--- title: "AI Image Upscaler: Upscale Photos 2× or 4× with Topaz | Made" description: "Upscale photos 2× or 4× with Topaz. Modes for faces, old photos, text, and art, and the exact price shows before you pay." url: https://www.made.app/image-upscaler --- [Tools](https://www.made.app/tools) / Image Upscaler # AI Image Upscaler Enlarge photos 2× or 4× with Topaz and get the detail back, or upscale video with SeedVR2 or FLUX 3. Drop a file to see the exact price before you pay. [Open Image Upscaler](https://www.made.app/tools/image-upscaler) See before and after Runs in the tool. You sign in to run it, see the exact price before you start, and failed upscales are refunded. ![A black and white photo of a grandmother and a young boy laughing on a porch step, upscaled 4× from a 400 pixel scan](https://www.made.app/images/tools/image-upscaler/old-photo-after.webp) Before 4× Family photo, 1960s · 400 × 400 → 1,600 × 1,600. Drag to compare. Real results ## Before and after Drag across any image. Each pair is the file we uploaded and exactly what came back. The sources are shrunk, compressed copies of larger images. Use a mode to open the tool with it set. ![An amber serum bottle whose label reads Night Serum, Retinal + Peptides, 30 ml, upscaled 4×](https://www.made.app/images/tools/image-upscaler/serum-after.webp) Before 4× ### Product label Text & logos · 451 × 560 → 1,804 × 2,240 Text & logos kept every letter crisp and correct, down to “30 ml / 1.0 fl oz” at the bottom of the label. [Use Text & logos](https://www.made.app/tools/image-upscaler?mode=Text+Refine) ![A close-up portrait of a woman with curly auburn hair, upscaled 4× from a 356 pixel web image](https://www.made.app/images/tools/image-upscaler/portrait-after.webp) Before 4× ### Portrait from a web image Standard · 356 × 448 → 1,424 × 1,792 Standard with face recovery: sharp eyes, lashes, and curls. Face recovery also softened some freckles; switch it off to keep them. [Use Standard](https://www.made.app/tools/image-upscaler?mode=Standard+V2) ![An anime illustration of a girl in a yellow raincoat riding a bicycle along the sea at sunset, upscaled 4×](https://www.made.app/images/tools/image-upscaler/anime-after.webp) Before 4× ### Anime illustration Art & CGI · 480 × 268 → 1,920 × 1,072 Art & CGI keeps line art clean and flat colors flat, without painting photo texture into them. [Use Art & CGI](https://www.made.app/tools/image-upscaler?mode=CGI) ![An aerial photo of a white hillside village with terracotta roofs above a turquoise sea, upscaled 4×](https://www.made.app/images/tools/image-upscaler/village-after.webp) Before 4× ### Hillside village Standard · 480 × 322 → 1,920 × 1,288 Roof tiles, shutters, laundry lines, and potted plants, from a 480-pixel image. ![A close-up of a golden retriever in the sun, upscaled 4× with fur and whiskers restored](https://www.made.app/images/tools/image-upscaler/dog-after.webp) Before 4× ### Golden retriever Standard · 361 × 448 → 1,444 × 1,792 Fur, whiskers, and the texture of the nose, rebuilt from a 361-pixel photo. Video, up to 4K ## Every frame, rebuilt SeedVR2 restores each frame and keeps motion steady between them, and FLUX 3 redraws them sharper at 24 fps. MP4 or MOV up to 20 seconds, and your audio comes along. **This clip** 640 × 280 → 2,560 × 1,120 **Length** 4 s, 96 frames [See the Video Upscaler](https://www.made.app/video-upscale) Before · 280p After · 1120p 320 px 1280 px ### Phone video, 320p to 4× 320 × 568 → 1,280 × 2,272 · 4 s Skin, hair, and the reflections on the bottle, restored frame by frame from a 320-pixel phone video. ## Upscale an image in three steps 1. **Drop a photo or video** Any photo, including iPhone HEIC, or an MP4, MOV, or WebM clip. Longer clips are trimmed to their first 20 seconds. Paste works too. Your file stays in the browser until you upscale. 2. **Pick a mode and scale** For photos, pick a mode for faces, old photos, text, or art, then 2× or 4×. For video, pick SeedVR2 (2× or 4×) or FLUX 3 (1.5×, 2×, or 3×). The finished size and the exact price show before you pay. 3. **Compare and download** Drag across your result to compare it with the original, zoom in on details, then download. Every upscale is saved to Assets. ## Pay per upscale Priced by the size of what comes back. The exact price is on the button before you pay · failed upscales are refunded · credits roll over **Photos, Topaz** By the megapixels of the finished image, in steps of 24 MP. **Video, SeedVR2** By every output megapixel of every frame, so a clip’s length, frame rate and scale set the price. **Video, FLUX 3** By every second of each output megapixel, at 24 fps whatever the source. Creative costs more than precise. [How Made pricing works](https://www.made.app/pricing) ## Upscale from code or an AI agent The same model at the same price through the Made API. Preflight any job for free with `/v1/cost`, or pass a `job_…` ID as the source to upscale something you just generated. Assistants can do it over MCP. [API docs](https://www.made.app/developers) [Connect over MCP](https://www.made.app/mcp) ``` curl -X POST https://www.made.app/api/v1/generations \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $MADE_API_KEY" \ -H "content-type: application/json" \ -d '{"model":"topaz_upscale_image","upscale_factor":4, "medias":[{"role":"image","value":"https://example.com/photo.jpg"}], "params":{"model":"Low Resolution V2"}}' ``` ## Questions about upscaling **What does an AI image upscaler do?** It makes an image 2× or 4× larger in width and height and rebuilds detail as it goes: edges, textures, hair, and small text, instead of just stretching the pixels. Made runs Topaz precision models on fal. You get a new JPG or PNG, and your original is never changed. **How much does it cost?** It’s priced per image, in credits, by the size of the result: the price steps up with every 24 megapixels of the finished image. The exact price shows on the Upscale button before you pay, failed upscales are refunded, and unused credits roll over. **Which mode should I pick?** Standard fits most photos. Low-res rescue is for small, blurry, or heavily compressed images like thumbnails, old scans, and screenshots of photos. High fidelity is for photos that are already sharp and need to be bigger, since it changes the least. Text & logos keeps labels, signs, packaging, and screenshots legible. Art & CGI is for illustrations, anime, 3D renders, and AI art. **Should I use 2× or 4×?** 2× doubles the width and height, so the image has 4 times the pixels. 4× gives 16 times the pixels. Use 4× for small images and 2× for images that are already large. Results can be up to 100 megapixels and 16,384 pixels on a side, and the tool greys out any scale that won’t fit. **What does face recovery do?** It is a Topaz pass that restores eyes, skin, and hair in faces. It’s on by default and costs nothing extra. It can smooth very fine skin detail such as light freckles, so switch it off when you want faces to stay closer to the original. **Can it fix a blurry photo?** It sharpens soft, low-resolution, and compressed images well. It can’t recover detail the camera never captured, such as heavy motion blur or a missed focus. An upscaler predicts detail, so check faces, small text, and logos before you use the result. **Which files can I upload?** JPG, PNG, or WebP images up to 30 MB and at least 32 pixels on each side. You can also paste an image from your clipboard. Results download as JPG or PNG, whichever you pick. **How long does it take?** Most images finish in 15 to 30 seconds. Very large results take longer: a 69-megapixel result took about a minute and a half. You can leave the tool, and the result waits in Assets. **Can I upscale videos too?** Yes. Drop an MP4 or MOV in the tool, or open the Video Upscaler. Clips up to 20 seconds go up to 4K with your audio kept, on SeedVR2 (2× or 4×) or FLUX 3 (1.5×, 2×, or 3×). **Can I upscale from code or an AI agent?** Yes. Call the Made API with the model topaz_upscale_image, the same one the tool uses, or connect Made to your AI assistant over MCP. Pass a job ID as the source to upscale something you just generated. **Where do my upscales go?** Every result is saved to Assets in your Made account, so you can download it again later. [Upscale an image](https://www.made.app/tools/image-upscaler) [Make an image wider instead](https://www.made.app/expand-image) ## Continue with a related tool ### [Expand Image](https://www.made.app/expand-image) Extend any photo beyond its edges. Pick a new aspect ratio or zoom out, and AI fills in the scene around your original photo. ### [Photo Restoration](https://www.made.app/photo-restoration) Upload a scan of an old print and Made repairs scratches, tears, fading, and other damage, sharpening the image and recovering lost detail. ### [Background Remover](https://www.made.app/background-remover) Upload an image and Made separates the foreground subject from its surroundings, returning a transparent PNG you can reuse in product listings, profiles, and designs. ### [Image Resizer](https://www.made.app/image-resizer) Upload an image, pick a size or type exact pixels, and choose whether Made crops it to fill, fits it inside, or stretches it. --- Markdown version of https://www.made.app/image-upscaler. Every public Made page has one at its URL plus .md (https://www.made.app/image-upscaler.md). Site summary for AI assistants: https://www.made.app/llms.txt