Upscale

The Upscale feature, available to users on the Basic Plan or higher, increases the resolution of your Ideogram-generated images, and of any images you’ve uploaded using the Image Upload function (available on the Plus Plan or higher), by up to 2×.

Important: Upscale crops images to the nearest supported aspect ratio listed in the table below. This behavior applies to all images, including both default and custom aspect ratios used in Ideogram v2.0 and later.

Aspect ratios and their final pixel dimensions after upscaling:

Aspect ratio	Final dimensions (pixels)
1:3	1024 x 3072
9:16	1440 x 2560
10:16	1536 x 2464
2:3	1536 x 2304
3:4	1536 x 2048
1:1	2048 x 2048
4:3	2048 x 1536
3:2	2304 x 1536
16:10	2464 x 1536
16:9	2560 x 1440
3:1	3072 x 1024

Example 1 — If you upload an image that is 1500 pixels by 1500 pixels, which has an aspect ratio of 1:1, the upscale will result in a 2048 pixels by 2048 pixels image.

Example 2 — If you generate an image with a custom aspect ratio of 17:12 (1088 × 768 pixels) and then use Upscale, the image will be cropped it to the nearest available aspect ratio, which is 3:2, and the final image will be 2304 pixels by 1536 pixels.

Upscaling an Image

You can access Upscale in several ways:

1. From image feeds (Home and Creations pages) – Hover over any image in the Image Gallery, select the More icon at the top of the image, and select Upscale from the More menu.

2. From image details – In the Details Panel, select the Upscale button. Alternatively, select the More icon in the upper-right corner and choose Upscale from the More menu.

3. When importing an image into the Prompt Box – In the popup window, select Upscale to generate an automatic description.

Parameters

To adjust settings, select the Upscale thumbnail in the Prompt Box. A pop-up window appears, allowing you to fine-tune the Resemblance and Detail parameters. You also have the option to Describe the image or to edit it in the Editor before applying the upscale.

Upscale lets you control how much Resemblance the new image retains from the original, and how much Detail the AI adds during generation.

Select the Upscale thumbnail in the Prompt Box to open its options.

Adjustable Upscale parameters: Resemblance and Detail.

Resemblance

This parameter determines how closely you want the enlarged image to resemble the original. A value of 1 allows the AI more freedom to be creative with the image, which can be useful for correcting certain defects or enhancing specific details. On the other hand, a value of 100 will produce a result that is as close as possible to the original image while still enlarging it and maintaining optimal sharpness.

Original compared to an upscaled image with a Resemblance value of 1

Animation of the original image compared to an upscaled image generated with a Resemblance value of 100

Detail Slider

This slider allows you to adjust the level of detail in the enlarged image. A higher value will increase the visibility of details, while a lower value will reduce them.

Detail value: 1 vs 100

Animation of two upscaled images generated with a Detail value of 1 compared to the same generated with a value of 100.

After adjusting both sliders to your desired values, click or tap the Upscale button to begin the process.

Once the upscaling is complete, you can click on the image preview to get a more detailed view of the upscaled image.

Select the Split View icon in the upper-right corner to open an interactive comparison slider between the original and upscaled images.

Using the split view function.

You can view the final image dimensions and the parameters used during upscaling in the Details panel.

Information availableIn the Details panel when viewing an upscaled image.

Note: Images can currently be upscaled up to 2×. Additional scaling options may be introduced in future updates.