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| Background removal | Not tested in topic | 70/100 1280 × 1280 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | Not tested in topic | 77/100 PNG · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Object removal | Not tested in topic | 71/100 1280×1280 (Small tier, with subtle bottom-right watermark) · Historical description; output not attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Photo restoration | 90/100 JPEG · Output attached | 85/100 JPEG · Output attached | Active task |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | SiPhotoEditor Photo restoration 90/100 Seven-aspect task score 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. Tested export JPEG · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-05 | SnapEdit Photo restoration 85/100 Seven-aspect task score Grants 5 free guest coins to heal all 5 creases and sharpen faces in 4.11s (23.16 dB PSNR), exporting a 1024px JPEG with a small corner watermark. Tested export JPEG · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-26 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | SiPhotoEditor sitewide editing credit packs; initial trial and one-time credit plans · 2026-10-28 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits New User Trial2026-10-28 ↗ Free trial Trial Trial 40 initial signup credits, covering ~4 basic edits (one-time trial, non-recurring) Starter Pack2026-10-28 ↗ USD 9.9 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1,100 credits (incl. 100 bonus), 24 to 122 edits, no expiration date Creator Pack2026-10-28 ↗ USD 29.9 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 3,600 credits (incl. 600 bonus), 80 to 400 edits, no expiration date Studio Pack2026-10-28 ↗ USD 79.9 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 10,400 credits (incl. 2,400 bonus), 231 to 1,155 edits, no expiration date 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 recordCancellation 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 ↗ | Web personal free, monthly/annual and per-seat Business; excludes API · 2026-11-05 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Standard2026-10-20 ↗ USD 10/month USD 72/year Annual 4,800 credits/year; 1 credit per background removal 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]Monthly 400 credits/month; 1 credit per removal No watermark, up to 5600px, batch processing PRO2026-10-20 ↗ USD 20/month USD 144/year Annual 18,000 credits/year; 1 credit per background removal 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]Monthly 1,500 credits/month; 1 credit per removal No watermark, up to 5600px, batch processing Business2026-10-20 ↗ USD 15/month USD 120/year Monthly 1,000 credits/month/seat; shared credits, assets and automated workflows Annual 12,000 credits/year/seat; shared credits, assets and automated workflows 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 recordCancel 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 ↗ Official pricing tiers and billing cycle toggle snapshot ↗ · 2026-11-05 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | New accounts receive 40 non-expiring free credits; Seedream 5 Flash costs 9 credits per restoration (up to 4 free 2K exports) | 5 free guest coins granted automatically; each restoration costs 2 coins (2 free restorations without login) |
| Cancellation & refunds | Not verified | Cancel anytime; refund eligibility unverified. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Upfront disclosure of the 40 free credits and exact per-model credit cost (9–45 credits) before running | Displays remaining coin balance (5 -> 3) in the top bar and labels free vs. PRO download sizes clearly |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Global PSNR: 23.02 dB · SSIM: 0.8601 · Scratch repair PSNR: 20.84 dB | Global PSNR: 23.16 dB · SSIM: 0.8509 · Scratch repair PSNR: 18.03 dB |
| Fixture findings | On the 1024×1024 degraded portrait anchor, it completely removes all 5 white creases and 45 dust specks across the face, hair, and sweater (20.84 dB scratch PSNR), restores crisp facial detail (24.00 dB face PSNR, 0.8601 SSIM), and upscales output to 2048×2048 (2×). | Completely removes all 5 synthetic creases and dust specks (18.03 dB scratch PSNR) with 23.84 dB face PSNR and a small corner watermark. |
| Original historical observation | 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). | SnapEdit erases all 5 white creases across the forehead, cheek, hair, and collar plus dust specks in 4.11s (scratch_psnr = 18.03 dB) with crisp facial features (face_psnr = 23.84 dB, global PSNR = 23.16 dB, SSIM = 0.8509), adding only a small corner watermark (result.png, download.png). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Users who need one-click automatic removal of heavy creases, scratches, and dust spots (20.84 dB scratch PSNR) combined with 2048×2048 2K portrait restoration without recurring subscriptions | Heals all 5 synthetic creases in just 4.11s without login (18.03 dB scratch PSNR) while sharpening portrait features to 23.84 dB face PSNR and exporting a 1024×1024 JPEG with a subtle corner watermark. |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | JPEG · Output attached · No watermark in test | JPEG · Output attached · Check watermark record |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048×2048 (2.0× 2K watermark-free JPEG · 745 KB) | 1024×1024 (1.0× native JPEG · subtle bottom-right SnapEdit watermark; PRO removes watermark) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-free | Subtle semi-transparent "SnapEdit" corner watermark on free exports (PRO removes watermark) |
| Batch & API | Supports iterative single-image prompt restoration and model switching; no public REST API | Single-image web workspace plus mobile apps and commercial API |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 2048 × 2048 | 1024 × 1024 |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 30.03s · End-to-end reference: 34.79s | Network-observed server wait: 4.11s · End-to-end reference: 5.26s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-11-05 · anchor_restore_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-26 · anchor_restore_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 | Account required in this test | No login in this test |
| Sign-in methods | Supports email magic link or Google OAuth sign-in to claim 40 free starter credits | Login-free with 5 free guest coins (optional Google / Apple / email sign-in) |
| Manual adjustment | Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | 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. | Completes scratch removal and face restoration automatically in 4.11s with an interactive before/after slider, triggering browser download on the free tier without mandatory signup popups. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | SiPhotoEditor Team | SilverAI (SnapEdit Team) |
| Recorded origin | Not verified | Vietnam / Singapore (SilverAI) |
| Domain history record | Not verified | snapedit.app (2022–Present, tens of millions of web & mobile users) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Independent global AI photo editor without full corporate disclosure, but provides comprehensive Terms, Refund Policy, and Content guidelines with dedicated support email. | Built by SilverAI Technology Pte. Ltd. (Singapore / Hanoi), serving millions of web and mobile users globally. |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Processing location unconfirmed |
| Third-party tracking record | Google OAuth · Waffo Pancake · Creem | No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist. |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | 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. | Processes restorations synchronously via `be-prod-web.snapedit.app/api/restore/v1` in 4.11s without exposing user portraits publicly. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation 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. | 25 / 35 Grants 5 free guest coins upon visiting `/restore` (routing to `/ai-editor/upscale?aiType=restore`), deducting 2 coins per restoration; the Download menu clearly separates the free "Small 1280 × 1280" tier (delivering a 1024×1024 native JPEG with a subtle corner watermark) from PRO tiers (landing.png, result.png, download.png). |
| 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. | 25 / 30 Completes scratch removal and face restoration automatically in 4.11s with an interactive before/after slider, triggering browser download on the free tier without mandatory signup popups. |
| 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. | 17 / 20 Built by SilverAI Technology Pte. Ltd. (Singapore / Hanoi), serving millions of web and mobile users globally. |
| 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. | 13.5 / 15 Processes restorations synchronously via `be-prod-web.snapedit.app/api/restore/v1` in 4.11s without exposing user portraits publicly. |
| 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). | 58.4 / 65 Deterministic inspection on our 1024×1024 degraded portrait anchor (anchor_restore_v1): exports 1024×1024 (1×), scratch-mask PSNR = 18.03 dB (vs. 6.02 dB degraded baseline), portrait face ROI PSNR = 23.84 dB, global PSNR = 23.16 dB, SSIM = 0.8509, edge gradient correlation = 0.6277, high-frequency ratio = 0.5822 (58.4/65) |
| 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). | 14 / 20 Exports a full 1024×1024 JPEG (132,761 bytes) without login, preserving 100% native resolution with a small semi-transparent SnapEdit watermark in the bottom-right corner (14.0/20) |
| 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). | 14 / 15 Cloud `api/restore/v1` endpoint completes scratch healing and portrait enhancement in 4.11s (14.0/15) |
