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AI Face Restoration

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+ GPT-5, Claude, Gemini
Upload a blurry, damaged, or low-resolution face. Pick a restoration mode, then choose how aggressive the AI should be — high fidelity stays close to the original, max quality may invent detail. Old family photos, video stills, and damaged scans all work.

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What you can fix

Blurry phone shots

Motion-blurred party photos, that one shot of grandpa where the baby moved, low-light selfies. Deblur mode + Real-ESRGAN free, FLUX Kontext for serious blur.

Old family scans

Inherited prints from the 50s-80s, Polaroids, slide-film scans. Combine with /image/colorize/ for color restoration on B&W originals.

Video stills

Screenshots from old camcorder tapes, security-camera grabs, Zoom-call captures. Upscale mode rebuilds 480p faces to print-quality.

Damaged prints

Torn corners, water stains, faded silver halide, scratched negatives. Fix-scratches mode + Seedream 4 Edit for severe damage. May not perfectly recover destroyed areas.

Grainy / noisy shots

High-ISO concert photos, dim-restaurant Instagram captures, ancient digital cameras with massive sensor noise. Denoise mode preserves skin texture.

Memorial / reprint prep

Funeral programs, anniversary reprints, framed-portrait gifts. Full restoration mode + max quality fidelity. Always cross-check with surviving family for likeness accuracy.

Free.ai Face Restore vs Remini / GFPGAN / Topaz

FeatureFree.aiReminiGFPGANTopaz Photo AI
Price$0 (daily pool) or premium tokens$4.99/wkFree / self-host$199 one-time
Install requiredNoApp downloadPython + GPUDesktop app
Face-aware AIYesYesYesYes
WatermarkNoneFree-tier yesNoneNone
PrivacyServer-side, deleted after share windowCloud uploadLocalLocal
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Use this tool via API

Automate this tool from your own code. OpenAI-compatible REST endpoint, Bearer-token auth, no extra SDK required. Token costs match the web interface.

API Documentation Get API Key 
curl -X POST https://api.free.ai/v1/image/generate/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-free-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "A sunset over mountains", "model": "sdxl"}'

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AI Face Restoration — FAQ

A face-aware photo restoration tool. Upload a blurry, damaged, low-resolution, scratched, or noisy photo and the AI rebuilds the face. Mode chips drive what to fix (auto-detect / deblur / upscale / scratch repair / denoise / full restore). Free Real-ESRGAN does generic upscale; premium FLUX Kontext Pro / Seedream 4 Edit do true face-aware reconstruction.

Real-ESRGAN is a generic image upscaler — it sharpens and increases resolution but does not reconstruct facial detail it cannot see. Good for slightly soft photos. FLUX Kontext Pro is face-aware AI restoration — it actively rebuilds eye, nose, mouth, skin-texture detail by understanding what a face should look like. Use Kontext Pro for severe damage; free Real-ESRGAN for mild blur.

High fidelity setting prioritizes original features — best for memorial photos and family albums where likeness matters. Max quality may slightly alter exact facial features in service of producing a sharp, photographic-quality face. For grandparents and deceased relatives, always use High fidelity and confirm with surviving family.

Yes — old family scans are the most common use case. For B&W or sepia photos, run face-restore first, then /image/colorize/ for period-correct color. For severely damaged scans (water stains, torn corners), use the Fix-scratches mode + Seedream 4 Edit premium for best results.

Remini ($4.99/wk subscription, free tier with watermark) is the closest direct competitor. GFPGAN (free, requires Python + GPU + technical setup) is the open-source backbone many tools wrap. Topaz Photo AI ($199 one-time desktop app) is studio-grade. Free.ai is browser-based, no install, $0 free tier, and uses the same modern face-restoration models without per-month subscription.

Up to a point. A 32x32 face with 4 visible pixels per eye has no real information to recover; AI guesses what is statistically likely. The output looks photographic but is partially fabricated. For forensic / legal use, never rely on AI face reconstruction — courts have rejected it as evidence. For personal photo prints and genealogy, the result is usually flattering.

Yes — it processes all detected faces. Group portraits, wedding photos, family reunion shots all work. Quality is best when faces are at least 64x64 pixels each in the original; very small faces get less detail recovery.

Real-ESRGAN free + Full Restoration mode handles general image damage. The face is the primary focus, but the rest of the image gets cleaned up too. For very severe non-face damage (huge tear running across the photo), consider /image/inpainting/ to manually mask and rebuild specific areas.

No — it works from a real photo you upload. It does not generate a face from nothing. The High fidelity setting locks the AI close to the original; even Max Quality stays anchored to the input identity. This is restoration, not generation.

Premium Seedream 4 Edit + High fidelity + Full Restoration. Then run the output through /image/upscaler/ at 2x for true 300 DPI print resolution. For framed prints over 11x14 inch, also use 4x upscale to maintain crispness at viewing distance.

Yes — restored versions of photos you own are yours. Restoring photos you do not own (commercial archive work, paid family-history services) is fine if the original photo owner has consented. Underlying models are commercially licensed. Likeness rights of living people in the photo still apply.

Yes — POST multipart to /v1/image/edit/ with image file, prompt, tool:"image-face-restore", operation:"edit" (premium) or "enhance" (free), and optional model. Bearer auth, monthly limits. /api/ has the curl example.

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