Topaz Photo (formerly Topaz Photo AI)
Renamed: Topaz Photo
Desktop AI app that denoises, sharpens, upscales and recovers faces in photos, locally or in the cloud.
Best for Photographers fixing noise, blur and low resolution
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What it does
Topaz Photo is an intelligent image enhancement application available for Mac and Windows. Users import pictures with issues like noise, soft focus, or low resolution and export finished, sharpened, and enlarged photographs. It is built for photographers and creative professionals who need to refine shots or finish archival images.
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Upscale
Increases image resolution using trained AI models. It adds accurate pixels so photographers can enlarge crops or prepare pictures for large physical printing.
Use caseA fine art photographer upscales a low resolution 1400px image four times its size to get it ready for print.
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Unlimited cloud rendering
Offloads processing to remote servers to enhance images faster without stressing local machine components. It provides access to updated AI models with no render caps.
Use caseA photographer working on limited computer hardware runs image exports through the cloud to achieve faster turnaround times.
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Editor plugins
Integrates directly inside existing host software as an external editing module. It allows creators to apply enhancements within their usual photographic editing workspace.
Use caseA photographer applies image adjustments inside Lightroom Classic without leaving their existing catalog workflow.
From topazlabs.com/topaz-photo
Written from Topaz Photo's own website, checked . Each feature links to the page it comes from; images are Topaz Photo's own.
Every plan
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Per | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal (monthly) | $39 | Not listed | per user | Unlimited local and cloud rendering; commercial use only for orgs under $1M revenue |
| Personal (annual) | $25 | $16.58 | per user | $199/yr upfront, or $25/mo on a 12 month commitment |
| Pro (annual) | $63 | $49.92 | per seat | $599/yr or $63/mo on 12 month commitment; full commercial use, seat management, local Wonder 1 |
| Topaz Studio (all apps) | $69 | $33.25 | per user | $399/yr; bundles Photo, Gigapixel, Video and cloud models |
From Topaz Photo (formerly Topaz Photo AI)'s own pricing page, checked . Prices are in US dollars per month; "billed yearly" is the monthly price when you pay for a year up front.
Before you pay
- Unused credits roll over
- No
What Topaz Photo says
Monthly credits expire at the end of each month and do not roll over.
Source page - Commercial use
- Paid plans only
- Data retention
- Personal information collected from children under 13 is deleted as quickly as possible upon discovery.
What Topaz Photo says
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that personal information as quickly as possible.
Source page - Support
- Email
What Topaz Photo says
Make sure to write to support@topazlabs.com to report any issues with the new macOS.
Source page
Only what Topaz Photo's own pages state, with the quote behind each answer. Anything they don't publish is left out rather than guessed.
Getting started with Topaz Photo
- Download the installer from your "My Apps" page, run it, and follow the steps in the Install Wizard to install Topaz Photo.
- Open Topaz Photo from the desktop shortcut and log into your app using your default browser.
- Choose whether to opt in or out of Autopilot when booting up the app for the first time.
- Import an image or a batch of images into Topaz Photo to have the app automatically analyse the file.
- Tweak the settings and selection area of added enhancements, or manually add enhancements and presets from the sidebar navigation panel.
- Click "Export Image" and set up your export settings to save your processed image.
Tips
- You can toggle Autopilot at any time using the handy switch on the right hand panel.
- To view the full image on import instead of the default 100% zoom, set Default Zoom to "Fit" under Preferences > General.
- Toggle off the "Add applied filters to filename" option in the export settings if you want to prevent applied enhancements from appearing in the exported file name.
Written from Topaz Photo's own help pages: docs.topazlabs.com/topaz-photo/quick-start
Topaz Photo video tutorials
Independent creators on YouTube, not Topaz Photo or us. The video loads from YouTube only when you press play.
The free trial
Trial only: Unlimited time trial; cannot save processed images; no cloud rendering
Questions people ask about Topaz Photo
How much does Topaz Photo cost?
Paid plans start at $25 a month (Personal (annual)). 4 plans are listed above, from Topaz Photo's own pricing page.
Is Topaz Photo free?
There is a free trial but no free plan: Unlimited time trial; cannot save processed images; no cloud rendering.
Do unused Topaz Photo credits roll over?
No, unused credits do not carry over to the next month. Source
Can I use Topaz Photo output commercially?
Yes, on paid plans only. Source
Do I need cloud credits to render images in Topaz Photo?
No, cloud processing in Topaz Photo is free and unlimited with an active subscription. Source
Where this came from
Plans, prices and limits were copied from Topaz Photo (formerly Topaz Photo AI)'s own pages and the other sources listed, then checked .
- topazlabs.com/pricing
- topazlabs.com/topaz-photo
- docs.topazlabs.com/sales-account-licensing/before-you-buy/trial
- cgchannel.com/2025/09/topaz-labs-to-end-perpetual-licenses-of-its-software
- docs.topazlabs.com/sales-account-licensing/before-you-buy/terms
- docs.topazlabs.com/topaz-photo/system-requirements
- topazlabs.com/topaz-gigapixel
- docs.topazlabs.com/
- topazlabs.com/cloud-render
- topazlabs.com/privacy/privacy-policy
- topazlabs.com/topaz-video
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