AI Face Restore

Upload a photo and the CodeFormer model, hosted on fal.ai, automatically detects every face and reconstructs blurry, low-resolution, noisy, or compression-damaged features into sharp, natural ones β€” while keeping the person's real likeness unchanged. Works great on old photos and group shots too.

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Upload a photo with a blurry face and AI reconstructs sharp, natural features

Face Restore Results

The images below are illustrative previews of face-restore results. Blurry, low-res, or noisy β€” the AI reconstructs sharp, natural features every time.

Blurry face fixed
Blurry face fixed
Low-res group photo
Low-res group photo
Night shot denoised
Night shot denoised
Candid rescued
Candid rescued
Vintage face clarified
Vintage face clarified
Webcam quality fixed
Webcam quality fixed

Why This Face Restorer Stands Out

CodeFormer is purpose-built for face restoration β€” it maximizes sharpness while holding tightly onto the person's identity.

Keeps the real likeness

Keeps the real likeness

CodeFormer strictly constrains identity features while boosting clarity, so the restored face is still unmistakably the same person β€” it never turns a loved one into a stranger.

Fixes blur, noise, and compression

Fixes blur, noise, and compression

Missed-focus blur, high-ISO night noise, messaging-app compression blockiness β€” every kind of quality damage is repaired in one pass, leaving features clean and crisp.

Great companion for old photos & group shots

Great companion for old photos & group shots

It detects and restores every face in the frame, handling group photos in a single pass β€” and pairs beautifully with the Photo Restoration tool when reviving old prints.

Fix a Blurry Face in 3 Steps

No settings to fiddle with β€” upload and restore.

1

Upload your photo

Click or drag to upload a photo with blurry, low-res, or noisy faces. JPG, PNG, and WebP are supported.

2

Let AI restore it

Click "Restore Face" and CodeFormer detects every face in the frame and reconstructs sharp, natural features.

3

Download the sharp result

In seconds you get a photo with crisp features and the likeness unchanged β€” ready to print or share.

Where Face Restore Helps

Rescue every photo that's precious but came out blurry.

Candids & night shots

Missed-focus candids and noise-riddled night photos β€” restore the faces and the moment is saved.

Group photos

Faces at the back of a group shot are tiny and soft. The AI detects and restores each one, so every face is sharp.

Old photo revival

Pair it with the Photo Restoration tool to reconstruct blurry faces in old prints β€” the revival looks twice as good.

Video stills & low-res images

Pixelated faces from video frames and messaging-app-compressed images come back as usable, sharp pictures.

Compared to Manual Sharpening

Versus manual sharpening and skin smoothing in editing software, AI face restore truly reconstructs detail instead of just boosting contrast.

AI Face Restore
Manual sharpening
Detail recovery
Reconstructs real facial detail
Sharpening only amplifies existing pixels
Identity preservation
Likeness strictly preserved
Heavy smoothing distorts the face
Speed
Automatic, done in seconds
30+ minutes of tweaking per photo
Artifacts
Clean, natural output
Halos and plastic-looking skin
Skill required
None β€” just upload
Advanced editing skills

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AI Face Restore - Fix Blurry Faces While Keeping the Real Likeness