Restoration software
What Topaz Video costs
Topaz Video costs $299 a year, $39 a month on a 12-month commitment ($468 a year), or $59 a month. Its plans include 25 cloud credits a month, about 4 minutes of 1080p output with the Video models; beyond that, an hour of 1080p costs $78 in credit packs, or $793 with Starlight.
The plans as a cost per year
| Plan | Price | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Yearly | $299 a year | $299 |
| Monthly, with a 12-month commitment | $39 a month | $468 |
| Monthly | $59 a month | $708 |
Topaz Video for Mac and PC (the standard licence, not Pro), on Topaz's pricing page on 28 October 2026. Paying monthly without the commitment costs $409 more over a year than paying for the year at once.
Cloud credits
Cloud rendering runs on credits. The plans include 25 a month, which expire at the end of each month. More come in one-time packs:
| Credits | Price | A credit |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | $5 | $0.25 |
| 400 | $78 | $0.20 |
| 1,000 | $158 | $0.16 |
| 3,000 | $399 | $0.13 |
| 9,000 | $999 | $0.11 |
A minute of 1080p output costs 6 credits with the Video models and 90 with Starlight; at 4K, 24 and 150. An hour of 1080p is 360 credits ($78 at the cheapest mix of packs) or 5,400 with Starlight ($793).
Topaz gives the Video models' costs at 24 fps and Starlight's at 30 fps, and says the cost varies by model. Rendering on your own computer is unlimited.
Cheaper programs
- Aiarty Video Enhancer: from $79 a year. Names VHS, Hi8, MiniDV and Digital8 footage, with sharpening and deinterlacing.
- UniFab Video Upscaler AI: from $84.99 once. Lists old movies, TV recordings and home footage among the videos it works on.
- HitPaw VikPea: from $43.19 a month. Says it is optimized for old family and wedding tapes (VHS restoration).
- AVCLabs Video Enhancer AI: from $39.95 a month. Has deinterlacing for footage from old cameras, DVDs and VHS transfers.
- VideoProc Converter AI: from $34.95 a year.
Every option side by side, with a service's add-on and the free tools: restoration costs compared.
Quick answers
How much does Topaz Video cost?
Topaz Video costs $299 a year, $39 a month on a 12-month commitment ($468 a year), or $59 a month. Its plans include 25 cloud credits a month, about 4 minutes of 1080p output with the Video models; beyond that, an hour of 1080p costs $78 in credit packs, or $793 with Starlight.
Does Topaz Video work on old VHS footage?
Topaz says its Iris model restores faces and fine detail in noisy, compressed or interlaced footage, and names VHS and old family videos among its uses.
What computer does Topaz Video need?
Windows 10 or later with 16 GB of RAM and a graphics card with 6 GB of video memory, or a Mac with an M-series chip and 16 GB.
Topaz's own words
"Billing Annual Best price Best price Annual, Billed Monthly Monthly"
topazlabs.com/pricing, read October 28, 2026
"For video Topaz Video Mac and PC $299/yr Topaz for Web - Video Browser $199/yr $299/yr"
topazlabs.com/pricing, read October 28, 2026
"For video Topaz Video Mac and PC $39/mo* Topaz for Web - Video Browser $19/mo $29/mo"
topazlabs.com/pricing, read October 28, 2026
"For video Topaz Video Mac and PC $59/mo Topaz for Web - Video Browser $19/mo $29/mo *With annual commitment."
topazlabs.com/pricing, read October 28, 2026
"Monthly credits expire at the end of each month and do not roll over. 25 monthly video cloud credits"
topazlabs.com/pricing, read October 28, 2026
"Monthly credits expire at the end of each month and do not roll over."
topazlabs.com/pricing, read October 28, 2026
"Cloud access to: Starlight Sharp/HQ/Fast Unlimited local rendering"
topazlabs.com/pricing, read October 28, 2026
"Credits Cost 20 $0.250 / credit $5 400 $0.195 / credit $78 1000 $0.158 / credit $158 3000 $0.133 / credit $399 9000 $0.111 / credit $999"
topazlabs.com/cloud-render, read October 28, 2026
"One time credit purchases sold in packs of 20."
topazlabs.com/cloud-render, read October 28, 2026
"Video Starlight Output file size - 24fps/1 min Credit cost/video 1080p 6 4K 24"
topazlabs.com/cloud-render, read October 28, 2026
"Output file size - 30fps/1 min Credit cost/video 1080p 90 4K 150"
topazlabs.com/cloud-render, read October 28, 2026
"Cloud credit cost will vary depending on the model used."
topazlabs.com/cloud-render, read October 28, 2026
"Iris — Specializes in restoring faces and fine details in noisy, compressed, or interlaced footage."
topazlabs.com/topaz-video, read October 28, 2026
"Archivists & Historians Preserve and modernize archival film, VHS, and historical footage with clarity."
topazlabs.com/topaz-video, read October 28, 2026
"Hobbyists & Enthusiasts Improve old family videos and personal projects to look like they were shot today."
topazlabs.com/topaz-video, read October 28, 2026
"Operating System Windows 10 (latest version) (1) CPU Intel or AMD, with AVX instructions, released after 2016 System Memory 16 GB RAM Dedicated Graphics NVIDIA - 6GB VRAM (2) AMD - 6GB VRAM (2) Intel - 6GB VRAM (2)"
docs.topazlabs.com/topaz-video/system-requirements, read October 28, 2026
"Minimum Requirements Mac Windows Operating System macOS 13 (1) Processor M-series System Memory 16 GB RAM"
docs.topazlabs.com/topaz-video/system-requirements, read October 28, 2026
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