Face26 is an AI photo restoration and enhancement platform from Face26 Inc, announced publicly in May 2023 as a web and mobile tool for reviving old, blurry, or low-resolution photographs. The product focuses specifically on faces and portraits, applying restoration models tuned for skin texture, facial detail, and period-correct colorization rather than general-purpose upscaling.
Users upload a photo and Face26 runs it through separate models for unblurring, colorizing black-and-white images, removing noise and grain, and upscaling resolution, with an additional animation mode that can bring a still portrait to limited motion. The platform also includes background and object removal and a mode for converting drawings into photorealistic images, extending it past pure restoration into general photo editing.
Face26 is aimed at consumers restoring family photos and creators wanting fast portrait touch-ups rather than professional photo studios. Restoration previews are free to run, with paid plans starting around $6 a month and a credit option at $9.99 per 10 credits for downloading full-resolution results.
