ESRGAN Classic

Replicate
Image Generation

Enhanced Super-Resolution GAN, the original 2018 architecture. Produces sharp 4x upscales with strong perceptual quality on natural images.

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TL;DR·Last updated May 16, 2026

ESRGAN Classic is image generation AI model from Replicate, priced at €0.000 per 1M input tokens with a unknown context window.

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Pricing

Price per Generation
Per generation€0.001

API Integration

Use our OpenAI-compatible API to integrate ESRGAN Classic into your application.

Install
npm install railwail
JavaScript / TypeScript
import railwail from "railwail";

const rw = railwail("YOUR_API_KEY");

const images = await rw.run("esrgan-classic", "A beautiful sunset over Tokyo");
console.log(images[0].url);

// Or use the image() method for full control
const res = await rw.image("esrgan-classic", "A cat in space", {
  size: "1024x1024",
  n: 1,
});
console.log(res.data[0].url);
Specifications
Price
€0.001
Developer
Replicate
Category
Image Generation
Supported Formats
image
Tags
replicate
upscaling
esrgan
open-source
legacy

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