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Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, May 11, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
Topaz Labs offers Topaz Gigapixel, an AI-powered image upscaling application that takes low-resolution images as input and produces enlarged images with AI-generated detail, available since 2019.
Details
Topaz Gigapixel AI was described by Topaz Labs as the first commercially available AI image upscaler, launched in 2019. It includes nine AI enhancement models including standard upscaling, face recovery, and generative models (Recover and Redefine) that use diffusion AI to reconstruct or reimagine image details. The tool can upscale images up to 16x and supports use as a standalone app or as a plugin for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. A commercial-tier product, Gigapixel Pro, is available for studio and enterprise teams.
Products affected
Topaz GigapixelGigapixel Pro
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Cite this record
Trace Foundation. (2026). Topaz Labs: Topaz Labs offers Topaz Gigapixel, an AI-powered image upscaling application that takes low-resolution images as input and produces enlarged images with AI-generated detail, available since 2019 (data as of 2026-05-11) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/f7ce7d27-1863-4458-814d-1de284bb6072. Accessed October 5, 2026.
- Stable link
- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/f7ce7d27-1863-4458-814d-1de284bb6072
- Data as of
- May 11, 2026
- Last verified
- May 11, 2026
Other practices by Topaz Labs
OtherTopaz Labs deployed Project Starlight in February 2025, a diffusion-model-based video enhancement tool that upscales and restores degraded video to HD quality with frame-to-frame motion consistency.OtherTopaz Labs offers Topaz Photo, an AI-powered photo editing application that takes images as input and produces sharpened, denoised, or upscaled versions using deep learning models trained on millions of images.OtherTopaz Labs offers Gigapixel iOS, a mobile app for iPhone that uses AI to enhance, upscale, sharpen, and recover faces in photos, running AI models locally on the device.
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