Upres Cli

upres-cli

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Official CLI + SDK for upres.ai — image, video, and speech restoration. One API, 14 public aliases, up to 8K output.

$ upres upscale photo.jpg --model flare --scale 4
Submitting job... model=flare
Job created: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 (status: pending)
Waiting for result.......
Downloading to photo_upscaled.jpg... done.

Result: photo_upscaled.jpg

Why we built this

• Topaz is $200/yr, desktop-only, no API, no automation
• Upscayl is great for one-offs but can't handle bulk exports or CI pipelines
• Every other SaaS upscaler either watermarks your output, caps resolution at 2K, or charges per image with no monthly plan

upres.ai gives you a clean REST API, 14 public aliases, batch processing, and predictable pricing starting at $9/mo on the Creator launch deal.

Quickstart

Node.js

npx upres-cli upscale photo.jpg

Or install globally:

npm install -g upres-cli
upres upscale photo.jpg --model lumen --scale 8 --output photo_8k.jpg

Python

pip install upres-ai
upres upscale photo.jpg --model flare --scale 4

Authentication

1. Sign up at upres.ai (free — 5 upscales/month)
2. Go to upres.ai/account/api-keys
3. Generate a key — it's shown once

export UPRES_API_KEY=upres_yourkey

Or save permanently:

mkdir -p ~/.config/upres
echo '{"apiKey":"upres_yourkey"}' > ~/.config/upres/config.json

Key resolution order: --api-key flag → UPRES_API_KEY env var → ~/.config/upres/config.json

Commands

# Upscale a single image (local file or URL)
upres upscale photo.jpg --model flare --scale 4
upres upscale photo.jpg --model lumen --scale 8 --output out.jpg
upres upscale https://example.com/photo.jpg --model prism

# Upscale video (AI-generated video from Sora, Kling, Runway etc.)
upres upscale clip.mp4 --model motion --scale 4

# Batch upscale a folder
upres batch ./photos/ --model flare --output ./upscaled/ --concurrency 5

# List available models
upres models

# List recent jobs
upres jobs --limit 20 --status completed

# Account / quota info
upres account

Node.js SDK

import { UpresClient } from "upres-cli";

const client = new UpresClient(); // reads UPRES_API_KEY from env

// Upscale a local file
const job = await client.createJobFromFile("photo.jpg", {
  model: "flare",
  scale: 4,
});

// Wait for completion
const completed = await client.waitForJob(job.id);

// Download result
await client.downloadResult(completed, "photo_4k.jpg");
console.log("Done:", completed.result_url);

Files over 50 MB are automatically uploaded via TUS resumable protocol.

Python SDK

from upres import UpresClient

with UpresClient() as client:                        # reads UPRES_API_KEY from env
    job = client.create_job_from_file(
        "photo.jpg",
        model="flare",
        scale=4,
    )
    completed = client.wait_for_job(job["id"])
    client.download_result(completed, "photo_4k.jpg")
    print("Done:", completed["result_url"])

The Python SDK uses httpx — async-ready, no heavy dependencies.

Examples

Models

14 public aliases across image, video, and speech. Each one tells you up front whether it invents detail or leaves your file alone. Aliases that do not enlarge ignore --scale.

Full model catalogue: upres.ai/models · Live spec: api.upres.ai/v1/openapi.json

Pricing

Studio tier unlocks the full API, batch processing, and no output watermark.

Compare plans → · vs. Topaz → · vs. Upscayl →

MCP (Claude, Cursor, Hermes)

claude mcp add upres -- npx -y github:auroracapital/upres-cli mcp

Or in claude_desktop_config.json / Cursor:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "upres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github:auroracapital/upres-cli", "mcp"],
      "env": { "UPRES_API_KEY": "upres_yourkey" }
    }
  }
}

Tools: upres_list_models, upres_get_credits, upres_upscale_image, upres_upscale_video, upres_enhance_audio, upres_get_job.

Free tier for open-source projects

If you're building something open-source on top of the API, email [email protected] with your repo link. We offer 500 ops/month for qualifying OSS projects.

Error handling

The SDK handles these errors automatically:

In Python: raises AuthError, QuotaExceededError, or UpresError.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md. Tests run with:

# Node
npm test

# Python
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/test_client.py -v

License

MIT — see LICENSE