Credits that rollover, credits that vanish
Let's Enhance lets unused credits roll over up to six times the monthly allowance, so Starter can bank up to 600, Pro 1,800 and Max 3,000. Cancelling forfeits whatever remains at the end of the paid period, which punishes a team that stops for a quarter. Upscayl Cloud Pro also mentions rollover, but we found no cap or cancellation rule stated. The free desktop app has no balance to lose at all.
Edge: Upscayl
When neither fits
If you want a named vendor with a contract and a stated country, neither page gives you one. Topaz Gigapixel is the first alternative in our ranking, and Real-ESRGAN is the open model route for people who are comfortable running it themselves.
Upscayl or Let's Enhance: questions
3 answersCan I keep using Upscayl after the cloud credits run out?
Yes, because the desktop app is a separate product that the home page calls free and 'forever yours'.
Only the cloud service is credit based, with a 10-credit trial and a Pro plan of 300 credits per month. We found nothing saying the two share one balance.
What happens to my Let's Enhance credits if I cancel?
Remaining credits are forfeited at the end of the paid period, according to the pricing page. Unused credits otherwise roll over up to six times the monthly allowance. If you plan a pause, spend the balance first.
Which one tells me where the company is based?
Neither does. Let's Enhance names Lets Enhance Inc. and arbitration in Los Angeles County, but no address. Upscayl names AI Corp in the footer and points to Indian law and New Delhi arbitration, without stating an establishment country.
Sources
Checked 10 November 2026- Upscayl home page: desktop app for three operating systems, 'Download once, forever yours', upscaling up to 16x.
- Upscayl pricing page: cloud trial of 10 credits, Pro at $24.99 for 300 credits, annual discount wording.
- Upscayl terms: Indian governing law and New Delhi arbitration with no legal entity named.
- Let's Enhance pricing page: Starter, Pro and Max prices, megapixel ceilings, rollover cap and forfeit rule on cancelling.
- Let's Enhance terms: Lets Enhance Inc. as owner and operator, Los Angeles County arbitration.