Fotor (AI Image Upscaler) · Image upscaling
Upscales inline on the landing page (6.81s server wait), exporting a free 1024×1024 (2x) unwatermarked JPEG while reserving 2048×2048 (4x HD) for paid members.
US-West (California, AS2914)
JPEG · Output attached · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
Web personal free, all Pro/Pro+/Max monthly/annual tiers, credit subscriptions and 10 retail packs; excludes headshots/API · 2026-10-20
39 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
All six Max tiers, monthly credit subscriptions and ten retail packs verified; retail packs require paid membership. Annual amounts preserve the observed promotion. Price cards do not specify renewal quotes, free removal counts, removal conversion or retail expiry; these remain unconfirmed.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel auto-renewal anytime in account settings
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗
All subscription tiers and retail credits ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ · Capture 5 ↗ · Capture 6 ↗ · Capture 7 ↗ · Capture 8 ↗ · Capture 9 ↗ · Capture 10 ↗ · Capture 11 ↗ · Capture 12 ↗ · Capture 13 ↗ · Capture 14 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-21
Free 2x (1024×1024) JPEG available; Pro / Pro+ / Max plans and credit packs verified in structured pricing table
Subscription + credits hybrid
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 1024×1024 (2x JPEG)
- Watermark
- Not recorded or not verified
- Free allowance
- Free tier exports 'Low-res image' at 1024×1024 (2x) JPEG; 'HD image' at 2048×2048 (4x) requires paid membership.
- Account requirements
- Supports Google / Facebook / Apple / Email account sign-in on /image-upscaler/
- Maximum specification record
- Not recorded or not verified
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Not recorded or not verified
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
2x free export (1024×1024 JPEG) achieves PSNR 26.97 dB and SSIM 0.8870 against the 2048px GT; brass robot and 'REALTEST 2026' sign are sharp, while 4x HD (2048×2048) is reserved for paid members.
- Fixture
- anchor_upscale_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 6.81 s
- End-to-end reference
- 6.82 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Not recorded or not verified
- Interaction
- Upload, super-resolution preview, and 2x Low-res JPEG export all complete directly inside the right-hand card on /image-upscaler/ without redirecting into a heavy canvas editor or blocking download with a forced trial wall.
- Entity record
- Everimaging Ltd. (Fotor)
- Origin
- Not recorded or not verified
- Domain history record
- Not recorded or not verified
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- AWS S3 temp upload + cloud async super-resolution API (/api/image/sr/task/v3 -> /api/image/sr/result/v2, server_s = 6.81s)
- Retention statement
- Temporary S3 upload bucket (/temp/super/); governed by Fotor Privacy Policy
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_upscale_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Official plans and usage terms (snapshot ↗) · All subscription tiers and retail credits (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 81.4/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_upscale_v1
Honesty & reputation · 80/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 24 / 35 | Hero copy claims 'Enlarge images up to 4x and increase resolution to HD or 4K'. In same-run testing with the 512×512 anchor, clicking Download reveals a free 'Low-res image (1024px × 1024px)' option (2x JPEG) alongside a diamond-gated 'HD image (2048px × 2048px)' option requiring paid membership. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 26 / 30 | Upload, super-resolution preview, and 2x Low-res JPEG export all complete directly inside the right-hand card on /image-upscaler/ without redirecting into a heavy canvas editor or blocking download with a forced trial wall. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Operated by Everimaging Ltd. (Fotor, founded 2012), an established cross-platform online visual and design SaaS. | Evidence B → |
| Engineering & privacy | 12 / 15 | Uploads directly to a temporary AWS S3 bucket (img-fotor.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/temp/super/) and polls /api/image/sr/task/v3 -> /api/image/sr/result/v2 (network-observed server wait 6.81s). | Evidence A → |
Capability · 82/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 55 / 65 | 2x free upscale (512×512 -> 1024×1024 JPEG) evaluated against 2048×2048 ground truth: full-image PSNR = 26.97 dB, SSIM = 0.8870, edge correlation = 0.6087, high-frequency ratio = 0.4406, calibration plate PSNR = 15.51 dB. Main subject textures and wooden sign lettering are clean; fine calibration plate lines are limited by the 2x free ceiling. | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 15 / 20 | Free 'Low-res image' exports a clean 1024×1024 (2x) unwatermarked JPEG (83,082 bytes); 4x HD (2048×2048) is paywalled (-3) and export format is lossy JPEG (-2). | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 12 / 15 | 2026-10-21 same-run CDP network timing: 6.81s server wait from POST /api/image/sr/task/v3 to terminal GET /api/image/sr/result/v2 poll (6.82s end-to-end, async_verified). | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-16
Initial real-machine evaluation on Mode A synthetic degradation ground-truth anchor (anchor_upscale_v1: 512px -> 2048px GT). - 2026-10-19
Standardized 30/70 aggregation, decimal half-up rounding, and SHA-256 evidence inventory. - 2026-10-19
Captured native 1024×1024 (2x) JPEG export; held pending same-run landing screenshot and network-verified server timing. - 2026-10-21
Completed same-run landing/result/download screenshots, native 1024×1024 JPEG export, verified async server timing (server_s = 6.81s), and full seven-aspect scoring; auto-approved via contract gate.