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AI Image Upscaler (Real-ESRGAN)

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$10.00 / 1,000 image upscaled (per 0.5 mp of input)s

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AI Image Upscaler (Real-ESRGAN)

AI Image Upscaler (Real-ESRGAN)

Upscale images 2x, 3x or 4x with AI and get sharper, cleaner photos. Real-ESRGAN runs inside the Actor with adjustable denoising: no third-party API, no subscription, your images never leave the run.

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$10.00 / 1,000 image upscaled (per 0.5 mp of input)s

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Make small or blurry images bigger and sharper in bulk.

  • 2x, 3x or 4x upscaling with Real-ESRGAN, a well-known open-source super-resolution model
  • Adjustable denoising: strong removes JPEG artifacts and noise from low-quality images, off keeps fine texture in clean photos
  • Keeps transparency in PNG and WebP images
  • PNG, WebP or JPG output
  • Runs the model inside the Actor: no third-party API, no subscription, no API key, and your images never leave the run

Typical uses: enlarging product photos for marketplaces, restoring old or compressed pictures, preparing images for print, improving thumbnails and AI-generated images, and image pipelines run by AI agents.

Input

{
"imageUrls": ["https://example.com/photo-1.jpg", "https://example.com/logo.png"],
"scale": 4,
"denoise": "medium",
"outputFormat": "png"
}

Images must be direct links to JPG, PNG or WebP files, up to 4 megapixels and 4000 px per side (25 MB per file).

Output (one row per image)

fieldexamplemeaning
outputUrlhttps://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/…/records/00000-….pngthe upscaled image, ready to download
imageUrlhttps://example.com/photo-1.jpgthe original link
inputWidth / inputHeight640 / 480size of the original
width / height2560 / 1920size of the result
chargedImages1how many images this one was billed as
errornullwhy an image could not be processed

Results are stored in the run's key-value store, so they follow your Apify data retention settings.

Pricing

You pay per upscaled image, about $10 per 1,000 images, whatever the scale. An image up to 0.5 megapixels (for example 800×600) counts as one image; bigger originals count once per started 0.5 megapixels, so a 1000×1000 photo counts as two. Images that fail to download or open are free, and the run stops before it would go over your spending limit.

FAQ

Are my images sent anywhere? No. The model is bundled inside the Actor, so images are only downloaded from the links you give and processed in the run.

Which denoise level should I use? medium works for most images. Use strong for heavily compressed or noisy pictures and off for clean, detailed photos.

Does it restore faces or invent details? It sharpens edges and textures but does not redraw faces. Very small faces may still look soft.

Can I process any file? Only process images and documents you own or have permission to use. The Actor does not check rights for you.

How do I call it from code or an AI agent? Use the Apify API or the Apify MCP server with the input shown above; each dataset row links to the finished image.

Credits

Built with Real-ESRGAN general models realesr-general-x4v3 and realesr-general-wdn-x4v3 (BSD-3-Clause, © 2021 Xintao Wang) and ONNX Runtime (MIT). Not affiliated with their authors.

The sample image in the input form is "Shiba Inu dog forest walk" by Picography (CC0, via Wikimedia Commons).