SiPhotoEditor · Photo restoration
SiPhotoEditor uses non-subscription pay-as-you-go credits (40 free signup credits; packs from $9.90) and its 'Restore old photo' preset with Seedream 5 Flash (9 credits/edit) automatically heals all 5 heavy creases and dust spots (20.84 dB scratch PSNR) while exporting a 2048×2048 watermark-free 2K portrait in ~30s after email or Google sign-in.
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
SiPhotoEditor sitewide editing credit packs; initial trial and one-time credit plans · 2026-10-28
4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
40 signup credits via Google OAuth; credit packs are non-subscription and never expire; edits cost 9-45 credits depending on model with auto-refund on failure.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
SiPhotoEditor official homepage and editor ↗ · 2026-10-28 Capture 1 ↗
SiPhotoEditor official pricing plans and model credit rates ↗ · 2026-10-28 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-11-05
40 free signup credits; one-time credit packs from USD 9.90 / 1,100 credits (never expire)
Free tier + credits
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (2.0× 2K watermark-free JPEG · 745 KB)
- Watermark
- Watermark-free
- Free allowance
- New accounts receive 40 non-expiring free credits; Seedream 5 Flash costs 9 credits per restoration (up to 4 free 2K exports)
- Account requirements
- Supports email magic link or Google OAuth sign-in to claim 40 free starter credits
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (2.0× 2K watermark-free JPEG · 745 KB)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports iterative single-image prompt restoration and model switching; no public REST API
- Manual refinement
- Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow
Tested result & sample
Selecting the 'Restore old photo' preset with Seedream 5 Flash completely heals all 5 white creases and 45 dust specks across the forehead, cheek, curls, and sweater (scratch_psnr = 20.84 dB) while restoring sharp facial features and upscaling to 2048×2048 (face_psnr = 24.00 dB, SSIM = 0.8601).
- Fixture
- anchor_restore_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 30.03 s
- End-to-end reference
- 34.79 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
- Upfront disclosure of the 40 free credits and exact per-model credit cost (9–45 credits) before running
- Interaction
- Provides a one-click 'Restore old photo' quick-edit chip, clearly shows remaining credits (31 -> 22) and per-model cost (9 credits for Seedream 5 Flash), and offers a Before/After split slider with direct 2048×2048 watermark-free JPEG export.
- Entity record
- SiPhotoEditor Team
- Origin
- Not recorded or not verified
- Domain history record
- Not recorded or not verified
- Third-party tracking record
- Google OAuth · Waffo Pancake · Creem
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud async multi-model image restoration queue (/api/jobs · Seedream 5 Flash 2K)
- Retention statement
- Strips EXIF GPS metadata prior to upload; workspace history includes an immediate Delete 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_restore_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
SiPhotoEditor official homepage and editor (snapshot ↗) · SiPhotoEditor official pricing plans and model credit rates (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 90/100
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_restore_v1
Honesty & reputation · 87.5/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 33 / 35 | Highly transparent pricing: one-time credit packs with explicit non-subscription and non-expiring terms; detailed matrix of 8 foundation models charging 9-45 credits per edit with automatic refund on job failure. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 27 / 30 | Provides a one-click 'Restore old photo' quick-edit chip, clearly shows remaining credits (31 -> 22) and per-model cost (9 credits for Seedream 5 Flash), and offers a Before/After split slider with direct 2048×2048 watermark-free JPEG export. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 14 / 20 | Independent global AI photo editor without full corporate disclosure, but provides comprehensive Terms, Refund Policy, and Content guidelines with dedicated support email. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13.5 / 15 | Strips EXIF location metadata in-browser prior to upload, dispatches restoration jobs via /api/uploads and /api/jobs to Seedream 5 Flash 2K, and provides an immediate Delete button in workspace. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 91.1/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 60.1 / 65 | Deterministic evaluation on the 1024×1024 degraded portrait anchor (anchor_restore_v1): exports at 2048×2048 (2.0× upscale), scratch mask PSNR = 20.84 dB (completely healing all 5 white creases and 45 dust specks vs 6.02 dB input baseline), face ROI PSNR = 24.00 dB, global PSNR = 23.02 dB, SSIM = 0.8601, edge correlation = 0.6072, HF ratio = 0.5901 (60.1/65). | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Directly exports a 2048×2048 (2.0×) watermark-free 2K JPEG (745 KB) using 9 of the 40 free signup credits (20.0/20). | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 11 / 15 | Async cloud restoration job (/api/jobs/5vagu5nh6eyjvj3zwlsieabz64) completed in 30.03s server wait with 4.76s upload time (11.0/15). | 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
- 2026-10-28
Initial unauthenticated probe blocked by sign-in modal; withheld as insufficient_evidence. - 2026-11-05
Completed authenticated benchmark with 40 free starter credits on anchor_restore_v1, verified 2048×2048 native export and 30.03s server timing, and promoted to auto_approved.