ASASR: A New 4x Image Upscaling Method

Presented at the ICML 2026 conference, the ASASR method enables high-quality image resolution enhancement using Dual-LoRA and the FLUX.1-dev architecture.

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-07-01Updated 2026-07-01

2026-07-01 Research HuggingFace

🚀 ASASR: A New 4x Image Upscaling Method

Presented at ICML 2026, ASASR is an upscaling method based on FLUX.1-dev. It utilizes Dual-LoRA (SR-LoRA for structure and AS-DPO LoRA to combat artifacts) and adversarial Sobolev alignment for precise detail recovery.

🌍 The method addresses the problem of "hallucinations" in generative super-resolution through mathematical spectral noise alignment and the use of adversarial networks (AMG) during DPO training.

👤 This allows for the generation of realistic textures (skin, fabric, nature) during resolution enhancement, avoiding the "over-smoothed" or blurry effect.

Source 1: https://github.com/wafer-bob/ASASR Source 2: https://huggingface.co/wafer-bob/ASASR

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