Topaz Photo AI

For photo-oriented designers, retouchers, and art directors who need quality-critical sharpening, denoising, and upscaling before layout or print—not casual social crops. Topaz Labs ships focused apps (Photo for enhancement, Gigapixel for upscaling) plus Topaz Studio as an all-apps bundle. Prefer Upscayl for occasional free local enlargements, or Photoshop/Firefly when full retouch and compositing are the real need.

Image Enhancement & Upscaling

$Paid

Use it when

Hero photos, client photography, or print-adjacent layouts need professional AI sharpen, denoise, and/or upscale before you place them in Figma or Photoshop.

What it does well

Topaz Photo: enhancement models for sharpen, denoise, restore, face enhance, and related photo finishing
Topaz Gigapixel: dedicated image upscaling with unlimited local and cloud image rendering on Personal plans
Topaz Studio: all-apps bundle (Photo, Gigapixel, Video, and more) when you need the full finishing suite
Buy single apps or Studio—Studio includes Photo and Gigapixel so you don't purchase them separately
Subscription model aimed at quality-critical stills, with commercial terms tied to organization revenue thresholds

Skip it when

You only need occasional free local enlargements—Upscayl Desktop is the lighter start
You're generating concept art or text-in-image creatives—that's Midjourney or Ideogram territory
A full Creative Cloud retouch/compositing workflow is the real need—use Photoshop/Firefly, with Topaz only as a pre-pass if required
Your org exceeds Topaz's Personal commercial revenue limit—check Pro or Enterprise options before shipping

Fits your workflow

Run stills through Topaz Photo and/or Gigapixel, export the enhanced files, then finish layout in Figma or Photoshop. Choose Gigapixel alone for upscale-only jobs; Photo when sharpen/denoise matter too; Studio when you want Photo + Gigapixel (+ video and other apps) under one plan. Keep Upscayl for quick offline tests before committing to a Topaz subscription.