LightX AI Image Upscaler · Image upscaling
A signed-in free account uses 2 daily credits to upscale 4X in ~6.4s and export a 2048×2048 watermark-free JPEG with strong pixel and edge fidelity, though sign-in is required and output is lossy JPEG.
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
USD web monthly/annual subscriptions and 800-credit pack; excludes API · 2026-10-20
Background removal outputs low-resolution JPG; export table lists 512px
PNG and high resolution; export table lists 4096px
PNG and high resolution; export table lists 4096px
Advertised lifetime validity
4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Monthly $9.99 verified; promotional annual total $59.99 and non-expiring 800-credit pack $9.99. The free card still says 6 daily credits while the table says up to 5. Free removal is low-resolution JPG; Pro provides unlimited high-resolution PNG removal. Earlier INR and current USD observations do not imply identical regional pricing.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗
Monthly pricing and feature comparison ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-23
Free daily credits available (4X costs 2 credits); Pro $9.99/month or $59.99/year promotional total (1,000 AI credits/mo), non-expiring 800-credit pack $9.99
Daily free credits + Subscription + Non-expiring credit packs
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (4X watermark-free native JPEG, 2.78 MB)
- Watermark
- Completely watermark-free (native 2048×2048 JPEG export)
- Free allowance
- Free accounts receive 6 daily credits; upscaling the 512×512 canonical anchor at 4X consumes 2 credits and exports a 2048×2048 watermark-free JPEG via Apply -> Download even if a dismissible cloud-storage-full prompt appears
- Account requirements
- Supports free Google / Facebook / Apple / Email sign-in (6 daily free AI credits granted)
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (4X watermark-free native JPEG, 2.78 MB)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Offers commercial API and full online editor handoff
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Upscaling the 512×512 canonical anchor at 4X (consuming 2 free credits) produces a native 2048×2048 JPEG (PSNR = 28.05 dB, SSIM = 0.8979, edge_corr = 0.7118, plate_psnr_db = 16.85 dB, server wait 6.42s) with sharp brass robot details, wooden sign lettering, and calibration plate lines.
- Fixture
- anchor_upscale_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 6.42 s
- End-to-end reference
- 6.84 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
- Requires sign-in upon clicking upload on the landing page; workspace clearly displays remaining credits and 2X/4X credit cost (2 credits)
- Interaction
- The workspace provides 2X/4X scale toggles and a Before/After comparison slider (02_result.png). Although a "Your Cloud storage is full" upgrade modal may appear when entering the editor, dismissing it and clicking Apply -> Download exports the native 2048×2048 watermark-free JPEG without payment gating (03_download.png).
- Entity record
- AndOr Communications Pvt. Ltd. (LightX)
- Origin
- New Delhi, India
- Domain history record
- 2017–Present
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- AWS S3 presigned upload + POST instagraphe.mobi/andor-media-1.0/aiartweb/generateImage async upscaling inference (6.42s single-sample server wait)
- Retention statement
- Results are stored in account cloud storage (local download remains available even when free cloud storage is full)
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 ↗) · Monthly pricing and feature comparison (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 86.4/100
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 · 78/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 25 / 35 | The landing page (01_landing.png) requires sign-in before entering the workspace; once signed in, the workspace clearly displays the daily free credit balance (6 credits) and "2X / 4X" scale options. Upscaling the 512×512 canonical anchor at 4X consumes 2 credits (1 generation = 2 credits) and exports a 2048×2048 watermark-free JPEG after clicking Apply (02_result.png, 03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 23 / 30 | The workspace provides 2X/4X scale toggles and a Before/After comparison slider (02_result.png). Although a "Your Cloud storage is full" upgrade modal may appear when entering the editor, dismissing it and clicking Apply -> Download exports the native 2048×2048 watermark-free JPEG without payment gating (03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Operated by AndOr Communications Pvt. Ltd. (New Delhi, India), creator of the LightX mobile and web visual AI suite with tens of millions of users. | Evidence B → |
| Engineering & privacy | 12 / 15 | Uses AWS S3 presigned uploads paired with POST https://www.instagraphe.mobi/andor-media-1.0/aiartweb/generateImage async inference and CDN delivery; after vendor S3 credential recovery on 2026-10-23, single-sample server wait measured 6.42s (6.84s end-to-end). | Evidence A → |
Capability · 90/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 60 / 65 | Pixel fidelity (24.5/25: 512×512 anchor upscaled 4X to 2048×2048 with PSNR = 28.05 dB and SSIM = 0.8979) · Edge & high-frequency recovery (22.5/25: edge_corr = 0.7118, hf_ratio = 0.5313, rich 4X full-resolution detail) · Calibration plate & micro-text (13.0/15: plate_psnr_db = 16.85 dB, clean wooden sign lettering and calibration lines) (60.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 18 / 20 | Daily free credits (2 credits used) directly export a native 4X 2048×2048 watermark-free JPEG (2,782,593 bytes); full 4X resolution achieved, with 2 points deducted for lossy JPEG format (18.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 12 / 15 | 2026-10-23 same-run single-sample network timing: 6.42s server wait (6.84s end-to-end) from POST https://www.instagraphe.mobi/andor-media-1.0/aiartweb/generateImage (r8) to result image GET completion (r19) (12.0/15) | 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
- 2026-10-17
Initial gate and workspace capture using Mode A degradation ground-truth anchor (anchor_upscale_v1). - 2026-10-19
Unified 30/70 weighting and decimal rounding; backfilled evidence hashes; gated publication on review and artifact status. - 2026-10-19
Added authorized test identity native evidence, isolated historical screenshots, and withheld pending complete measurement. - 2026-10-21
Recorded vendor backend AWS S3 presigned key outage (HTTP 403 InvalidAccessKeyId stalling at 99%) during timing rerun; kept insufficient_evidence. - 2026-10-23
Verified vendor AWS S3 recovery, completed same-run landing/result/download screenshots, native 2048×2048 (4X) watermark-free JPEG export, server wait timing verification (server_s = 6.42s), and full seven-aspect scoring; admitted for publication (auto_approved).