Xintao Wang et al.

Real-ESRGAN

Open algorithms for general image and video restoration and upscaling.

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Categories: Upscaling, Denoise & restoration
Pricing model: Open source
Free to run on your own hardware.
Commercial use: Commercial use: conditions apply
Code is BSD-3-Clause per GitHub. Check model weights terms.
Code license: BSD-3-Clause
EXR support: Unknown
ACES / OCIO: Unknown
Integrations / plugins: Unknown
Exports: Unknown
Platforms: Unknown
Last verified: 2026-10-22

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