A friend of mine runs a small printing business. Customers send him images to print on canvas, posters, business cards, and banners. The most common problem he faces is not color or composition. It is resolution. People send him small images — screenshots from websites, photos downloaded from social media, old digital photos from early smartphones — and expect them to look good when enlarged to poster size. For years, he had to deliver bad news: "This image is too small. It will look blurry when printed. Do you have a higher resolution version?" Most of the time, they did not.

Then he discovered Let's Enhance. It is an AI-powered image upscaling tool that can enlarge images by up to 16 times their original size while preserving — and in some cases enhancing — detail and sharpness. Unlike traditional upscaling methods that simply stretch pixels and produce blurry results, Let's Enhance uses artificial intelligence to understand the content of the image and intelligently add new detail as it enlarges.

I have been testing Let's Enhance for several weeks, and I have covered the broader AI image landscape in my ultimate guide to AI image generation. This review focuses specifically on Let's Enhance — what it does, how well it works, and who should be using it.

What Is Let's Enhance, Exactly?

Let's Enhance is an AI-powered image enhancement and upscaling platform. It was founded in 2017 by a team of machine learning engineers who wanted to solve a specific problem: making low-resolution images usable for professional purposes. The platform uses deep learning models trained on millions of images to intelligently increase image resolution while preserving and enhancing visual quality.

The platform offers several AI-powered features. Smart Enhance upscales images while improving sharpness, reducing noise, and enhancing details. JPEG Artifact Removal cleans up the compression artifacts that plague heavily compressed images — the blocky patterns, color banding, and blur that appear when images are saved at low quality. Image Generation allows text-to-image creation using AI. Background Removal isolates subjects from backgrounds. And HDR Filter enhances dynamic range and color depth.

Let's Enhance is available through a web interface and an API for developers who want to integrate image upscaling into their own applications. It operates on a credit system — you purchase credits that are consumed with each image processed.

How I Tested Let's Enhance for This Review

I tested Let's Enhance over several weeks with a variety of image types. Here is what I evaluated:

1. Photo upscaling: Quality of enlarging real photographs by 2x, 4x, and 8x.
2. AI-generated image upscaling: Enhancing images from Midjourney and DALL-E 3.
3. JPEG artifact removal: Cleaning up heavily compressed web images.
4. Text and graphic upscaling: Quality with logos, text, and graphics.
5. Print suitability: Whether upscaled images meet professional print standards.
6. Comparison with other upscalers: How Let's Enhance stacks up against Topaz and Upscale.media.

I tested on the free tier (10 free images) and the Basic plan ($9/month for 100 credits).

What Let's Enhance Does Exceptionally Well

1. Photo Upscaling That Preserves Natural Detail

This is Let's Enhance's core capability, and it delivers. I tested it with a 1,200-pixel-wide landscape photograph, enlarging it to 4x (4,800 pixels). The result was not just larger — it was genuinely better. Fine details that were barely visible in the original became clear. Tree branches gained definition. Rock textures became visible. The AI did not just stretch pixels. It seemed to understand what the image contained and added appropriate detail.

The results are not magic. An image enlarged by 16x will not have the same quality as an image originally captured at that resolution. But for practical purposes — printing, display on large screens, cropping in tightly on a subject — the improvement over traditional upscaling methods is dramatic.

2. Excellent JPEG Artifact Removal

Heavily compressed JPEG images develop characteristic artifacts — blocky patterns in smooth areas, color banding in gradients, blurring around edges. Let's Enhance's artifact removal feature specifically targets these issues. I tested it with a web image that had been compressed to low quality. The original had visible blockiness in the sky and color banding in a gradient background. After processing, the artifacts were dramatically reduced — the sky was smooth, the gradient was clean, and the overall image looked significantly better.

For anyone who works with images sourced from the web — designers, marketers, content creators — this feature alone is valuable. Web images are almost always compressed, and cleaning up those artifacts manually is tedious at best.

3. AI-Generated Image Enhancement

AI image generators like Midjourney and DALL-E 3 produce images at resolutions suitable for web use but often too small for print or high-resolution display. Let's Enhance is particularly useful for upscaling these AI-generated images — increasing their resolution while preserving the visual quality and details.

I tested this with a Midjourney image at 1,024 pixels, upscaling it to 4x. The result maintained the artistic quality while gaining the resolution needed for print. Fine details remained sharp. Colors stayed vibrant. The image looked like it had been generated at the higher resolution originally.

4. Simple, No-Learning-Curve Interface

Let's Enhance is remarkably simple to use. You upload an image. You choose your enhancement settings. You click process. The interface is clean and intuitive — no complex controls, no technical jargon, no learning curve. For users who need image upscaling without learning professional software, Let's Enhance delivers professional results with consumer-level simplicity.

Where Let's Enhance Falls Short

1. Credit System Can Be Expensive for High Volume

Let's Enhance operates on a credit system. The Basic plan at $9/month includes 100 credits — roughly 100 images. For users who process hundreds of images monthly, the costs add up. Compared to one-time purchase software like Topaz Photo AI ($199 once), Let's Enhance is more affordable for light users but more expensive for heavy users over time.

2. Results Vary by Image Type

Let's Enhance works best with photographs and realistic images. It is less effective with text-heavy graphics, logos, or images with sharp geometric patterns — the AI sometimes introduces unwanted smoothness or softness in these cases. For text and graphics, traditional upscaling methods or specialized tools may produce better results.

3. Processing Time for Large Images

Large images at high upscaling factors can take several minutes to process. For individual images, this is manageable. For batch processing dozens of images, the wait times add up. The platform processes images in the cloud, so processing speed depends on server load as well as image size.

Let's Enhance vs. The Competition

Let's Enhance vs. Topaz Photo AI

Topaz Photo AI ($199 one-time) is desktop software with more advanced controls and batch processing capabilities. Let's Enhance ($9/month) is browser-based, simpler to use, and requires no software installation. Topaz is better for professional photographers processing high volumes. Let's Enhance is better for occasional users who want simplicity.

Let's Enhance vs. Upscale.media

Upscale.media is a free AI upscaler with good quality for basic needs. Let's Enhance offers additional features (JPEG artifact removal, HDR filter, image generation) and generally better upscaling quality. Upscale.media is better for free, occasional use. Let's Enhance is better for professional results.

Let's Enhance Pricing

Who Should Subscribe to Let's Enhance?

• Print professionals who regularly receive low-resolution images from clients.
• Photographers who need to enlarge images for large-format printing.
• AI image creators who want to upscale Midjourney or DALL-E 3 outputs for print or high-res use.
• Designers and marketers who work with web-sourced images and need to clean up compression artifacts.
• Anyone who needs occasional high-quality image upscaling without learning professional software.

Who Should Look Elsewhere?

• Heavy users processing hundreds of images monthly — Topaz Photo AI ($199 one-time) is more economical long-term.
• Users who only need basic, occasional upscaling — free tools like Upscale.media may suffice.
• Those who need offline processing — Let's Enhance is cloud-based and requires internet.

Pros and Cons Summary

Tips for Getting the Most Out of Let's Enhance

1. Choose the right upscaling factor. 2x upscaling produces the most reliable results. Higher factors (8x, 16x) work well for photographs but may introduce artifacts in other image types.
2. Use JPEG artifact removal for web images. This feature specifically targets compression artifacts and significantly improves web-sourced images.
3. Start with the free tier. Test Let's Enhance on your actual images before committing to a subscription.
4. Combine with AI image generators. Generate images in Midjourney or DALL-E 3, then upscale with Let's Enhance for print-ready resolution.
5. Use the API for automated workflows. If you process images regularly in your application or platform, the API can automate the upscaling process.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Let's Enhance make any image print-quality?

It can significantly improve an image's suitability for print, but it cannot work miracles. An extremely small or low-quality source image will not become perfect. The best results come from images that are already decent but need resolution enhancement.

How much can Let's Enhance enlarge an image?

Up to 16x the original resolution. For most practical purposes, 2-4x produces excellent results. Higher factors work well for photographs but may show diminishing returns.

Is Let's Enhance better than Photoshop's upscaling?

For most images, yes. Let's Enhance uses AI specifically trained for upscaling and typically produces better results than Photoshop's traditional resampling methods. Photoshop's "Super Resolution" feature in Camera Raw is competitive for RAW photos but requires the original file.

Can Let's Enhance upscale AI-generated images?

Yes, and this is one of its best use cases. AI-generated images from Midjourney, DALL-E 3, and similar tools are typically limited to screen resolution. Let's Enhance can upscale them to print resolution while preserving quality.

Does Let's Enhance support batch processing?

Yes, through the web interface and API. You can upload multiple images and process them simultaneously. Processing time increases with the number and size of images.

Disclosure: This review is based on my personal testing of Let's Enhance. I pay for my own subscription. Some links on Vexaruno may be affiliate links, but this does not influence my ratings or opinions. All mentioned tools — Let's Enhance, Midjourney, DALL-E 3, and Topaz Photo AI — are linked for your convenience and are not affiliated with this review.