Upscayl examples with old photos

Testing awesome Upscayl AI image upscaler (or https://upscayl.org) with its built-in different models. Here are the before and after results with few old photos.

Defaults models are:

• upscayl-standard: Suitable for most images.
• upscayl-lite: Suitable for most images. High-speed upscaling with minimal quality loss.
• high-fidelity: For all kinds of images with a focus on realistic details and smooth textures.
• remacri: For natural images. Added sharpness and detail. No commercial use.
• ultramix-balanced: For natural images with a balance of sharpness and detail.
• ultrasharp: For natural images with a focus on sharpness.
• digital-art: For digital art and illustrations.

Upscayls allows to add custom models. The following examples includes defaults and two of this additional set of custom models:

• 4xLSDIRplusC
• 4xNMKD-Superscale-SP_178000_G: NMKD Superscale - Perfect upscaling of clean (artifact-free) real-world images.

Roselend 1 with upscayl-standard

Roselend 1 with upscayl-lite

Roselend 1 with high-fidelity

Roselend 1 with remacri

Roselend 1 with ultramix-balanced

Roselend 1 with ultrasharp

Roselend 1 with digital-art

Roselend 1 with LSDIRplusC

Roselend 1 with NMKD-Superscale-SP_178000_G

Roselend 2 with upscayl-standard

Roselend 2 with upscayl-lite

Roselend 2 with high-fidelity

Roselend 2 with remacri

Roselend 2 with ultramix-balanced

Roselend 2 with ultrasharp

Roselend 2 with digital-art

Roselend 2 with LSDIRplusC

Roselend 2 with NMKD-Superscale-SP_178000_G

Roselend 3 with upscayl-standard

Roselend 3 with upscayl-lite

Roselend 3 with high-fidelity

Roselend 3 with remacri

Roselend 3 with ultramix-balanced

Roselend 3 with ultrasharp

Roselend 3 with digital-art

Roselend 3 with LSDIRplusC

Roselend 3 with NMKD-Superscale-SP_178000_G

Roselend 4 with upscayl-standard

Roselend 4 with upscayl-lite

Roselend 4 with high-fidelity

Roselend 4 with remacri

Roselend 4 with ultramix-balanced

Roselend 4 with ultrasharp

Roselend 4 with digital-art

Roselend 4 with LSDIRplusC

Roselend 4 with NMKD-Superscale-SP_178000_G

Wrapping up

Even for a single category of picture, there is no single "best" model. For each image, the model giving the best results depends on what you expect and what the model is made for.