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TLet's Enhance vs Luminar Neo
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Let's Enhance if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: photographers, e-commerce sellers
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Choose Luminar Neo if…
- you work on macOS, Windows, iOS
- you're in its core audience: hobbyist photographers, professional photographers
Side by side
Feature Let's Enhance Luminar Neo
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starting price$9/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Cost per upscaled image$0.09—
Data retentionAccessible while account active; no longer than 12 months after account closureFacial images stored only temporarily as needed to return results
Security and compliance—GDPR
Up to 16x upscale—
Video upscaling—
Batch processing
PlatformsWeb, APImacOS, Windows, iOS
CategoryUpscalers & EnhancersPhoto Editing
Rank in its category—#5 of 5
CompanyLetsEnhance, Inc.Shinyfields Limited
Based in—Cyprus
Founded—2008
Part of——
What the free plans include
Let's Enhance
- 10 free credits upon signing up
- Input image up to 24 megapixels or 50MB
- Upscale up to 8 megapixels
- Watermark on output (removed for paid users)
Luminar Neo
No free plan.
Key features
L Let's Enhance
- AI upscaling up to 16x and 512 MP
- Enhancer for detail recovery and color correction
- Restorer for old or damaged photos
- Prime, Gentle and Old Photo enhancement modes
- Batch editing of 20 images at once
- Background removal and AI image generation
- Image-to-video and video upscaling
- Enhancer and Upscaler APIs
L Luminar Neo
- One-slider AI enhancement with EnhanceAI
- AI sky replacement
- Portrait retouching with SkinAI and FaceAI
- Generative erase, swap and expand
- Upscaling, noise reduction and sharpening
- HDR merge, focus stacking and panorama stitching
- Raw support including CR3, NEF and RAF
- Plugin for Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Let's Enhance
FreeFree
Starter$9/mo billed yearly ($12 monthly)
Pro$24/mo billed yearly ($32 monthly)
Max$34/mo billed yearly ($45 monthly)
Luminar Neo
Desktop Only£89.00 (sale, was £377.00)
All Platforms£139.00 (sale, was £405.00)
Max£159.00 (sale, was £464.00)
Luminar Engine (business)Custom
Strengths and limitations
Let's Enhance
- Free plan includes 10 credits with no credit card
- Unused credits roll over on paid plans
- Upscales to as much as 512 MP on the Max plan
- APIs are available for the Enhancer and Upscaler
- Free plan output is watermarked and limited to 8 MP
- Free credits are a one-time grant, not a monthly allowance
- No desktop or mobile apps are listed
- Business plan and bundle prices are not published
Luminar Neo
- One-time purchase with no required subscription for the desktop app
- Desktop license covers 2 devices on macOS and Windows
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Works as a plugin for Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
- AI tools are included for only 1 year on perpetual plans
- Web version not yet available (listed as coming Fall 2026)
- Pricing page shows prices in GBP, with no USD prices listed
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy