It excels at preserving the identity of the subject. While some AI models "hallucinate" entirely new faces, GPEN is known for staying true to the original person's features.
have reported that it often outperforms CodeFormer and GFPGAN v1.4 in terms of visual clarity. Natural Results gpen-bfr-2048.pth
– Any legitimate model file should be listed in a requirements.txt , model zoo, or download script. If not, treat it as suspect. It excels at preserving the identity of the subject