Wondershare Media.io AI Image Upscaler · Image upscaling
Signed-in free Wondershare accounts can export a crisp watermark-free 2x PNG within a 5-credit signup allowance (2 credits/run), but guest access is blocked, free credits do not replenish, and cloud queue wait is relatively long.
US-West (California, AS2914)
1024 × 1024 · PNG · 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
Media.io membership plans (Free Trial / Standard / Premium monthly and annual); USD · 2026-10-21
5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
The official pricing page lists Free Trial (5 free signup credits in the workspace where upscaling costs 2 credits/run, plus 3 daily check-in credits on the pricing table), Standard (USD 10.99/month or billed annually at USD 71.88/year, displayed as USD 5.99/month, with 100 credits/month + 5 daily check-in credits), and Premium (USD 19.99/month or billed annually at USD 119.88/year, displayed as USD 9.99/month, with 400 credits/month + 10 daily check-in credits and 15% off extra credits).
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel auto-renewal anytime; the official pricing page states a 7-day money-back guarantee, and uploaded/generated files are automatically deleted within 7 days.
Media.io official monthly/annual pricing and comparison table ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-19
No payment in this run; historical prices not reverified
Freemium-3-Daily-Credits-Login-Gate
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- [1024, 1024]
- Attached file dimensions
- 1024 × 1024 · PNG
Read directly from the attached file; this does not establish free download availability at that size.
- Watermark
- No watermark on the 1024×1024 native PNG export within free credits
- Free allowance
- Same authenticated free account: uploaded 512px canonical upscaling anchor, selected default 2x, spent 2 credits, downloaded native PNG. Two free credits remain. Output and GT metrics will be inspected separately.
- Account requirements
- Authorized test profile; see dated run record
- Maximum specification record
- [1024, 1024]
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Single-image upload workflow
- Manual refinement
- No manual brush refinement
Tested result & sample
Same authenticated free account: uploaded 512px canonical upscaling anchor, selected default 2x, spent 2 credits, downloaded native PNG. Two free credits remain. Output and GT metrics will be inspected separately.
- Fixture
- anchor_upscale_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 27.09 s
- End-to-end reference
- 27.75 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
- The workspace button displays the 2-credit cost ("Generate 2") and credit balance, though login is required before running
- Interaction
- Historical rubric scores withdrawn pending review of the new run. Same authenticated free account: uploaded 512px canonical upscaling anchor, selected default 2x, spent 2 credits, downloaded native PNG. Two free credits remain. Output and GT metrics will be inspected separately.
- Entity record
- Publicly Listed Multimedia Software Giant AI Flagship (Wondershare, 300624.SZ)
- Origin
- Shenzhen, China / Vancouver, Canada
- Domain history record
- Not recorded or not verified
- Third-party tracking record
- Sensors Data (analytics.300624.com) · Google Analytics · Facebook Pixel
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Observed browser workflow; backend architecture not independently established
- Retention statement
- Not fully reverified; prior inference not carried forward
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.
Media.io official monthly/annual pricing and comparison table (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 77.9/100
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 · 67/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 20 / 35 | Historical rubric scores withdrawn pending review of the new run. Same authenticated free account: uploaded 512px canonical upscaling anchor, selected default 2x, spent 2 credits, downloaded native PNG. Two free credits remain. Output and GT metrics will be inspected separately. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 18 / 30 | Historical rubric scores withdrawn pending review of the new run. Same authenticated free account: uploaded 512px canonical upscaling anchor, selected default 2x, spent 2 credits, downloaded native PNG. Two free credits remain. Output and GT metrics will be inspected separately. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Historical rubric scores withdrawn pending review of the new run. Same authenticated free account: uploaded 512px canonical upscaling anchor, selected default 2x, spent 2 credits, downloaded native PNG. Two free credits remain. Output and GT metrics will be inspected separately. | Evidence B → |
| Engineering & privacy | 11 / 15 | Historical rubric scores withdrawn pending review of the new run. Same authenticated free account: uploaded 512px canonical upscaling anchor, selected default 2x, spent 2 credits, downloaded native PNG. Two free credits remain. Output and GT metrics will be inspected separately. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 82.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 58 / 65 | Same authenticated free account: uploaded 512px canonical upscaling anchor, selected default 2x, spent 2 credits, downloaded native PNG. Two free credits remain. Output and GT metrics will be inspected separately. | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 16 / 20 | Native file obtained; see format/dimension inspection. Same authenticated free account: uploaded 512px canonical upscaling anchor, selected default 2x, spent 2 credits, downloaded native PNG. Two free credits remain. Output and GT metrics will be inspected separately. | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 8.5 / 15 | Network-observed server wait was not reliably isolated; speed and aggregate scores remain unknown. | 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
- 2026-10-19
Added current export evidence and corrected unsupported prior conclusions; no human approval or publication.