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Upscayl vs VanceAI: catalog facts
Upscayl	VanceAI
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. There is no paid tier and no per-image cost.	Freemium Credit-based subscriptions; the VanceAI Cloud desktop client is free.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Runs entirely on your own machine, so no images are uploaded anywhere Batch processing for whole folders	Wide range of image and video enhancement tools in one place Local desktop app for processing on your own machine
Needs a Vulkan-compatible GPU; the project warns many integrated chips will not work Slow on weaker hardware, and memory-hungry on large images	Most processing consumes paid credits Web tools upload files to VanceAI servers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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