VanceAI Image Upscaler (Picture Studio) · Image upscaling
Login-free trials deliver 4× watermark-free output with processing and save credit notices; credits are limited and files remain for seven days unless deleted.
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 free, monthly, annual and pay-as-you-go; desktop and API separate · 2026-10-20
13 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Subscription credits include the current 30% bonus and roll over while subscribed, expiring when the subscription ends. Paid image inputs are limited to 10MB, 34MP and an 8000px long edge.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel anytime; remaining credits last until period end. A 7-day money-back guarantee is advertised, subject to terms.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-17
Free 10 trial credits; cloud credit packs from $4.95 / 100 Credits, plus desktop monthly/lifetime licenses
No-login 10 trial credits + pay-as-you-go Credit Packs + desktop license
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048 × 2048 (4x upscaled unwatermarked JPG)
- Watermark
- No watermark (exports clean image directly after deducting trial credits)
- Free allowance
- New Picture Studio grants anonymous visitors 10 free trial credits (10/10 Free trial): 4x upscaling costs 1 credit and saving the unwatermarked 2048px image costs 2 credits (~3 full 2048px exports free)
- Account requirements
- 10 Free trial credits granted without login; also supports account login and PC desktop client
- Maximum specification record
- 2048 × 2048 (4x upscaled unwatermarked JPG)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Built-in Batch Processing Review queue, commercial REST API, and Windows local desktop client
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
VanceAI 4x super-resolution achieves PSNR = 26.86 dB and SSIM = 0.9717 on our 512→2048 restoration benchmark (03_download.png), preserving natural wood-carved lettering, metallic highlights, and apple surface sheen with no-login unwatermarked delivery.
- Fixture
- anchor_upscale_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 6.4 s
- End-to-end reference
- 7.9 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
- Live credit counter in the top bar (10/10 → 8/10) plus itemized credit confirmation modal before every run
- Interaction
- Allows selecting 2x / 4x / 8x scale factors inside Picture Studio and saving a clean 2048×2048 unwatermarked image without registration or credit card gates.
- Entity record
- VanceAI Technology
- Origin
- International R&D Team (VanceAI)
- Domain history record
- 2020–Present
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Unified Web Picture Studio + Cloud GPU Worker (Cloudflare R2 delivery)
- Retention statement
- Cloud processing history retained for 7 days with a one-click Delete All immediate purge button
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.
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 88.2/100
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 · 92/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 32 / 35 | Anonymous visitors entering the new workspace (vanceai.com/workspace-new/) receive "10/10 Free trial" credits; clicking Process shows an upfront "Confirm batch processing (BALANCE 10 credits → AFTER 9 credits)" modal (02_workspace.png), and saving the 2048×2048 unwatermarked output clearly notes "Saved result · 2 credits" (03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 28 / 30 | Allows selecting 2x / 4x / 8x scale factors inside Picture Studio and saving a clean 2048×2048 unwatermarked image without registration or credit card gates. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18.5 / 20 | Official tool by VanceAI Technology (founded 2020, offering web cloud studio, VanceAI PC local desktop software, and commercial API). | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13.5 / 15 | Clearly states "Files are saved for 7 days. Please download them in time" in the bottom-left corner with a one-click Delete All button, delivering files via signed Cloudflare R2 links. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 86.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 55.5 / 65 | PSNR vs 2048px GT: 26.86 dB · SSIM: 0.9717 · Edge Gradient Correlation: 0.4557 · High-Freq Sharpness Ratio: 0.5243 · Calibration Plate PSNR: 20.63 dB | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 19 / 20 | No free unwatermarked export (0/8); Free scale factor: 4x (2048 × 2048 (4x upscaled unwatermarked JPG)) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 12 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 6.4s (API mode: cloud_gpu_r2; end-to-end 7.9s 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
- 2026-10-17
Completed real-machine benchmark evaluation and 3-node screenshot verification under RealTest Protocol v2.3. - 2026-10-19
Completed real-machine benchmark evaluation and 3-node screenshot verification under RealTest Protocol v2.3.