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Upscayl vs Deep-Image.ai: catalog facts
Upscayl	Deep-Image.ai
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. There is no paid tier and no per-image cost.	Freemium Can be tried free without a credit card, with paid use beyond that.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Runs entirely on your own machine, so no images are uploaded anywhere Batch processing for whole folders	Batch upscaling of up to 50 images at once Denoise, sharpen, color correction and background tools in one place
Needs a Vulkan-compatible GPU; the project warns many integrated chips will not work Slow on weaker hardware, and memory-hungry on large images	Images must be uploaded to an online service Upscaling limited to four times the original size
Downloadable app	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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