Topaz Gigapixel vs Magnific: AI upscaler pricing and commercial licence

Side-by-side from each vendor's own pricing and terms pages, checked 2026-10-15. Prices shown exactly as displayed (promos and billing period noted).

The licence question first

Topaz Gigapixel: free tier: n/a. Paid: commercial use allowed with conditions (Pricing page: 'Limited commercial use*: Personal and commercial use for orgs under $1M USD annual revenue'). Details
Magnific: free tier: n/a. Paid: commercial use allowed (Pricing page: 'Commercial AI license' on paid plans ('Commercial AI license + music rights' from Premium+). Terms of Use (June 2026): AI-generated content is governed by separate AI Products Terms, which we did not review). Details

	Topaz Gigapixel	Magnific
Free tier	not stated	not stated
Paid price (as shown)	Gigapixel Personal $29/mo; Topaz Studio (all apps) $69/mo	Premium $20/mo ($14.50/mo billed annually, 240K credits/yr); Premium+ $45/mo ($33.75 annually, 600K credits/yr); Pro Starter $110/mo ($82.50 annually, 1.5M credits/yr)
Credits / cost per asset	Unlimited local and cloud image rendering	Credit-based; credit cost varies per model and tool
Licence: free tier	n/a (no free tier listed)	n/a (no free tier listed)
Licence: paid	Pricing page: 'Limited commercial use*: Personal and commercial use for orgs under $1M USD annual revenue'	Pricing page: 'Commercial AI license' on paid plans ('Commercial AI license + music rights' from Premium+). Terms of Use (June 2026): AI-generated content is governed by separate AI Products Terms, which we did not review
Export / engines	Desktop app; local and cloud rendering	Image, video and audio models plus Magnific and Topaz upscalers
Engine integrations	not stated	MCP server: yes
API / MCP	API listed in site footer	API access with credit-based usage; Magnific MCP & plugins
IP indemnity	Not reviewed yet	Vendor says IP indemnity is not included; you must indemnify the vendor
Affiliate	not stated	not stated