Clarity AI

Overview

Clarity AI helps improve and boost image quality. You give it a picture and it uses AI to guess details, sharpen stuff, clean up glitches and make a clearer high-res version. It’s aimed at both artsy work like illustrations or photography, and more practical stuff like product shots or marketing pics.

You can use it through a simple web interface or plug into it with an API. The code’s open source, so if you're into self-hosting or building it into something else, you’ve got that option.

The tool comes from @philz1337x, who runs the project and keeps the code on GitHub under the name “clarity-upscaler.” It’s under the AGPL-3.0 license, so it stays open even if you change it.

Besides the code, there’s also a hosted version over at ClarityAI.co. That one’s more polished and aimed at folks who’d rather not mess with setup. You can pay for it if you want more features, but the model underneath is still open.

The main pitch is that it’s not just resizing. It adds missing details, sharpens the image, cuts noise, and can spit out giant resolutions (up to 13k x 13k, according to the README).

It’s made for artists messing with anime or paintings, but also fits use cases like product pages or online listings where sharpness and detail make a difference.

Tech-wise, there’s an API at ClarityAI.co/API so you can plug it into other apps. Power users can link it with setups like ComfyUI or AUTOMATIC1111 if they’re running image or video workflows and want upscaling baked into the process.

Here’s the basic deal with the pricing plans (as of now, could change):

• Starter. $9 a month if you pay yearly ($99 total) or $19 if you pay monthly. Basic plan for individual creators.
• Other tiers. Monthly billing for heavier users like businesses or those using the API. You get more tokens, higher limits, and better output sizes.