Denoise Comparison - Darktable, ON1 and Topaz

I think that problem was not visible unless one goes pixel-peeping.

One can tweak the detail params, and/or use more careful masking.
Tweaking the params (reduces noise suppression):

More careful masking:
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And an alternative version (see sidecar):

(Ignore the blurred area on right-hand-side: darktable now uses a low-res preview if the image gets moved, and I did not wait for the full rendering to finish.)

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