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