As reported in the 7.2.0.3b Thread the second iteration of SL mini does work MUCH better than the (quite unusable) 7.2.0.2b one:
Quality has gone up by a big margin and speed is OK (0.3fps for 2x SD upscale on a M2 Ultra) and the process is running stable here. Main problem seems to be M3 chips (again!) and the HUGE RAM requirement - filling up 62 GB of my 64 at times.
Thx for the pointer!
Will add to list to chk out. 
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Then youāll get Topaz Video and the subscription length (for free) will match your current license length (you can access both Video AI and Topaz Video on the same machine).
If you purchase one more product like Gigapixel and turn both to auto-renewal, then youāll actually get all Topaz apps in the Studio bundle, which is an amazing deal. Iād recommend checking that out.
No itās not perfect hell there models arenāt perfect but Iām glad I get to use the new while my license is going Iām not going to walk around pissed all day. Hell I want them to fix the Dione TV I get these frickinā lines but if the new fixes my problem then fine. Iām not using this for a job just wanting to clean up my TV Show DVDās. I get the anger a little bit guess depends what your using for.
No money due, you get to use the new stuff till your licenses runs out. After that you can kill renewal and just use the app your using now but lose the use of the new stuff.
Yeah, weāre working on it but currently the AMD and Mac requirements are higher than the Windows NVIDIA reqs for Starlight Mini. Itās very much our target, but quality is the first target.
And that definitely should stay that way. I donāt care if I get 0.3fps or 0.6fps as long as the quality is good.
We are currently testing Tahoe support - Iād recommend not updating until we can verify or release a patch to fully support Tahoe on all 3 desktop apps. Itās very much on our radar.
Stop renewing then? Youād still have to keep paying for updates to the one you have now, Iām not seeing the difference.
The restrictions are the same as the existing cloud rendering outputs which vary by model and are quite generous. Much larger than 16MP for most of the models. Itās extremely friendly 
just try not to melt our GPUs.
Yay. Thx! 
Before the new subscription model I could put upgrades on halt when I wasnāt convinced the current route the upgrades went was of use to me. Stopping to upgrade meant nothing but remaining with the version I already had. In fact, I jumped off the train not only once, Last time I signed up for a year of upgrades again was when the genAI models came. In the meantime I always knew I could go on using what I had installed and paid for. Yes, I shall have to pay for further upgrades but from tomorrow on they will all be gone if I decide I donāt need more of it. That is a huge difference to me. Or am I missing your point?
My friend above asked about a refund due to the feature EOL of his subscriptions and was immediately banned from the site. Is this a new policy?
From what I see the request isnāt that far out there,and well in line with sentiments of feeling that something got stolen from you. Not saying anyone can behave in any way they want to but considering whatās going down tomorrow and the feelings it has stirred one would think that the skin needs to be a bit thicker on some peopleā¦
Would i basically get Photo AI then also, if I just buy Gigapixal?
Read the posts. There were no legal threats, but there was a reasonable question about how you get your money back since the company went feature EOL suddenly mid commitment. Iāll ask for him. How do you get the remainder of your licenses refunded if you are unhappy with them being ghost shipped?
This is the complete list of changes for the PAI 4.0.4 release.
I asked what that meant and if it meant nag screens, etc. were added to encourage switching to Studio. That was not answered.
Thatās correct!
No, youāre welcome to inquire about refunds here although it may be more productive to reach out to our support team with your case.
