Model comparisons
Video Face Enhancer or Video Upscaler, tier by tier: matched prices, request fields, limits and the content policy measured on each.
Video Face Enhancer by SpicyAPI restores and sharpens up to three faces in every frame of a clip, largest first. Motion, framing, length and audio are kept, the resolution does not change, and the result stays steady from frame to frame.
View model details →View sample outputs →Video Upscaler takes one 3 to 60 second clip and returns it as an MP4 at 720p, 1080p, 2K or 4K (default 1080p). Length, aspect ratio, motion, cuts and the audio track stay as sent, and there is no prompt.
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Start with the input you have, the result you want and your budget. These are the differences that affect that choice.
These tools produce different results. Choose the operation you need first; a lower price does not make one a substitute for the other.
Current price
A start price answers a different question than the one you have. These are the tiers both models publish, matched setting for setting, in US dollars per billed unit with no conversion step in between.
These two bill on different tiers, so there is no row to line up. Each one's own published tiers are listed here instead.
Video Face Enhancer: $0.012 / output seconds
Video Upscaler: 1080p $0.006 / output seconds · 720p $0.006 / output seconds · 2K $0.012 / output seconds · 4K $0.024 / output seconds
About this comparison
Every row here is read from the JSON Schema the endpoint validates against, so it matches what the API will really accept rather than a feature list written by hand.
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| Controls and limits | Video Face Enhancer | Video Upscaler |
|---|---|---|
| Supported tasks | video-edit | upscale |
| Resolution tiers | Not offered | 720p · 1080p · 2K · 4K |
| High-resolution tier | No | Yes |
| Execution | Submit, then poll or take the callback | Submit, then poll or take the callback |
| Request timeout | 120 minutes | 180 minutes |
| Availability | Live | Live |
Can I swap the model ID without changing the request body?
The task lifecycle is shared; the body is not. Each endpoint publishes its own JSON Schema and the API validates against that, so this is the list to reconcile before a switch.
How to choose
Video Upscaler supports a high-resolution option.
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The model identifiers are spicyapi/face-enhancer-video-v1/video-edit and spicyapi/video-upscaler-v1/upscale, and both go in the same field of the same request.
Both run the same way: submit the task, then poll it or take the callback. Queueing and retry logic carry over unchanged.
Both use the same submit-and-track flow, but their required inputs may differ. Check each model page before switching.
One key, one balance, one set of spend caps. Both bill to the same account in US dollars, and the per-key daily, monthly and lifetime limits apply to whichever one you call.
Questions developers ask
These tools produce different results. Choose the operation you need first; a lower price does not make one a substitute for the other. Prices may change; check the estimate shown for your actual settings before submitting.
Video Face Enhancer allows 120 minutes per task and Video Upscaler allows 180. Those are ceilings rather than typical times — most requests finish far sooner — but they are what your own client timeout has to survive.
Prices and capabilities shown here come from the current public model catalogue. Check each model page for its latest inputs and examples.