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| Background removal | 69/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | 81/100 1024×1024 (JPG · 2.0x Unwatermarked) · Historical description; output not attached | 76/100 2048×2048 (JPG · 4.0x Prime Upscale · Bottom-left watermark) · Historical description; output not attached | Active task |
| Image generation | Not tested in topic | 80/100 2048×2048 (9.96 MB PNG · Bottom-left watermark on free credits) · Historical description; output not attached | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Depositphotos (Free Image Upscaler) Image upscaling 81/100 Seven-aspect task score Free login-free downloads are fast, but input is JPG-only and a notification prompt appears; fine-edge improvement at 2× was limited in this run. Tested export 1024×1024 (JPG · 2.0x Unwatermarked) · Historical description; output not attached Historical test · 2026-10-16 | Let's Enhance (Prime 4x Upscaler) Image upscaling 76/100 Seven-aspect task score 4× detail is good and the workspace is ad-free, but registration is required and trial-credit exports still carry a watermark not disclosed before signup. Tested export 2048×2048 (JPG · 4.0x Prime Upscale · Bottom-left watermark) · Historical description; output not attached Historical test · 2026-10-16 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | This web background remover; excludes desktop software and stock subscriptions · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free web tool2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Officially free background removal with transparent PNG output Inputs up to 30MB; free export size and count not specified 1 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Inputs up to 30MB; free export size and count not specified Cancellation, sources & verification recordCredit packs remain valid for 1 year; subscriptions can be cancelled anytime in account settings Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ | Let’s Enhance personal subscription plans (Free Trial / Starter / Pro / Max); USD · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Signup free allowance2026-10-21 ↗ Free trial Trial Trial 10 free credits upon signup (1 credit per upscaled image, 2 credits per AI generation; free-credit exports include watermark). Starter Monthly (100 credits)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 12/month — Monthly 100 credits/month (unused credits roll over up to 600 credits); upscaling up to 256 MP, AI art generation, and watermark-free export. Starter Annual (100 credits/mo)2026-10-21 ↗ — Annual price not verified Annual 100 credits/month (accumulate up to 600 credits); card displays USD 9/month equivalent billed annually. Public card displays only the USD 9/month equivalent ("Billed annually") without showing the annual invoice total before login. Pro Monthly (300 credits)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 32/month — Monthly 300 credits/month (unused credits roll over up to 1,800 credits); upscaling up to 350 MP, AI art generation, and watermark-free export. Pro Annual (300 credits/mo)2026-10-21 ↗ — Annual price not verified Annual 300 credits/month (accumulate up to 1,800 credits); card displays USD 24/month equivalent billed annually. Public card displays only the USD 24/month equivalent ("Billed annually") without showing the annual invoice total before login. Max Monthly (500 credits)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 45/month — Monthly 500 credits/month (unused credits roll over up to 3,000 credits); upscaling up to 512 MP, AI art generation, and watermark-free export. Max Annual (500 credits/mo)2026-10-21 ↗ — Annual price not verified Annual 500 credits/month (accumulate up to 3,000 credits); card displays USD 34/month equivalent billed annually. Public card displays only the USD 34/month equivalent ("Billed annually") without showing the annual invoice total before login. 7 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The official pricing page and FAQ list personal monthly prices: Starter USD 12/month (100 credits/month), Pro USD 32/month (300 credits/month), and Max USD 45/month (500 credits/month), with unused credits rolling over up to 6x the monthly allowance. Annual cards display only monthly equivalents (USD 9 / 24 / 34 per month, "Billed annually") without printing the annual invoice total on the public page, so annual totals are marked unverified. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancel anytime via the Cancel Subscription button on the Pricing page; remaining unused credits expire at the end of the paid billing period. Purchasing any plan or bundle unlocks watermark-free downloads for previously processed images. Let’s Enhance official pricing and credit rules FAQ ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Completely free with no login (fixed 2x scale, 15MB max file size, JPEG/JPG input only) | New accounts receive 10 free credits (1 credit per upscale; 9 credits left after test); removing the watermark and unlocking 8x/16x require a paid subscription |
| Cancellation & refunds | Credit packs remain valid for 1 year; subscriptions can be cancelled anytime in account settings | Cancel anytime via the Cancel Subscription button on the Pricing page; remaining unused credits expire at the end of the paid billing period. Purchasing any plan or bundle unlocks watermark-free downloads for previously processed images. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Upload box clearly states 'JPEG or JPG • 15MB max', though visiting the page immediately triggers a browser notification permission prompt | Watermark appears only on the generated thumbnail and downloaded file after signup and processing |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Tested scale: 2× | Tested scale: 4× |
| Fixture findings | No obvious artifacts appeared in this 2× test; recovery of fine blurred edges remained limited. | Text was clear in this 4× output; the free-credit image carried a brand watermark. |
| Original historical observation | PSNR=27.34dB · SSIM=0.8924 (2x 1024×1024 JPG); Mode A GT exposes the underlying algorithm: edge_corr=0.5740 and hf_ratio=0.4018 sit barely above standard non-AI Bicubic interpolation (0.5656 / 0.3651), proving its 0.60s speed comes from a lightweight CNN/unsharp filter rather than deep super-resolution; Calibration plate PSNR=15.60dB: artifact-free, but recovers significantly less high-frequency edge detail than iLoveIMG or Upscale.media. | PSNR=27.02dB · SSIM=0.8631 (4x 2048×2048 Prime model); outstanding edge_corr=0.7108, hf_ratio=0.7910, and plate_psnr=17.25dB with razor-sharp 'REALTEST 2026' and 'REALTEST 2048px GT' typography, though free-credit exports include a bottom-left Let's Enhance watermark. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Users needing instant (0.6s), completely free no-login 2x JPG enlargement without deep high-frequency texture reconstruction | Print and design professionals who need ultra-crisp 4x–16x texture restoration and are willing to subscribe to remove the watermark |
| Result & output evidence | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 1024×1024 (JPG · 2.0x Unwatermarked) · Historical description; output not attached · Check watermark record No native output is attached; check the evidence for specification and watermark claims. | 2048×2048 (JPG · 4.0x Prime Upscale · Bottom-left watermark) · Historical description; output not attached · Check watermark record No native output is attached; check the evidence for specification and watermark claims. |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 1024×1024 (JPG · 2.0x Unwatermarked) | 2048×2048 (4.0x · Free tier unlocks 1x/2x/4x; 8x/16x require paid plan) |
| Watermark observation | No watermark | Free-credit exports carry a semi-transparent 'Let's Enhance .io' logo in the bottom-left corner |
| Batch & API | Single JPEG upload only; no batch or 4x options | Supports multi-image batch queues (up to 50MB/file) and enterprise Claid.ai API |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 0.6s · End-to-end reference: 3.32s | Network-observed server wait: 20.1s · End-to-end reference: 22.2s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_upscale_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-16 · anchor_upscale_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) |
| Repeated tests & reliability | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. |
| Interaction experience | ||
| Account requirements | No login in this test | Account required in this test |
| Sign-in methods | 100% free no-login 2x (1024×1024) JPG export, but strictly accepts JPEG/JPG uploads only (rejects PNG) | Mandatory Google or Email registration at /signup after selecting a file |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Triggers a browser notification permission prompt on page load and restricts uploads strictly to JPEG/JPG files (no PNG support). | Uses an 'upload-first, signup-gate-second' funnel, though it preserves the uploaded image in the `/boost` queue after login; workspace is clean and ad-free. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Depositphotos Inc. (Vista / Cimpress Group) | Let's Enhance Inc. (San Francisco, CA, USA) |
| Recorded origin | New York, NY, USA | San Francisco, USA (Ukrainian-founded team) |
| Domain history record | 2009–Present | 2017–Present |
| Background & reputation assessment | Operated by New York stock photography giant Depositphotos Inc. (part of Vista / Cimpress). | Operated by Let's Enhance Inc. (founded 2017, San Francisco, CA, Techstars alum), one of the earliest commercial deep-learning super-resolution platforms. |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Fastest Network-observed server wait at 0.60s, backed by an explicit 24-hour automatic file deletion policy. | Provides multi-model SR controls (Prime, Gentle, Old photo, Light AI) and 1x–16x scale factors over a stable cloud queue. |
| Retention statement | Claims deletion within 24 hours; deletion not independently verified | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 31 / 35 Zero paywalls or credit traps: unlike its paywalled Text-to-Image tool, Depositphotos' Upscaler is a 100% free utility exporting unwatermarked 1024×1024 JPGs with no login. | 18 / 35 The home page (Screenshot ①) presents a drag-and-drop uploader that immediately redirects to `/signup` promising 'Get started with 10 images free' (Screenshot ④); signing in via Google grants 10 credits and unlocks Prime 4x (2048×2048), but the exported 2048×2048 JPG embeds a semi-transparent 'Let's Enhance .io' watermark in the bottom-left corner (Screenshot ③) that was not disclosed on the signup page. |
| Interaction restraint | 23 / 30 Triggers a browser notification permission prompt on page load and restricts uploads strictly to JPEG/JPG files (no PNG support). | 21 / 30 Uses an 'upload-first, signup-gate-second' funnel, though it preserves the uploaded image in the `/boost` queue after login; workspace is clean and ad-free. |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 Operated by New York stock photography giant Depositphotos Inc. (part of Vista / Cimpress). | 18 / 20 Operated by Let's Enhance Inc. (founded 2017, San Francisco, CA, Techstars alum), one of the earliest commercial deep-learning super-resolution platforms. |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Fastest Network-observed server wait at 0.60s, backed by an explicit 24-hour automatic file deletion policy. | 13 / 15 Provides multi-model SR controls (Prime, Gentle, Old photo, Light AI) and 1x–16x scale factors over a stable cloud queue. |
| Task quality | 48 / 65 PSNR vs 2048px GT: 27.34 dB · SSIM: 0.8924 · Edge Gradient Correlation: 0.574 · High-Freq Sharpness Ratio: 0.4018 · Calibration Plate PSNR: 15.6 dB | 59 / 65 PSNR vs 2048px GT: 27.02 dB · SSIM: 0.8631 · Edge Gradient Correlation: 0.7108 · High-Freq Sharpness Ratio: 0.791 · Calibration Plate PSNR: 17.25 dB |
| Deliverable specifications | 16 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Free scale factor: 2x (1024×1024 (JPG · 2.0x Unwatermarked)) | 12 / 20 No free unwatermarked export (0/8); Free scale factor: 4x (2048×2048 (4.0x · Free tier unlocks 1x/2x/4x; 8x/16x require paid plan)) |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 0.6s (API mode: sync_post; end-to-end 3.32s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 8 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 20.1s (API mode: async_poll; end-to-end 22.2s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
