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Magnific (formerly Freepik)
Creative upscaling + model suite
Free tier + paidAI media generationmagnific.com
What it is
Freepik rebranded its entire AI platform as Magnific on 28 April 2026, folding the standalone upscaler into one credit pool alongside stock assets and hosted models including Nano Banana 2, FLUX.2, Seedream 5.0 and Kling 3.0. Upscales up to 16x.
Why it earns a slot
Still the reference creative upscaler: Creative mode hallucinates convincing new detail into soft images, Precision mode enlarges without inventing anything. Premium+ gives effectively unlimited runs on roughly thirty workhorse image models for $45.
Know before you commit
Credits are granted annually, not monthly, and do not roll into the next year - a heavy first quarter can leave you empty by summer. 'Unlimited' on Premium+ excludes video, audio and premium image variants, which always bill.
Getting started
API on Pro, Business and Enterprise, credit-metered. An MCP server is offered for Claude and ChatGPT.
Neighbourhood
How Magnific (formerly Freepik) sits against the rest of the atlas — swaps, companions and the tools builders actually save alongside it.
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