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Topaz Gigapixel vs Upscaler: catalog facts
Topaz Gigapixel	Upscaler
Paid Commercial software sold by Topaz Labs, with cloud credits for cloud rendering.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS	Linux
Upscaling up to 16x pixels Face recovery for portraits and old photos	Runs fully offline on your own machine Sandboxed with no internet access
Paid commercial software Local rendering needs capable hardware	Requires a Vulkan-capable GPU Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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