I’m sure they factored in that they would suffer a small hit to their subscription base by users like you that was far outweighed by the long term benefits to their bottom line.
Thanks for being a founding customer.
I’m reaching out with exciting news. On September 16, we’re launching Topaz Studio, a subscription collection of all our apps. Studio will include 7 products, over 100 image/video AI models, unlimited cloud image processing, and local processing.
As a founding customer, you can expect the following:
Your perpetual licenses remains yours forever.
As long as you maintain 2+ active upgrade licenses:
- You’ll receive Topaz Studio at no additional cost - including 4 new products, unlimited cloud processing for image (non-batch), and video credits.
- You get grandfathered local access to the Starlight models (for video) and the new Wonder AI model (for image).
- Your prices are locked in as long as your plan remains active.
By keeping your existing upgrade licenses, you get more features for 50-70% less than new customers after Sept 16.
The move to subscription
We believe in building AI tools that enhance rather than replace your workflow — AI models that run locally, preserve creative intent, and produce high-res production-grade results.
In service of that, in 2025 we’ve released dozens of new models like Astra, Bloom, Recover, and Starlight. Many of these were technical breakthroughs for image/video enhancement that haven’t been replicated anywhere else.
But each new release came with an asterisk: some customers benefited and others didn’t, depending on the individual product purchased. This didn’t sit right — we’d much rather that more people have access to all our models. Launching the Studio subscription gives more people access to our technology and keeps us focused on driving faster improvements.
We wanted founding customers to receive the best possible outcome from the change. The September 16 release will include some of our strongest new AI models yet. Thank you so much for using our products, and we’ll be back in touch in two weeks with access to your new products.
With appreciation,
Eric Yang
CEO, Topaz LabsSince you already have two or more products with active upgrades, you’ll be upgraded to Topaz Studio for free on Sept 16.
