Despite costing half as much, Gigapixel equals Topaz Photo AI when it comes to upscaling good-quality images. Meanwhile, its generative AI-powered Recover and Redefine features have the potential to produce truly impressive results.
Yet, neither Recover nor Redefine can be relied upon to produce a good quality image, and they are slow and expensive to run. In contrast, Topaz Photo AI runs far faster, and by exploiting Photo AI’s superior feature, you can apply multiple enhancements to a single image and achieve compound results that Gigapixel cannot match. While Gigapixel has its place, if you need an upscaler that can handle blurred or noise-ridden images, Topaz Photo AI remains the way to go. Jump to Conclusion
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Topaz Photo AI vs Gigapixel
Introduction
In this post, we’re taking a look at Topaz Photo AI 4 and Gigapixel 8. We’ll compare both head-to-head using metrics such as Price, Compatibility, and Features to see which might be best for your needs. If you would like to try Gigapixel and Photo AI for yourself, you can! Download Trials Now
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Price
You can buy a single lifetime Gigapixel license for a one-time payment of US$99. Meanwhile, Topaz Photo AI costs US$199.
Compatability
Both Gigapixel and Topaz Photo AI are standalone photo enhancement applications and can be used independently of any other photography software. However, both can also function as plug-ins. For instance, Topaz Photo AI is compatible with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Capture One, and Apple Photos. In contrast, Gigapixel is compatible with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop CC only.
Features
Topaz Photo AI has a much larger feature set compared to Gigapixel. For instance, Photo AI’s Denoise can clean up and enhance your noise-ridden images while Sharpen and Super Focus are so good that they can correct poor focus and motion blur.
Photo AI’s Remove Object tool is one of the better AI erase tools I have tested, enabling you to remove unwanted photographic elements from your image as if they were never there. Meanwhile, you can use Photo AI 4’s new Dust and Scratch repair tool to restore the digital copies of your old and worn prints. With Adjust Lighting and Balance Color, you can edit your photo’s white balance and exposure without the inconvenience of bouncing your image to your favorite photo editing application. Read Topaz Photo AI Review now
The latest version of Photo AI includes a cloud render service. This enables you to apply computationally expensive enhancements such as Super Focus and Dust and Scratch repair more quickly compared to using your own computer. Each render will cost you a varying number of tokens, with each token costing between six and twelve cents, depending on how you buy them.
Yet, Gigapixel and Topaz Photo AI do share some similarities. Critically, both deliver near-identical, which is to say, best-in-class results, when it comes to upscaling good-quality raw or JPEG files. Moreover, they share features such as Face Recovery, batch processing, a Crop tool, and a Cloud Render service. However, Gigapixel 8 does have some features that Photo AI does not.
With Gigapixel’s Recover, you can restore old photos to a higher fidelity – ideal for remastering your old prints. In contrast, you can use redefine to enhance or reimagine your image. For example, you might use redefine to change your dull summer photo into a winter wonderland. However, the problem with these features is two-fold.
First, both Recover and Redefine are computationally expensive, meaning you will either wait a long time for local renders or incur additional expenses by using the cloud render service. Second, it’s difficult to anticipate the quality of the result. Sometimes, the quality is just bad. But other times, the quality will be excellent, but the nature of the result isn’t what you had in mind. Thus, using Recover and Redefine can devolve into a time-consuming or expensive process of trial and error. But, at their best, the results can be stunning. Read Gigapixel Review Now
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Which is best for you
Despite costing half as much as Topaz Photo AI, Gigapixel produces near-identical results when it comes to upscaling good-quality images. Therefore, Gigapixel is your best option if you only need to enlarge high-fidelity files.
However, Topaz Photo AI combines outstanding upscaling, sharpening, denoising, and more, and wraps it all up in a single easy-to-use interface. Yet Photo AI’s greatest strength isn’t its variety but its ability to combine and apply multiple enhancements to a single image. While Gigapixel is equally excellent when it comes to upscaling good-quality images, Photo AI wipes the floor with Gigapixel when it comes to upscaling noise-ridden and blurred photos. For this reason, Topaz Photo AI is by far the better option for turning flawed photos into keepers.
Yet, Gigapixel can match and even exceed Photo AI thanks to Recover. While Redefine offers both restoration and the means to reimagine your images – something Photo AI cannot do. Unfortunately, both of these features are slow to run locally and produce unpredictable results. In other words, Redefine and Recover can be excellent, but it will cost you either time or money to find out. In contrast, Photo AI is capable of producing excellent results in a fraction of the time while offering additional perks such as the Remove Object and Scratch repair tools.
Overall, I believe Photo AI will offer many photographers the most value as it attends to the most common image quality issues, such as noise and poor focus, while delivering top-tier upscaling. In contrast, Gigapixel is a great choice if your denoising and sharpening needs have already been met and you only need an upscaler.
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