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| Background removal | Not tested in topic | 67/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | 89/100 1024×1024 (PNG · 2.0x Super Resolution) · Historical description; output not attached | 67/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Active task |
| Object removal | Not tested in topic | 57/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Image generation | Not tested in topic | 88/100 JPEG · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Upscale.media (by PixelBin) Image upscaling 89/100 Seven-aspect task score Free 2× watermark-free downloads are smooth with clear paid tiers and good detail; 4× and 8× cost extra, alongside ads and product promotions. Tested export 1024×1024 (PNG · 2.0x Super Resolution) · Historical description; output not attached Historical test · 2026-10-16 | CyberLink MyEdit AI Image Upscaler Image upscaling 67/100 Seven-aspect task score A detailed 4× preview is available first, but CyberLink login is demanded at download; this guest run obtained no watermark-free final export. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-17 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Upscale.media free, monthly, annual, one-time credit packs, and enterprise plans; USD · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free Plan2026-10-21 ↗ Free Free Free 3 free credits and 3 free downloads per month (1 credit per upscale conversion). Monthly 200 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ USD 11.99/month — Monthly 200 credits/month (1 credit per conversion; unused monthly credits expire at month-end). Monthly 600 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ USD 17.99/month — Monthly 600 credits/month (1 credit per conversion; unused monthly credits expire at month-end). Monthly 1,000 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ USD 23.99/month — Monthly 1,000 credits/month (1 credit per conversion; unused monthly credits expire at month-end). Monthly 2,500 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ USD 34.99/month — Monthly 2,500 credits/month (1 credit per conversion; unused monthly credits expire at month-end). Annual 3,000 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 49.99/year Annual 3,000 credits/year (billed annually at USD 49.99/year). Annual 7,500 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 69.99/year Annual 7,500 credits/year (billed annually at USD 69.99/year). Annual 15,000 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 99.99/year Annual 15,000 credits/year (billed annually at USD 99.99/year). Annual 30,000 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 119.99/year Annual 30,000 credits/year (billed annually at USD 119.99/year). One-Time 60 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ USD 7.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 60 credits (1 credit per conversion). Rules [1] One-Time 125 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ USD 11.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 125 credits (1 credit per conversion). Rules [1] One-Time 500 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ USD 29.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500 credits (1 credit per conversion). Rules [1] One-Time 1,200 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ USD 54.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1,200 credits (1 credit per conversion). Rules [1] One-Time 2,500 Credits2026-10-21 ↗ USD 84.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 2,500 credits (1 credit per conversion). Rules [1] Enterprise2026-10-21 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted Custom volume and API solutions via sales@pixelbin.io. 15 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The official pricing page lists the Free plan (3 free credits and 3 free downloads per month; 1 conversion = 1 credit), four monthly subscriptions (200 / 600 / 1,000 / 2,500 credits/month), four annual subscriptions (3,000 / 7,500 / 15,000 / 30,000 credits/year), and five one-time credit packs valid for 1 year (60 / 125 / 500 / 1,200 / 2,500 credits). Cancellation, sources & verification recordSubscriptions auto-renew and can be cancelled anytime; the pricing page explicitly states that refunds are not provided due to AI compute costs, and one-time credit packs are valid for 1 year and non-refundable. Upscale.media official annual, monthly, and one-time credit pack pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ | Web image/video free, monthly, annual and both credit-pack classes; excludes audio-only subscriptions · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Free watermark-free transparent PNG/blurred-background downloads; one new-background download/day A free account is required to download; premium backgrounds require subscription. Daily transparent-cutout cap is not quantified Creator Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 18/month USD 84/year Annual 500 credits/month Monthly 500 general AI credits/month Studio Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 22/month USD 108/year Annual 800 credits/month Monthly 800 general AI credits/month Free User Pack · 502026-10-20 ↗ USD 12 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 50 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 1002026-10-20 ↗ USD 20 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 100 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 2002026-10-20 ↗ USD 36 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 200 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 5002026-10-20 ↗ USD 70 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 10002026-10-20 ↗ USD 120 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 20002026-10-20 ↗ USD 200 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 2000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 50002026-10-20 ↗ USD 400 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 5000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 502026-10-20 ↗ USD 6 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 50 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 1002026-10-20 ↗ USD 10 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 100 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 2002026-10-20 ↗ USD 18 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 200 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 5002026-10-20 ↗ USD 35 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 10002026-10-20 ↗ USD 60 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 20002026-10-20 ↗ USD 100 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 2000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 50002026-10-20 ↗ USD 200 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 5000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] 19 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The feature FAQ confirms watermark-free transparent PNG/blurred-background downloads with a free account; replacing with a new background allows one free download per day, while premium backgrounds require a subscription. The pricing table says Limited without quantifying daily transparent-PNG limits. General AI credits or the one-daily replacement limit are not applied to transparent cutouts. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ Current plans and free limits ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Removal download and free-use rules ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | 3 free no-login 2x (1024×1024) unwatermarked upscales; 4x and 8x display a Crown icon requiring a PixelBin subscription | Guests can preview 4x upscaling; logging into CyberLink grants 1 free download per day |
| Cancellation & refunds | Subscriptions auto-renew and can be cancelled anytime; the pricing page explicitly states that refunds are not provided due to AI compute costs, and one-time credit packs are valid for 1 year and non-refundable. | Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Crown icons on 4x/8x buttons clearly indicate paid tiers upfront | Login modal appears after clicking "Download No Watermark" |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Tested scale: 2× | Tested scale: 4× |
| Fixture findings | The tested 2× output was watermark-free with some edge recovery, at 1024px. | The preview showed useful deblocking and colour retention; guest download required login. |
| Original historical observation | PSNR=27.57dB · SSIM=0.8918 (2x 1024×1024 unwatermarked PNG); ranks #1 in PSNR and SSIM among all 2x free upscalers with edge_corr=0.6496, hf_ratio=0.5289, and a blazing 1.74s Network-observed server wait. | MyEdit's 4x upscaler delivers excellent deblocking and color fidelity (PSNR 27.35 dB, SSIM 0.8882) without hallucinated artifacts, though guest previews carry a tiled watermark and require login to export. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Everyday office and e-commerce users seeking instant 1.7s no-login 2x lossless super-resolution | Users seeking high-PSNR denoising and 4x upscaling who don't mind logging into a CyberLink account for 1 free daily export |
| Result & output evidence | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. | |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 1024×1024 (PNG · 2.0x Super Resolution) · Historical description; output not attached · Check watermark record No native output is attached; check the evidence for specification and watermark claims. | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 1024×1024 (2.0x · Free without login; 4x/8x require PixelBin paid plan) | 2048 × 2048 (4.0x preview with tiled watermark; login required to download) |
| Watermark observation | 100% Watermark-Free | Tiled MyEdit watermark on preview canvas; login required for unwatermarked export |
| Batch & API | Bulk transformation, real-time URL super-resolution, and REST API via PixelBin.io | Single-image web tool |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | 2048 × 2048 |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | 2048 × 2048 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 1.74s · End-to-end reference: 3.54s | Network-observed server wait: 7.4s · End-to-end reference: 8.9s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_upscale_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-17 · 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 2x; optional sign-in via console.pixelbin.io | CyberLink email/password, Google, Facebook, or Apple login |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Smooth no-login 2x workflow; displays standard banner ads and a PixelBin promotion bar without obstructing the download button. | Lets guests upload and wait 7.4s for the 4x upscale preview before gating download behind account login. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | PixelBin.io / Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd. (Reliance Retail) | CyberLink Corp. (TWSE: 5203) |
| Recorded origin | Mumbai, India | New Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Domain history record | 2021–Present | 2022–present |
| Background & reputation assessment | Operated by Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd. (PixelBin.io / Reliance Retail subsidiary, Mumbai, India—the same enterprise cloud behind Erase.bg), holding SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR certifications. | Official online AI upscaler by CyberLink Corp. (TWSE: 5203). |
| 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 | Backed by PixelBin's `delivery.pixelbin.io/predictions/outputs/1d/sr/upscaleRestricted/` edge pipeline with an explicit 24-hour (`1d`) auto-expiring storage bucket. | Generates a 2048x2048 upscaled layer in the cloud and overlays a separate watermark layer (watermark.png) on the client canvas. |
| Retention statement | Claims deletion within 24 hours; deletion not independently verified | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 31 / 35 Anonymous guests uploading an image on the landing page (Screenshot ①) receive a 2x (1024×1024) super-resolution output in 1.74s and can directly download a 100% watermark-free PNG (Screenshot ②); 4x and 8x buttons clearly display a Crown icon indicating a paid upgrade (Screenshot ③). | 18 / 35 Allows guests to upload our 512x512 degraded input and automatically runs a 4x upscale to 2048x2048 (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png); however, the preview canvas overlays a tiled MyEdit watermark and clicking "Download No Watermark" triggers a "Sign in With a CyberLink Account" modal (03_download.png). |
| Interaction restraint | 24 / 30 Smooth no-login 2x workflow; displays standard banner ads and a PixelBin promotion bar without obstructing the download button. | 17 / 30 Lets guests upload and wait 7.4s for the 4x upscale preview before gating download behind account login. |
| Background & reputation | 17 / 20 Operated by Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd. (PixelBin.io / Reliance Retail subsidiary, Mumbai, India—the same enterprise cloud behind Erase.bg), holding SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR certifications. | |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Backed by PixelBin's `delivery.pixelbin.io/predictions/outputs/1d/sr/upscaleRestricted/` edge pipeline with an explicit 24-hour (`1d`) auto-expiring storage bucket. | 7 / 15 Generates a 2048x2048 upscaled layer in the cloud and overlays a separate watermark layer (watermark.png) on the client canvas. |
| Task quality | 57.5 / 65 PSNR vs 2048px GT: 27.57 dB · SSIM: 0.8918 · Edge Gradient Correlation: 0.6496 · High-Freq Sharpness Ratio: 0.5289 · Calibration Plate PSNR: 15.96 dB | 54.2 / 65 True 4x upscale from 512x512 to 2048x2048: achieves a top-tier full-frame PSNR of 27.35 dB, SSIM = 0.8882, Edge Correlation = 0.6313, HF Ratio = 0.4783, and Calibration Plate PSNR = 16.22 dB with clean deblocking (54.2/65) |
| Deliverable specifications | 18 / 20 No free unwatermarked export (0/8); Free scale factor: 2x (1024×1024 (2.0x · Free without login; 4x/8x require PixelBin paid plan)) | 5 / 20 Produces a true 2048x2048 (4x) result on the server, but overlays a tiled watermark in guest preview and blocks download behind login (5.0/20) |
| Processing speed | 14.5 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 1.74s (API mode: sync_post; end-to-end 3.54s shown for reference only, never penalized) | |
