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Clarity AI vs Upscayl: catalog facts
Clarity AI	Upscayl
Freemium Pricing details are not covered here; check the site for current plans.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL. There is no paid tier and no per-image cost.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Choice between faithful and creative upscaling Handles both images and video	Runs entirely on your own machine, so no images are uploaded anywhere Batch processing for whole folders
Requires an account Pricing not shown on the homepage	Needs a Vulkan-compatible GPU; the project warns many integrated chips will not work Slow on weaker hardware, and memory-hungry on large images
Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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