Video tool profile
Topaz Video AI
Desktop AI software for upscaling, enhancing, and restoring video — resolution upscaling, frame interpolation, denoising, and deinterlacing.
- Best for
- Editors and archivists who need high-quality upscaling and restoration of existing footage rather than generation.
- Starting point
- Topaz Video (formerly Video AI) Personal $59/month, or $39/month on an annual contract; Pro license $699/year.
- Free plan
- No free tier
- Key limitation
- Not a generative text-to-video tool — it enhances and upscales existing footage.
Choose it if
Editors and archivists who need high-quality upscaling and restoration of existing footage rather than generation.
Avoid it if
- Not a generative text-to-video tool — it enhances and upscales existing footage.
- Cloud video credits are limited per plan and expire monthly without rollover.
- Commercial use on these plans is limited to organizations under $1M USD annual revenue per the official page.
Free-plan suitability
No documented free plan — check the current plan page for trial options.
Where it fits
Editors and archivists who need high-quality upscaling and restoration of existing footage rather than generation.
Pricing note
- Starting point
- Topaz Video (formerly Video AI) Personal $59/month, or $39/month on an annual contract; Pro license $699/year.
- Free plan
- No free tier
Topaz Video (formerly Video AI) Personal $59/month, or $39/month on an annual contract; Pro license $699/year. Topaz Studio bundle from $34/month billed annually. Check the official pricing page for current licensing terms.
Verify the current plan, credits, output limits, and commercial terms before purchasing.
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Who is behind Topaz Video AI, where it is based, and what is publicly known about its funding. Company details change — verify on the official site before committing.
- Company
- Topaz Labs
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX, USA
- Funding
- Private company
Trade-offs to check
- Not a generative text-to-video tool — it enhances and upscales existing footage.
- Cloud video credits are limited per plan and expire monthly without rollover.
- Commercial use on these plans is limited to organizations under $1M USD annual revenue per the official page.
- Desktop software; long renders need a capable GPU.
What Topaz Video AI does
- Professional AI-powered video enhancement software for Mac and Windows: denoise low-light footage, recover and upscale old archival videos to 4K, restore focus, deinterlace, stabilize, and create smooth slow motion via frame interpolation
- 15+ video models: Starlight Precise, Proteus, Iris, Nyx, Rhea, Rhea XL, Artemis, Gaia, Theia, Apollo, Chronos, Aion, Themis, SDR to HDR, and Stabilization; cloud access to Starlight Mini/Sharp/HQ/Fast
- Unlimited local rendering; Personal plan includes 25 monthly video cloud credits (credits expire at month end and do not roll over)
- Pricing per JSON-LD on the official page: Topaz Video Personal $59/mo, or $39/mo billed monthly on annual ($299/year); Pro $74/mo billed monthly on annual ($699/year)
- Also bundled in Topaz Studio ($34/mo or $399 billed annually) which includes every Topaz app plus 300 monthly video cloud credits
- Trusted by major film studios and creative pros; personal and commercial use for organizations under $1M USD annual revenue
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