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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | PicWish | Let's Enhance | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | 83/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Image compression | 73/100 JPEG · Output attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | 82/100 1280×1280 (2.5x free unwatermarked) / 2048×2048 (4.0x preview carries bottom notice watermark) · Historical description; output not attached | 76/100 2048×2048 (JPG · 4.0x Prime Upscale · Bottom-left watermark) · Historical description; output not attached | Active task |
| Object removal | 84/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Image generation | 85/100 JPEG · Output attached | 80/100 2048×2048 (9.96 MB PNG · Bottom-left watermark on free credits) · Historical description; output not attached | |
| Photo restoration | 56/100 JPEG · Output attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | PicWish (AI Photo Enhancer) Image upscaling 82/100 Seven-aspect task score An ad-free workspace offers model choices and clear sizes; downloads still require login, free output is 1280px, and 4× needs trial or paid credits. Tested export 1280×1280 (2.5x free unwatermarked) / 2048×2048 (4.0x preview carries bottom notice watermark) · 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 | Web free, weekly/monthly/annual subscriptions and expanded packs; excludes API · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 5.99/week Other period Other period 50 credits/week; 50 core-feature HD downloads/day Rules [1] Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9.99/month USD 59.99/year Monthly 350 credits/month; 50 core-feature HD downloads/day Rules [1] Annual 350 credits/month; 50 core-feature HD downloads/day Rules [1] Max2026-10-20 ↗ USD 26.99/month USD 263.99/year Monthly 2,000 credits/month; 15,000 HD downloads/month Rules [1] Annual 2,000 credits/month; 15,000 HD downloads/month Rules [1] 300 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 12.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 300 credits; 1 per removal; not for API Rules [2] 1,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 33.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1,000 credits; 1 per removal; not for API Rules [2] 5,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 65.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 5,000 credits; 1 per removal; not for API Rules [2] 11,500 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 99.95 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 11,500 credits; 1 per removal; not for API Rules [2] 30,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 269.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 30,000 credits; 1 per removal; not for API Rules [2] 80,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 639.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 80,000 credits; 1 per removal; not for API Rules [2] 13 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Actual annual charges $59.99/$263.99. A 3-day trial is offered; cancel before expiry to avoid charges. Exact daily free count is unspecified. The 11,500-credit pack includes a current 1,500-credit bonus. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancel under My Orders; request refunds through official support, eligibility not separately verified. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ | 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 | Free accounts export 1280×1280 (2.5x) watermark-free images; 2048×2048 (4x) and Ultra HD / Max models use Pro credits | 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 | Cancel under My Orders; request refunds through official support, eligibility not separately verified. | 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 | Hovering the Save button immediately displays both resolution tiers | Watermark appears only on the generated thumbnail and downloaded file after signup and processing |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Tested scale: 4× | Tested scale: 4× |
| Fixture findings | Edges were visibly enhanced; the free tier was 1280px, with 2048px in a separate tier. | Text was clear in this 4× output; the free-credit image carried a brand watermark. |
| Original historical observation | PSNR=26.47dB · SSIM=0.8754; strong edge sharpening (edge_corr=0.6714) and HF texture gain (hf_ratio=0.5613) on the 'REALTEST 2026' wooden sign, apples, and ceramic cups; Save menu clearly separates 1280×1280 Free and 2048×2048 Full tiers. | 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 who want to compare Standard, HD, Ultra HD, and Old Photo Restoration models in one workspace and are satisfied with 1280px free exports | 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 | 1280×1280 (2.5x free unwatermarked) / 2048×2048 (4.0x preview carries bottom notice watermark) · 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 | 1280×1280 (2.5x Free unwatermarked) / 2048×2048 (4.0x Preview or Pro export) | 2048×2048 (4.0x · Free tier unlocks 1x/2x/4x; 8x/16x require paid plan) |
| Watermark observation | Unwatermarked on 1280×1280 free download after login (preview explicitly notes 'No watermark after download') | Free-credit exports carry a semi-transparent 'Let's Enhance .io' logo in the bottom-left corner |
| Batch & API | Supports Bulk Edit (up to 30 images) and developer PicWish API | 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: 6.2s · End-to-end reference: 8s | 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 | No login required for 2048×2048 interactive preview; Google / Apple / Email login required to download Free Image (1280×1280) | Mandatory Google or Email registration at /signup after selecting a file |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Ad-free workspace offering 5 enhancement models (Standard, HD, Ultra HD, Ultra HD Max, Restoration) plus an AI prompt box; clicking Free Image prompts account login. | 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 | Wangxu Technology Co., Ltd. (Apowersoft) | Let's Enhance Inc. (San Francisco, CA, USA) |
| Recorded origin | Hong Kong & Shenzhen, China | San Francisco, USA (Ukrainian-founded team) |
| Domain history record | 2021–Present | 2017–Present |
| Background & reputation assessment | Developed by Wangxu Technology Co., Ltd. (Apowersoft, Hong Kong & Shenzhen), ISO/IEC 27001 certified. | 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 | Results are served via Alibaba Cloud Hong Kong OSS (`wxtechhk.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com`) with 1-hour (`x-oss-expires=3600`) OSS4-HMAC-SHA256 signed URLs. | 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 1 hours; deletion not independently verified | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 26 / 35 Anonymous guests on `/photo-enhancer` (Screenshot ①) can upload the 512×512 image and inspect a 2048×2048 interactive before/after preview in 6.2s (Screenshot ②, labeled 'PicWish — No watermark after download'); hovering 'Save' (Screenshot ③) clearly distinguishes 'Free Image (1280 × 1280px)' from 'Full Image (2048 × 2048px · Free Trial)'. | 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 | 24 / 30 Ad-free workspace offering 5 enhancement models (Standard, HD, Ultra HD, Ultra HD Max, Restoration) plus an AI prompt box; clicking Free Image prompts account login. | 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 | 17 / 20 Developed by Wangxu Technology Co., Ltd. (Apowersoft, Hong Kong & Shenzhen), ISO/IEC 27001 certified. | 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 | 13 / 15 Results are served via Alibaba Cloud Hong Kong OSS (`wxtechhk.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com`) with 1-hour (`x-oss-expires=3600`) OSS4-HMAC-SHA256 signed URLs. | 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 | 56.5 / 65 PSNR vs 2048px GT: 26.47 dB · SSIM: 0.8754 · Edge Gradient Correlation: 0.6714 · High-Freq Sharpness Ratio: 0.5613 · Calibration Plate PSNR: 15.8 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 | 14.5 / 20 No free unwatermarked export (0/8); Free scale factor: 4x (1280×1280 (2.5x Free unwatermarked) / 2048×2048 (4.0x Preview or Pro export)) | 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 | 11.5 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 6.2s (API mode: async_poll; end-to-end 8s 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) |
