Real-ESRGANAI image upscaler
Fast and faithful — nothing invented. Pay only for the takes you keep — kill the rest for a full refund.
Real-ESRGAN is Tencent's real-world image super-resolution model. It enlarges photos, stills, and screenshots by reconstructing detail already in the frame, which is why people reach for it when a file is soft, compressed, or simply too small. On Elyum it upscales to 2K, 4K, 6K, or 8K. Fast and faithful — nothing invented.
Use it when you need a larger, cleaner file from a real source: print, product pages, archives, or any still that should stay itself at a higher resolution.
Real-ESRGAN pricing on Elyum
| Resolution | Credits / render | USD |
|---|---|---|
| image, per ×2 pass (2K = 1 pass from a 1080p-class source, 4K = 2, 6K/8K = 3) | $0.02 |
1 credit = $0.01. The struck-through number is the pre-cut rate — the discount is already in the live price. You only pay for takes you keep; previews and killed takes cost nothing. Full plan details on the pricing page.
Why Real-ESRGAN is good
Real-ESRGAN upscales the image you already have. It does not restyle the shot or invent a new scene, which matches Elyum's line for this model: fast and faithful — nothing invented.
It is the model people use on compressed, slightly blurry, or low-resolution pictures—the kind that come from phones, the web, and older files—rather than only clean lab samples.
On Elyum you choose the target. Each ×2 pass is {{price real-esrgan per ×2 pass (2K = 1 pass from a 1080p-class source, 4K = 2, 6K/8K = 3)}}. 2K is one pass from a 1080p-class source; 4K is two; 6K and 8K are three.
Every upscale returns as a take you can inspect first. KEEP charges credits. KILL refunds the take in full. Nobody else refunds bad generations.
Kept takes download at full quality with no watermark. Commercial use is included. Plans start at Free (up to 150 credits once (our algorithm may grant them)), then Plus $9/mo, Pro $29/mo, and Ultra $69/mo.
Run Real-ESRGAN in the web studio or from Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor through Elyum's MCP server and REST API, on the same credit balance as the other 50+ models.
Why generate with Elyum?
- Pay only for what you keep — full refund on kills.
- Every top upscale model in one place, one balance.
- Rates ~20% under comparable platforms.
- Kept files download clean and full quality — no watermark, commercial use included.
- Works from the studio, or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor via MCP.
- Free plan — our algorithm may grant you 150 credits, no card required.
How it works
- Sign up free on Elyum. The Free plan includes up to 150 credits (our algorithm may grant them); every model shares one balance.
- Open the upscale studio and select Real-ESRGAN.
- Attach your image and choose 2K, 4K, 6K, or 8K.
- Run the job. The first result is a free preview take—inspect it before you spend.
- KEEP the takes you want (credits charge then) or KILL the rest for a full refund. Downloads are clean and unmarked.
What people make with it
- Upscale a phone photo to 4K or 8K for a print or a large web hero.
- Clean compressed product shots so listings look sharp on high-DPI screens.
- Enlarge a video still or screenshot without switching to a generative image model.
- Prepare archive scans and old JPEGs for catalogs, slides, or reprints.
- Raise illustration or design exports to 2K–8K for merch and posters.
- Preview several sources, then keep only the takes that hold up at the target size.
Frequently asked questions
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