SnapEdit (AI Photo Enhancer) · Image upscaling
Login-free trials and model switching are convenient, but menu dimensions mismatch the export; this result was only 2× with a watermark, with clean HD requiring Pro.
US-West (California, AS2914)
PNG · 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, monthly/annual and per-seat Business; excludes API · 2026-10-21
No watermark; up to 5600px; batch processing；Requires sign-in before checkout; includes a 3-day free trial, then bills USD 72/year ($6/month equivalent) via Paddle
Rules [1]No watermark, up to 5600px, batch processing
No watermark; up to 5600px; batch processing；Requires sign-in before checkout; includes a 3-day free trial, then bills USD 144/year ($12/month equivalent) via Paddle
Rules [1]No watermark, up to 5600px, batch processing
7 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Personal annual checkout opens a Paddle modal after login: Standard annual includes a 3-day free trial followed by USD 72/year ($6/month equivalent), and PRO annual includes a 3-day free trial followed by USD 144/year ($12/month equivalent). Business explicitly lists $120/seat/year. The free card claims no ads but conflicts with its comparison table; ad-free use is not promised.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel anytime; refund eligibility unverified.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗
Login gate on personal annual purchase entry ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Personal annual Paddle checkout summary (verified after sign-in) ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-17
$5.00/mo (billed annually) or $9.99/mo
5 free daily coins + monthly/annual PRO subscription + developer API
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 1024×1024 (2.0x upscale, 143 KB)
- Watermark
- Semi-transparent SnapEdit watermark in bottom-right corner (removing watermark requires PRO)
- Free allowance
- 5 free coins daily; free tier exports Small tier (measured at 1024×1024 2.0x)
- Account requirements
- No login required (5 free daily coins, 2 coins per upscale)
- Maximum specification record
- 1024×1024 (2.0x upscale, 143 KB)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports batch upload & processing (PRO)
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Carved wooden text "REALTEST 2026" and brass robot 5-finger joints are crisp and well-defined, with a semi-transparent SnapEdit watermark overlaid on the bottom-right calibration plate.
- Fixture
- anchor_upscale_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 3.36 s
- End-to-end reference
- 4.21 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
- Landing page states 5 free daily coins without sign-up; Download menu labels Free vs PRO resolution tiers
- Interaction
- Zero-popup no-login entry into the workspace with 4 enhancement modes (Standard / Art & Illustration / Restore / Colorize).
- Entity record
- SilverAI (SnapEdit Team)
- Origin
- Vietnam / Singapore (SilverAI)
- Domain history record
- snapedit.app (globally recognized AI photo restoration & editing platform)
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud GPU synchronous inference (be-prod-web.snapedit.app/api/enhance/v1)
- Retention statement
- Automatically purges unsaved session images after temporary cloud processing
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 ↗) · Login gate on personal annual purchase entry (snapshot ↗) · Personal annual Paddle checkout summary (verified after sign-in) (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 76.5/100
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 | 22 / 35 | Landing hero states "Try it free with 5 credits a day, no sign-up needed" (01_landing.png); uploading the 512×512 test image automatically spends 2 coins to complete enhancement, and the Download menu lists Small (labeled 1280×1280) as free, exporting a 1024×1024 (2.0x) JPG with a semi-transparent bottom-right SnapEdit watermark while 1920p and unwatermarked 4× Original require PRO (03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 25 / 30 | Zero-popup no-login entry into the workspace with 4 enhancement modes (Standard / Art & Illustration / Restore / Colorize). | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 17 / 20 | Developed by SilverAI, creator of the globally popular SnapEdit AI photo enhancement and restoration suite. | Evidence C → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Completes 2x super-resolution via be-prod-web.snapedit.app/api/enhance/v1 in 3.36s pure server time. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 75.9/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 50.7 / 65 | PSNR vs 2048px GT: 26.87 dB · SSIM: 0.8844 · Edge Gradient Correlation: 0.6071 · High-Freq Sharpness Ratio: 0.4386 · Calibration Plate PSNR: 15.31 dB | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 11 / 20 | No free unwatermarked export (0/8); Free scale factor: 2x (1024×1024 (2.0x upscale, 143 KB)) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 14.2 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 3.36s (API mode: sync_post; end-to-end 4.21s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 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
Completed real-machine benchmark evaluation and 3-node screenshot verification under RealTest Protocol v2.3.