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GFPGAN vs CodeFormer: catalog facts
GFPGAN	CodeFormer
Free Free to download and run from the GitHub repository.	Free Free to download and run from the GitHub repository.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Repairs heavily degraded faces in old photos Multiple model versions to compare	Restores heavily degraded faces Accepts video input as well as images
Requires a Python environment and command-line use License terms are not stated clearly on the GitHub page	Needs Python, PyTorch and a CUDA setup License terms are not stated clearly on the GitHub page
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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