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Clarity AI vs Real-ESRGAN: catalog facts
Clarity AI	Real-ESRGAN
Freemium Pricing details are not covered here; check the site for current plans.	Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Choice between faithful and creative upscaling Handles both images and video	Dedicated model variants tuned for anime versus photo content BSD-licensed and widely reused inside other tools and GUIs
Requires an account Pricing not shown on the homepage	Core project is a command-line library rather than a polished GUI app No repository update reflected since mid-2024
Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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