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Cupscale vs Upscal

Cupscale

github.com

Upscal

upscal.app

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FigureCupscaleUpscal
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
WindowsYesYes
macOS—Yes
iOS—Yes
Plans published17
Spec score · Image Upscaling Software7.5 (#75)9.1 (#3)
Batch processingUsers can batch upscale a directory or multiple individual images.Yes
Desktop appYesYes
What it doesCupscale is an image upscaling GUI based on ESRGAN.Upscal enlarges and enhances low-resolution images and videos with built-in AI models running on the device.

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Cupscale

  • CupscaleFree

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Upscal

  • FreeFree
  • Monthly PlanPrice not published
  • Yearly PlanPrice not published
  • Lifetime PlanPrice not published
  • Monthly Pro$3.99 a month
  • Yearly Pro$19.99 a year
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99, paid once

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In their own words

Cupscale

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Upscal

Upscal uses built-in AI models to enhance low-resolution photos and videos on a device. Its image tools target blurry, compressed and old photos, aiming to improve edge sharpness, texture and detail. Video enhancement works frame by frame, and built-in super-resolution models can enlarge images and videos up to 8×. Batch processing is supported, with output formats including JPG, PNG, WebP, MP4, MOV and M4V. Upscal is available on iOS, macOS and Windows. Once the app and required resources are installed, normal image and video enhancement can run offline. The privacy policy says processed media is handled locally rather than sent to an external processing server, though anonymous technical diagnostics may be transmitted, including app and operating-system versions, device category, crash traces and error logs. The free plan costs nothing, has no subscription and includes core image and video enhancement with offline processing; no account is required. The maker permits commercial use when users follow applicable laws and have the necessary rights to the input content. Results vary with source quality and device capability, and enhancement cannot perfectly recover detail that was never captured.

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