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FLUX 3 Video Upscale

Black Forest Labs' FLUX 3 super-resolution for video. Take a 480p or 720p clip to 1440p or 4K with real fine detail, the frame rate and the sound kept.

Upscale a video See pricing

Priced by output size: 1080p from 188 credits a second, 4K from 752.

Upscale: 1.5× to 3×
Output: Up to 4K and beyond
Modes: Precise or creative
Keeps: Frame rate and audio

Before · 480pAfter · 1440p · Creative

Snow leopardMade at 480p with Seedance 2.5, upscaled 3× in creative mode.

FLUX 3 Video Upscale redraws every frame at a larger size instead of stretching it. Fur, skin, brickwork and foam come back as detail rather than blur, and it stays steady from frame to frame.

It is made for clips that start small: generate at 480p or 720p to save credits, then upscale only the take you keep. Pick precise to keep faces, products and logos exactly as they are, or creative to let FLUX add texture.

Snow leopard, 480p source stretched, close-up at full size — Fur and whiskers, at the upscale’s own pixels

Snow leopard, 1440p upscale, close-up at full size — Fur and whiskers, at the upscale’s own pixels

Before and after

Drag across any clip to compare. Each one was made at low resolution, then upscaled on BudgetPixel; the close-ups show both at the upscale's own pixels.

Before · 480pAfter · 1440p · Creative

Neon alley at nightMade at 480p with Seedance 2.5, upscaled 3× in creative mode.

Neon alley at night, 480p source stretched, close-up at full size — Neon tubes and wet brick

Neon alley at night, 1440p upscale, close-up at full size — Neon tubes and wet brick

Before · 480pAfter · 1440p · Precise

Product shotMade at 480p with Seedance 2.5, upscaled 3× in precise mode.

Product shot, 480p source stretched, close-up at full size — The crystal’s edge and the brushed steel

Product shot, 1440p upscale, close-up at full size — The crystal’s edge and the brushed steel

Precise or creative

The same 480p clip, upscaled 3× both ways. Precise sharpens what is there; creative adds detail that was never in the source.

Precise

Keeps the source as it is and sharpens it
For faces, products, logos and anything that must not change
95 credits per megapixel-second of output

Creative

Adds fine detail the source never had: fur, skin, textures, crowds
For generated footage and scenery; faces and products can drift
135 credits per megapixel-second of output

What goes in, what comes out

Input: Up to 20 seconds, up to 2560×1440 (100 MB)
Output: 1.5×, 2×, 2.5× or 3× the input, up to about 14 megapixels a frame
Frame rate: Kept as it is
Audio: Kept
File: H.264 MP4, plays everywhere
Time: About two minutes for 5 seconds at 1440p; longer at 4K

Pricing

You pay for what comes out: the output's megapixels times its seconds. 95 credits per megapixel-second in precise mode, 135 in creative (a megapixel is 1,048,576 pixels). The workshop shows the exact price before you start, and it is only charged if the upscale succeeds.

Clip (5 seconds)	Upscale	Output	Precise	Creative
480p	2×	1708×960	743	1,056
480p	3×	2562×1440	1,672	2,375
720p	1.5×	1920×1080	940	1,335
720p	3×	3840×2160 (4K)	3,758	5,340
1080p	2×	3840×2160 (4K)	3,758	5,340

One second of output costs 188 / 267 credits at 1080p, 334 / 475 at 1440p and 752 / 1068 at 4K (precise / creative). Seconds are counted to a tenth.

Your clip

Upscale

Mode

Length: 5 seconds

1,670

credits

1280×720 → 2560×1440, 5 s, precise

FLUX 3 Video Upscale or Topaz?

Both are in the same Upscale Video tool. Pick by what the clip needs.

Feature	FLUX 3 Video Upscale	Topaz Video Upscale
Output size	1.5× to 3× the input (up to ~14 MP a frame)	1080p or 4K
Frame rate	Kept as it is	30 or 60 fps (adds frames)
Detail	Redraws frames: precise or creative	Cleans and sharpens
Input	Up to 20 s and 2560×1440	Up to 20 s, any size
File	H.264 MP4, audio kept	H.265 10-bit MP4
Price	95 / 135 credits per output megapixel-second (1080p: 188 / 267 a second)	15–120 credits per second of input
Best for	Low-resolution AI clips that need real detail	Economical 1080p and 4K masters, smooth 60 fps

See Topaz Video Upscale with its own before and after.

How to upscale a video with FLUX 3 Video Upscale

Step 1
Upload a clip
Open Upscale Video and add a video up to 20 seconds, or use the one on your canvas.
Step 2
Pick FLUX 3 and a setting
Choose 1.5× to 3× and precise or creative. The output size and the exact price show before you start.
Step 3
Download the upscale
In about two minutes the upscaled video is in your assets, ready to download or edit.

From code or an AI assistant

The same upscale through the BudgetPixel API, or from an assistant connected to the BudgetPixel MCP server.

curl https://api.budgetpixel.com/v1/video-upscales/flux-3-video-upscale \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BUDGETPIXEL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"video": "https://example.com/clip-480p.mp4", "upscale_factor": 3, "mode": "creative"}'

Questions

What does FLUX 3 Video Upscale do?

It makes a video 1.5 to 3 times larger with Black Forest Labs' FLUX 3, redrawing each frame with real detail instead of stretching it. A 480p clip becomes 1440p at 3×, and a 720p clip becomes 4K. The frame rate and the audio stay as they were.

Precise or creative: which should I choose?

Precise keeps the source as it is and sharpens it, so faces, products and logos do not change. Creative adds fine detail the clip never had, such as fur, skin and textures, which suits generated footage and scenery; faces and products can drift a little. Creative costs more.

How much does it cost?

It is priced by the output: its megapixels times its seconds, at 95 credits per megapixel-second in precise mode and 135 in creative. A 5-second 480p clip upscaled 3× to 1440p costs 1,672 credits in precise mode, and a 5-second 720p clip upscaled to 4K costs 3,758. The workshop shows the exact price before you start.

Which videos can I upscale?

Clips up to 20 seconds and up to 2560×1440 (100 MB). For a larger video, or for 60 fps, use Topaz Video Upscale, which takes any size.

Does it keep the frame rate and the sound?

Yes. The upscaled video has the same frame rate and the same audio track as the clip you upload, in an H.264 MP4 that plays in every browser.

How long does it take?

About two minutes for a 5-second clip at 1440p. 4K and longer clips take a few minutes more. You can leave the page: the video lands in your assets when it is done.

Am I charged if it fails?

No. The price is set aside when the upscale starts and charged only when it succeeds; a failed upscale costs nothing.

Can I use it from the API or with an AI assistant?

Yes. Call POST /v1/video-upscales/flux-3-video-upscale with a video URL, upscale_factor and mode, or ask an assistant connected to the BudgetPixel MCP server to upscale a video with model flux-3-video-upscale.

Upscale your clip

Priced by output size: 1080p from 188 credits a second, 4K from 752.

Open Upscale Video