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The Complete AI Upscaling Handbook: All in Hanzo Studio

Date: 2026-02-06 Source: https://blog.hanzo.ai/p/upscaling-in-comfyui Category: feature-announcement

Key Facts

  • Comprehensive guide covering 10 use cases and 20 workflows across all modern AI upscaling models
  • Two categories: conservative upscale (preserve original) vs creative upscale (reimagine details)
  • Conservative models: Magnific Precise, SeedVR2, FlashVSR, Topaz Fast, HitPaw
  • Creative models: Wan 2.2, Magnific Creative, Topaz Astra Creative, HitPaw
  • Magnific Skin Enhancer is best for portraits
  • SeedVR2 or Nano Banana Pro recommended for product photography
  • Do not rely on upscaling to fix common AI artifacts

Benchmarks

  • Image upscale 1K→4K times: Nano Banana Pro ~80s, Topaz ~100s, Magnific Creative ~50s, Magnific Skin Enhancer ~60s, Magnific Precise ~40s, HitPaw ~60s, WaveSpeed SeedVR2 ~40s
  • Video upscale 10s 720p: FlashVSR 1080p ~41s, FlashVSR 4K ~52s, SeedVR2 1080p on 5090 ~312s, Topaz 1080p ~374s, Topaz 4K ~560s, HitPaw 2K ~80s, HitPaw 4K ~175s
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  • video_upscale_flashvsr
  • video_upscale_topaz
  • video_upscale_hitpaw