Is Let’s Enhance worth it in 2026?
What one upscaled image really costs on each plan, how the credit rollover works, and the monthly volume at which a Topaz Photo subscription becomes the cheaper buy.
The quick answer
Let’s Enhance is worth $9 a month (billed annually) if you upscale up to about 100 images a month and need very large print files. Starter gives 100 credits a month, one credit per image, with output up to 256 megapixels, which works out to $0.09 an image when you use every credit (our arithmetic). Monthly billing is $12. Unused credits roll over up to six months’ worth while you stay subscribed. Above roughly 100 images a month, Topaz Photo at $199 a year with unlimited rendering costs less, though its web export tops out at 32 megapixels.
Short answer: yes for a seller or designer who upscales a steady trickle of images for print. Starter costs $9 a month billed annually ($108 a year) or $12 billed monthly for 100 credits a month, and one image costs one credit. Used in full, that is 9 cents an image on annual billing and 12 cents on monthly billing (our arithmetic).
The ceiling is what changes the answer. Let’s Enhance sells images by the credit, while Topaz Photo sells unlimited rendering for $199 a year. Somewhere just above 100 images a month, the flat fee wins. The sections below put numbers on that point, explain the rollover rule, and cover what reviewers flag.
Let’s Enhance plans as of October 29, 2026
US prices from Let’s Enhance’s pricing page. One credit processes one image. Yearly prices are monthly equivalents billed once a year.
| Feature | Free | Starter | Pro | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billed annually | $0 | $9/month | $24/month | $34/month |
| Billed monthly | $0 | $12/month | $32/month | $45/month |
| Credits | 10 at sign-up | 100/month | 300/month | 500/month |
| Most credits you can bank | None | 600 | 1,800 | 3,000 |
| Largest output | 8 megapixels | 256 megapixels | 350 megapixels | 512 megapixels |
| Storage | 6 months | 3 months | 6 months | 6 months |
| Watermark | Yes | No | No | No |
What you get
- ✓Low entry price: $9 a month billed annually, about $0.09 an image if every credit is used.
- ✓Huge output files: up to 256 megapixels on Starter and 512 on Max, enough for large prints.
- ✓Credits roll over: up to six months of unused allowance while you stay subscribed.
- ✓Stable pricing: the same price ladder in the June 2026 archive snapshot and on the live page.
The trade-offs
- ✕Credits vanish on cancellation: banked credits expire at the end of the paid period.
- ✕Costly at volume: past about 100 images a month, Topaz Photo’s $199 a year is cheaper.
- ✕Watermarked trial: 10 free credits, capped at 8 megapixels, with a watermark until you pay.
- ✕Thin independent reviews: few third-party ratings to check quality claims against.
Worth it if…
- →Etsy and print-on-demand sellers upscaling up to about 100 images a month.
- →Designers who need browser-based output above 32 megapixels for large prints.
- →Occasional users who can let unused credits bank toward busier months.
Skip it if…
- →You process well over 100 images a month: a flat Topaz Photo subscription costs less.
- →You need a one-off batch: a pay-as-you-go bundle avoids a subscription you would cancel.
- →You cannot upload client images to a cloud service.
What does one upscaled image cost?
Because one credit equals one image, the per-image price is simple division, provided you use every credit. Our arithmetic on the October 29, 2026 prices: Starter is $108 a year for 1,200 images, or $0.09 each ($0.12 on monthly billing). Pro is $288 a year for 3,600 images, $0.08 each ($0.107 monthly). Max is $408 a year for 6,000 images, $0.068 each ($0.09 monthly).
The bigger plans buy two things: a lower unit price and a higher resolution ceiling (350 and 512 megapixels against Starter’s 256). The pricing FAQ still says output can reach 256 megapixels on personal plans and 500 on business plans, so if a Max-sized print matters to you, confirm the 512 figure on the plan card before upgrading. Input files are capped at 64 megapixels or 50 MB on every paid plan, and background removal is limited to 16 megapixels in and out.
Those unit prices hold only when every credit gets used, which is where the rollover rule comes in.
How do rollover credits and cancellation work?
Unused credits carry into the next month on the personal plans, up to six times your monthly allowance: 600 on Starter, 1,800 on Pro, 3,000 on Max. Business plans (1,000, 2,500 and 5,000 credits) do not accumulate. Pay-as-you-go bundles sit outside that cap. The FAQ wording on this rule is the same in the June 2024 archive snapshot as on the live page, so it has been stable for more than two years.
The catch is cancellation. The pricing page says that if you cancel, you lose your remaining credits at the end of the paid period, and that subscriptions renew automatically. A seasonal seller who banks 500 credits over a quiet summer keeps them only as long as the subscription runs. If your volume comes in one burst a year, a pay-as-you-go bundle may fit better than a plan you would cancel afterwards.
Changing plans also changes the cap. Dropping from Pro to Starter lowers your ceiling from 1,800 banked credits to 600, so use the surplus before you downgrade.
Has the price changed?
Not in 2026. The June 16, 2026 archive snapshot of the pricing page prints the same ladder as the live page on October 29, 2026: Starter $9 billed annually or $12 monthly, Pro $24 or $32, Max $34 or $45, with the same credit counts and resolution caps.
Earlier archived copies of the page render the plan cards with scripts and show no prices, so a longer price history is not on record. What those copies do show is the plan structure: the 100, 300 and 500-credit personal tiers and the one-image-one-credit rule already appear in the June 2024 FAQ.
Let’s Enhance or Topaz Photo for an Etsy print shop?
Take a seller who upscales 60 product mockups and art files a month for print-on-demand. Starter covers that with 40 credits to spare each month, which bank toward the 600 cap: $108 a year on annual billing. Topaz Photo Personal costs $199 a year billed annually ($25 a month with an annual commitment, $39 month to month) and includes unlimited local and cloud rendering. At 60 images, Let’s Enhance is about $91 cheaper over the year (our arithmetic).
Now double the volume to 200 images a month. Starter cannot cover it; Pro can, at $288 a year, which is $89 more than Topaz Photo. The crossover sits just above Starter’s 100 images: past that, the flat subscription wins on price.
Price is not the only difference. Topaz’s pricing page lists a 32-megapixel export limit on its web products and limits commercial use to organizations under $1M in annual revenue, while Let’s Enhance Starter outputs up to 256 megapixels in the browser. For a 24 × 36 inch poster at 300 DPI (7,200 × 10,800 pixels, about 78 megapixels, our arithmetic), a browser-only workflow needs Let’s Enhance or Topaz’s desktop app. Topaz also runs on your own machine, which matters if you would rather not upload client files.
What do users and reviewers say?
Independent coverage is thinner than for bigger creative tools. Its Hacker News launch thread from January 2018 (21 points, 24 comments) mostly complained that the site asked for an account only after an image was uploaded; one commenter reported that a low-quality phone photo came back with “entirely unimpressive results.”
The most repeated complaint in 2026 is about evaluation. Tools for Humans, in a review dated March 24, 2026, rates it 3.5 out of 5 and says the watermark on free output means “you can’t actually evaluate the output quality without paying first.” The vendor’s FAQ softens that: after you buy a plan or bundle, images enhanced with free credits can be downloaded again without the watermark. The 10 free credits also cap output at 8 megapixels, so they show the look, not the full print size.
Academy data: of the 6 photo editing, enhancement and restoration prompt packs in our library, none names Let’s Enhance. The ChatGPT photo enhance prompts cover fixes you can try in a chatbot before paying for an upscaler.
The verdict
Let’s Enhance is worth it at the bottom of its ladder: Starter at $108 a year is a fair price for up to 100 large-format upscales a month, and the rollover cap absorbs uneven months. The value fades as volume grows, because every extra image costs a credit while Topaz Photo charges a flat $199 a year.
Pick Let’s Enhance if your output size matters more than your volume and you work in a browser. Pick Topaz Photo if you upscale hundreds of images a month on your own computer. The answer would change if Let’s Enhance kept banked credits after cancellation or lowered the Pro price below Topaz’s flat fee.
Better alternatives?
If it is not the right fit, these are worth a look.
Topaz Photo
$199 a year billed annually with unlimited rendering; cheaper above about 100 images a month.
Topaz Video AI
The same vendor’s video upscaler, for footage rather than stills.
Pixelcut
An editing-first option for product photos, with upscaling among its tools.
Krea
A generation suite with enhancement tools, for people who also create images from scratch.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Let’s Enhance cost?▾
As of October 29, 2026, Starter is $9 a month billed annually or $12 billed monthly for 100 credits. Pro is $24 or $32 for 300 credits, and Max is $34 or $45 for 500 credits.
Is Let’s Enhance free?▾
New accounts get 10 free credits, with output up to 8 megapixels and a watermark. Buying a plan or bundle lets you download those images again without the watermark.
Do Let’s Enhance credits expire?▾
Unused credits roll over while you stay subscribed, up to six times your monthly allowance (600 on Starter). If you cancel, remaining credits are lost at the end of the paid period.
Is Let’s Enhance cheaper than Topaz Photo?▾
Up to about 100 images a month, yes: Starter is $108 a year against $199 for Topaz Photo. Above that, Let’s Enhance Pro costs $288 a year, so Topaz’s unlimited plan is cheaper.
How big can Let’s Enhance upscale?▾
The plan cards list 256 megapixels on Starter, 350 on Pro and 512 on Max. Input images can be up to 64 megapixels or 50 MB on paid plans.