---
title: "Upscale up to four times"
description: "Make it larger."
sidebar:
  label: upscale
---

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## Synopsis

```sh
motif upscale [image-or-video] [options]
```

## Example

A small file at four times the size, with the detail kept.

```sh
motif upscale small.jpg --scale 4
```

<div class="docs-pictures docs-pictures-2">
  <figure>
    <img src="/docs/images/commands/upscale-source.jpg" alt="A small photograph of a ribbed vessel on a plinth" loading="lazy" />
    <figcaption>Before</figcaption>
  </figure>
  <figure>
    <img src="/docs/images/commands/upscale-result.jpg" alt="The same photograph enlarged four times" loading="lazy" />
    <figcaption>After</figcaption>
  </figure>
</div>

## Options

| Flag | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `--creative` | Reimagine detail as it enlarges. |
| `--generative` | Synthesise plausible detail as it enlarges. |
| `--scale <n>` | Upscale factor. |
| `--transparent` | Keep the alpha channel. |
| `--tier <tier>` | Trade cost against quality: fast, balanced, quality. |
| `--dry-run` | Validate and price the call without running it. |

It also takes the [common options](/docs/commands#common-options).

## Models and price

Motif picks the Model for the Tier. Prices are per image where a Model has one; any other shows how it is billed. A rate that depends on the size of the file or the length of the clip is a rate, not a total, so check it with a dry run.

| Model | Chosen at | Price |
| --- | --- | ---: |
| Clarity Upscaler | Balanced | $0.03/MP |
| SeedVR Image Upscale | Balanced | $0.001/megapixel |
| Topaz Transparent Upscale | Balanced | $0.08 per 24 output megapixels |
| Topaz Video Upscale | Balanced | $0.01/sec up to 720p output |
| Topaz Creative Upscale | Balanced, with `--creative` | $0.08 per started 2 output megapixels |
| Topaz Generative Upscale | Balanced, with `--generative` | $0.08 per started 8 output megapixels at the default Wonder 3 |
| Crystal Upscaler | Fast | $0.02 |
| Topaz Precision Upscale | Quality | $0.08 per 24 output megapixels |
| Topaz Image Upscale | Quality | $0.08 for output up to 24MP |

## Dry run

Check the cost before you spend. The output path is where the file would go.

```sh
motif upscale small.jpg --scale 4 --dry-run --fields cost,costBasis,output
```

```json
{
  "cost": 0.06220799999999999,
  "costBasis": "projected",
  "output": "small-upscale.png"
}
```