Image, Video & Audio Fix

AI image generator output looks blurry: causes and fixes

The short answer

Blurry output is almost always the export size or the upscaler setting, not the model.

The pick:Upscaler on

Designer using a drawing tablet next to a laptop

Symptom

Images come back soft, with smeared detail in faces and text, even at the largest size the tool offers.

Causes

  • The output resolution is lower than the display size.
  • An upscaler is set to the wrong mode.
  • The prompt asks for a style that favours soft edges.

Steps

  1. Check the export size and set it to at least twice the size you display.
  2. Turn the upscaler on, and choose the detail-preserving mode if there is one.
  3. Remove words such as “dreamy” or “soft focus” from the prompt.
  4. Regenerate once and compare at 100 percent zoom.