Topaz Photo review

Topaz Photo is the finishing app Topaz Labs sells to photographers who need to save a shot rather than restyle it. It groups denoise, sharpen, Super Focus, Recover Faces, Dust and Scratch, lighting, color balance, Preserve Text and upscaling in one window, and an autopilot suggests a starting set of fixes. The Wonder model upscales, sharpens and denoises in one click, and Standard MAX is built for natural, true-to-input upscaling. It runs on Mac and Windows as a standalone app or as a plugin for Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, Capture One and Apple Photos. Every plan includes unlimited local and cloud rendering. The Personal plan costs $39 a month, $25 a month on an annual commitment, or $199 a year, and the Topaz Studio bundle adds Topaz Video and Gigapixel for $79 a month. There is no free plan, the refund window is 2 days, and a Personal seat covers one computer at a time. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

photographers fixing noisy, soft or low resolution shots

Price

Personal from $39 a month, or $199 a year billed annually ($169 for the first year during the November 2026 sale); Pro from $50 a month billed annually.

Personal $39/mo Cancel anytime
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Wonder model upscales, sharpens and denoises in one click with no settings
• Standard MAX upscaling model for true-to-input restoration
• Recover Faces, Super Focus, Dust and Scratch, Remove and Healing Brush tools
• Denoise for processed formats and a separate Denoise (RAW) for RAW files
• Works standalone or as a plugin for Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, Capture One and Apple Photos

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Unlimited local rendering and unlimited cloud image rendering on every plan
• Strength: Local rendering keeps files on your own computer
• Strength: Annual plan costs $199 a year, about $16.58 a month
• Weakness: No free plan, and refunds only within 2 days of purchase
• Weakness: Personal license runs on one computer at a time
• Weakness: Personal plan allows commercial use only for organizations under $1M USD revenue

Key facts

• Paid from: $39 a month, or $199 a year
• Platforms: Mac and Windows, standalone or plugin
• Rendering: Unlimited local and cloud image rendering
• Refund window: 2 days

Where it ranks

Topaz Photo is No. 2 in our Best AI Photo Enhancers verdict.