UPSAMPLER

The Best Alternative to ESRGAN Upscaling

While ESRGAN (Enhanced Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial Networks) offers powerful upscaling capabilities and impressive detail enhancement, Upsampler.com provides a more accessible, reliable, and feature-rich experience. Go beyond raw algorithms with intuitive controls, creative options, and a full suite of tools designed for both stunning results and ease of use.

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ESRGAN upscaling alternative - Upsampler.com before enhancement and upscaling
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Beyond ESRGAN: Creative Enhancement with Creative Upscale

Achieve and surpass the detail generation ESRGAN is known for, but with greater creative control and consistency. Creative Upscale (Flux or Stable Diffusion) not only increases resolution but artfully regenerates your image, excelling with complex scenes, textures, and faces, offering a refined alternative to raw ESRGAN outputs.

Powered by 2 AI models
FluxStable Diffusion
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Asian woman creatively enhanced with Upsampler's Creative Upscale (Flux or Stable Diffusion), an ESRGAN alternative before enhancement and upscaling
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Asian woman creatively enhanced with Upsampler's Creative Upscale (Flux or Stable Diffusion), an ESRGAN alternative after enhancement and upscaling

Reliable, High-Fidelity Upscaling with Precise Upscale

For times when you need clean, faithful enlargement without the potential artifacts or stylistic interpretations, our Precise Upscale (SeedVR2 / GAN) delivers. It sharpens and enlarges images while meticulously preserving original content, a dependable choice alongside our more creative tools.

Powered by 2 AI models
Seed VR 2GAN
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Japanese cityscape faithfully upscaled with Precise Upscale (SeedVR2 / GAN) by Upsampler.com before enhancement and upscaling
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Japanese cityscape faithfully upscaled with Precise Upscale (SeedVR2 / GAN) by Upsampler.com after enhancement and upscaling

Generate Entirely New Images with World-Leading AI Models

Upsampler takes you far beyond the scope of ESRGAN's upscaling. We integrate advanced AI models like Imagen by Google, GPT-4o by OpenAI, Flux 1.1 Pro, Recraft V3, and Ideogram, empowering you to generate completely new visuals from text prompts.

Powered by 25 AI models
Nano Banana ProGPT Image 1.5 HighFlux 2 MaxNano BananaImagen 4 UltraSeedream 4.5+19 more

Full Creative Control with Generative Fill

Fix imperfections, add or remove elements, and regenerate specific image parts with precision, seamlessly integrating with your upscaling workflow.

Powered by 14 AI models
Nano Banana ProSeedream 4.5Flux 2 MaxNano BananaSeedream 4Flux Kontext Max+8 more
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Image transformation using Upsampler's Generative Fill, an advanced feature compared to ESRGAN before enhancement and upscaling
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Image transformation using Upsampler's Generative Fill, an advanced feature compared to ESRGAN after enhancement and upscaling
FeatureESRGANUpsampler.com
PricingFree (requires user's own hardware)Subscriptions from $15/month; one-time credits start at $10 (never expire)
Ease of Use⚠️ Difficult (requires command-line & setup)✅ Very Easy (web-based UI)
Hardware Requirement✅ High (requires local GPU)❌ None (runs in the cloud)
Faithful Upscaling✅ Yes (its primary function)✅ Yes, with Precise Upscale (SeedVR2 / GAN)
Creative Upscaling❌ No✅ Yes, with Smart & Creative Upscale (Flux or Stable Diffusion)
Image Generation❌ No✅ Yes, with multiple integrated models
Generative Fill / Inpainting❌ No✅ Yes
Public API❌ No (must build your own)✅ Yes

Why Choose Upsampler Over ESRGAN for AI Upscaling

ESRGAN (Enhanced Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial Network) pioneered AI-based image upscaling and remains influential in computer vision research. However, using raw ESRGAN requires technical expertise: installing Python dependencies, configuring CUDA environments, running command-line scripts, and managing model weights. For professional photographers, designers, and content creators, this technical barrier is prohibitive. Upsampler provides ESRGAN-quality results through an intuitive web interface with no coding, no hardware requirements, no setup hassles. Beyond accessibility, Upsampler offers creative upscaling modes ESRGAN lacks: Creative Upscale (Flux or Stable Diffusion) adds intelligent detail reconstruction ideal for portraits and complex scenes, Creative Upscale (Flux or Stable Diffusion) enhances textures and micro-details perfect for product photography and artistic work, and Precise Upscale (SeedVR2 / GAN) delivers faithful enlargement when accuracy matters. The platform integrates additional professional tools including image generation, generative fill, restoration, and batch processing. This creates a complete image enhancement workflow impossible with standalone ESRGAN. Whether you're a social media manager needing quick upscales, a print shop requiring consistent quality, or a photographer building portfolio pieces, Upsampler delivers professional AI upscaling without ESRGAN's technical complexity.

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AI Image Generation, Upscaling, Editing and Video in One Platform

Upsampler brings together the most powerful AI models for image generation, upscaling, restoration, editing, and video creation. Whether you need to enhance resolution, repair old photos, generate new visuals from text, or produce AI videos, everything runs online with no downloads required. Works on any device, any operating system.

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