Monipix
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveBrowser-based upscaler that pushes photos and AI-generated art up to 16x with modes tuned for portraits and anime.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $19.90/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Starter is $19.90/month for 600 credits (about $16.58/month if billed yearly); Professional and Premium scale up to $69.90/month for 3,600 credits. Each 2x upscale costs 1 credit, 4x costs 2, and 8x/16x cost 4.
Use tool ↗About Monipix
Monipix enlarges images entirely in the browser, offering 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x scaling with separate handling for portraits, landscapes, and anime or AI-generated art. It accepts JPG, PNG, HEIC, and WebP files, batches up to ten images at once, and adds an optional clarity-enhancement pass for a few extra credits. A free account gets ten credits a month; paid plans start at $19.90 a month for 600 credits and scale up to a $69.90 tier with 3,600 credits. It also ships as a Canva app. The company behind it is not named on the site.
- Platforms
- Web
- API
- Yes
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Lists credit costs per upscale tier (1 credit for 2x up to 4 for 16x) and the four pricing plansmonipix.com ↗
- Independent summary confirms the $19.90/month entry price and the free 10-credit tiertheresanaiforthat.com ↗
Is Monipix legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Jun 5, 2026Registry record (RDAP), registrar Spaceship, Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Dec 28, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- MonipixOur research, card verified Sep 1, 2026
Pros & cons of Monipix
Monipix covers the standard upscaling range (2x to 16x) with separate tuning for photos versus anime/AI art, which most single-mode upscalers skip. The credit system is granular enough to be predictable — a 16x pass costs 4 credits before you run it — but the free tier's ten monthly credits barely cover one or two large images a month.
Pros
- Separate upscaling modes for photos, portraits, and anime/AI art
- Clear, published credit cost per resolution tier (1 credit for 2x up to 4 for 16x)
- Batches up to ten images in one pass
- Available as a Canva app in addition to the standalone site
- Commercial use is permitted on all upscaled output
Cons
- Free tier's ten credits a month covers very little real use
- No company name or location disclosed on the site
Best for
- Sellers upscaling product photos for listings
- Anyone restoring old or low-resolution family photos
- People upscaling anime or AI-generated art specifically, given the dedicated mode
Not for
- Heavy users needing more than a handful of images processed for free
- Users who want a desktop app instead of a browser tool
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