The best Magnific alternatives
Magnific is an AI upscaler and enhancer known for adding detail while upscaling images, with additional tools such as relighting. It is part of Freepik. It's a great fit for artists and designers who want to upscale and enhance existing images with rich detail. But if what you want is realistic photos of yourself, here are better options.
1. Lumipose — best for photos of yourself
Lumipose trains a private model on your selfies, then shoots you in >100 themed packs or any prompt. Magnific is a specialist upscaler and does that job very well. Lumipose is a complete photo studio that generates photos of you and includes upscaling as one of its tools.
- Trains a personal model of you
- LumiposeYes - private FLUX.1-dev AI model trained on 10-30 selfies in about 15-25 minutesMagnificNo
- Photos of you without prompting skills (themed packs)
- LumiposeYes - 120+ themed photo packsMagnificNo - works on images you provide
- Consistent likeness across photos
- LumiposeYes - every photo is generated from your own trained modelMagnificNot applicable - enhances existing images
- Custom prompts
- LumiposeYes (Pro and above)MagnificYes - optional prompts to guide enhancement
- AI video
- LumiposeYes - image-to-video (Max and above)MagnificNo
- Photo editing tools
- LumiposeEdit, crop, zoom out, relight, combine, upscale, virtual try-on (Max and above)MagnificYes - upscaling, enhancement and relighting
- Commercial use
- LumiposeYes (Pro and above)MagnificCheck their terms
- No technical setup
- LumiposeYes - upload selfies in the browserMagnificYes
- Pricing model
- LumiposeSubscription from $19/mo ($99/yr); 1 credit per photo, failed jobs refundedMagnificSubscription
| Feature | Lumipose | Magnific |
|---|---|---|
| Trains a personal model of you | Yes - private FLUX.1-dev AI model trained on 10-30 selfies in about 15-25 minutes | No |
| Photos of you without prompting skills (themed packs) | Yes - 120+ themed photo packs | No - works on images you provide |
| Consistent likeness across photos | Yes - every photo is generated from your own trained model | Not applicable - enhances existing images |
| Custom prompts | Yes (Pro and above) | Yes - optional prompts to guide enhancement |
| AI video | Yes - image-to-video (Max and above) | No |
| Photo editing tools | Edit, crop, zoom out, relight, combine, upscale, virtual try-on (Max and above) | Yes - upscaling, enhancement and relighting |
| Commercial use | Yes (Pro and above) | Check their terms |
| No technical setup | Yes - upload selfies in the browser | Yes |
| Pricing model | Subscription from $19/mo ($99/yr); 1 credit per photo, failed jobs refunded | Subscription |
Other Magnific alternatives
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Midjourney
Midjourney is a text-to-image generator known for its distinctive, highly aesthetic output. It is used through its web app and Discord, and has added image-to-video and editing features.
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ChatGPT
ChatGPT is OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant. It includes built-in image generation and can edit or restyle images you upload through conversation.
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Gemini
Gemini is Google's AI assistant. It can generate and edit images from text and uploaded photos, and some plans include Google's video generation models.
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HeadshotPro
HeadshotPro is an AI headshot service: you upload selfies and receive a set of professional-style headshots.
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Runway
Runway is a creative AI platform best known for video generation and video editing tools, with image generation also available.
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Kling AI
Kling AI is a video generation platform from Kuaishou that creates clips from text or images, and also offers image generation.