fal.ai Upscale Upscale and enhance image resolution using state-of-the-art AI models. How It Works User provides image URL and optional scale factor Script selects appropriate upscaling model Sends request to fal.ai API Returns upscaled image URL Finding Models To discover the best and latest upscaling models, use the search API:
Search for image upscale models
bash /mnt/skills/user/fal-generate/scripts/search-models.sh --query "upscale image"
Search for video upscale models
bash /mnt/skills/user/fal-generate/scripts/search-models.sh --query "upscale video"
Search for super-resolution models
bash /mnt/skills/user/fal-generate/scripts/search-models.sh --query "super resolution" Or use the search_models MCP tool with keywords like "upscale", "super resolution", "enhance". Usage bash /mnt/skills/user/fal-upscale/scripts/upscale.sh [ options ] Arguments: --image-url - URL of image to upscale (required) --model - Model ID (defaults to fal-ai/aura-sr ) --scale - Upscale factor: 2 or 4 (default: 4) Examples:
Image upscale with AuraSR (4x, fast)
bash /mnt/skills/user/fal-upscale/scripts/upscale.sh \ --image-url "https://example.com/image.jpg"
Image upscale with Clarity (detail preservation)
bash /mnt/skills/user/fal-upscale/scripts/upscale.sh \ --image-url "https://example.com/image.jpg" \ --model "fal-ai/clarity-upscaler" \ --scale 2
Video upscale (general purpose)
bash /mnt/skills/user/fal-upscale/scripts/upscale.sh \ --video-url "https://example.com/video.mp4" \ --model "fal-ai/video-upscaler"
Video upscale (premium quality)
- bash
- /mnt/skills/user/fal-upscale/scripts/upscale.sh
- \
- --video-url
- "https://example.com/video.mp4"
- \
- --model
- "fal-ai/topaz/upscale/video"
- MCP Tool Alternative
- Use
- search_models
- MCP tool or
- search-models.sh
- to find the best current upscaling model, then call
- mcp__fal-ai__generate
- with the discovered
- modelId
- .
- Output
- Upscaling with fal-ai/aura-sr...
- Upscale complete!
- Image URL: https://v3.fal.media/files/abc123/upscaled.png
- Original: 512x512
- Upscaled: 2048x2048
- JSON output:
- {
- "image"
- :
- {
- "url"
- :
- "https://v3.fal.media/files/abc123/upscaled.png"
- ,
- "width"
- :
- 2048
- ,
- "height"
- :
- 2048
- }
- }
- Present Results to User
- Here's your upscaled image:
- • 512×512 → 2048×2048 (4x)
- Model Selection Tips
- Image upscaling
-
- Search for "upscale image" or "super resolution". Consider speed vs quality tradeoffs.
- Video upscaling
- Search for "upscale video". Premium models offer better quality but cost more. Scale factors typically range from 2x to 4x depending on the model. Troubleshooting API Key Error Error: FAL_KEY environment variable not set To fix: 1. Get your API key from https://fal.ai/dashboard/keys 2. Set: export FAL_KEY=your_key_here Image URL Error Error: Could not fetch image from URL Make sure: 1. The image URL is publicly accessible 2. The URL points directly to an image file 3. The image format is supported (JPEG, PNG, WebP) Network Error Network error. To fix on claude.ai: 1. Go to https://claude.ai/settings/capabilities 2. Add *.fal.ai to the allowed domains 3. Try again