Clipdrop (by Jasper) · Background removal
Detailed hair handling with upfront size limits and no ads; login is required, free output is 1024px, and HD needs Pro.
US-West (California, AS2914)
1024 × 1024 · PNG · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
Current public web Free and monthly Pro plans; API separate · 2026-10-20
3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Recheck confirms Pro at USD 15/month; free removal 20/24h and Pro HD removal 1,000/24h. No annual offer appears on this page; tax and refund details were not separately verified.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Self-serve cancellation anytime in account settings
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-16
Free $0 (20 images/24h up to 1024px); Pro subscription unlocks HD full resolution (1000/24h)
Free daily quota + Monthly/Annual Pro subscription + usage-based Jasper API
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 1024×1024 (25.0% pixel area retained, no watermark)
- Attached file dimensions
- 1024 × 1024 · PNG
Read directly from the attached file; this does not establish free download availability at that size.
- Watermark
- None
- Free allowance
- 20 images per 24 hours (20/24h) on free logged-in accounts; up to 10 images per batch queue
- Account requirements
- Google / Apple / Facebook one-click OAuth or email link (mandatory before processing)
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (Pro unlocks full HD; free logged-in tier prompts and downscales to 1024×1024 SD)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Web UI supports dragging up to 10 images at once; commercial API available
- Manual refinement
- Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow
Tested result & sample
Ranked #1 in edge accuracy across all 10 tested tools: transition band error mad_band=0.0733, SAD(k)=28.43, and background leak of just 0.014%. Curly hair gaps and sweater edges are remarkably clean.
- Edge error MAD
- 0.0733 · Lower is better
- Global error SAD(k)
- 28.434 · Lower is better
- Foreground retention
- 99.950% · Higher is better
- Background residue
- 0.014% · Lower is better
These historical measurements describe alpha error at edges (MAD), total alpha error / 1000 (SAD), foreground retention and background residue. Low-resolution outputs are aligned to the reference under the original protocol; this does not imply a full-resolution export.
- Fixture
- anchor_bgremove_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 3.45 s
- End-to-end reference
- 0.91 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Login prompt appears on clicking 'Remove background'; 1024×1024 SD cap is disclosed via modal before processing
- Interaction
- No ad clutter or countdown popups; once SD 1024×1024 is selected, clicking Download immediately exports a watermark-free PNG. (-2 pts for allowing guest file staging before showing the mandatory login modal.)
- Entity record
- Jasper AI, Inc. (formerly Init ML / Stability AI Clipdrop)
- Origin
- Founded in Paris, France / Austin, TX, USA (Jasper AI)
- Domain history record
- Launched 2020
- Third-party tracking record
- Cloudflare Turnstile · Firebase Auth/Firestore · Sentry
- External information
- Renowned for top-tier segmentation and Relight models; requires sign-in and caps free tier at 1024px, but delivers tier-1 hair matting quality.
- Processing
- Cloud synchronous API (api.clipdrop.co/remove-background/v2)
- Retention statement
- Follows Jasper / Clipdrop privacy policy; transient processing files are not publicly retained
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_bgremove_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 90.8/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_bgremove_v1
Honesty & reputation · 86/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 32 / 40 | Guests can stage an image, and clicking 'Remove background' prompts sign-in first. Once signed in, an explicit 'Image too large for the SD Mode' modal compares SD 1024×1024 vs. HD 2048×2048 side by side before processing—zero silent downscaling. Pricing page clearly states 20/24h free daily quota. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 16 / 20 | No ad clutter or countdown popups; once SD 1024×1024 is selected, clicking Download immediately exports a watermark-free PNG. (-2 pts for allowing guest file staging before showing the mandatory login modal.) | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 24 / 25 | Originally founded by Init ML in Paris, acquired by Stability AI, and joined Jasper AI (Jasper AI, Inc.) in 2024; industry-leading computer vision pedigree. | Evidence C → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Protected by Cloudflare Turnstile + AppCheck over a fast synchronous API (api.clipdrop.co/remove-background/v2). | Evidence B → |
Capability · 92.9/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 59.9 / 65 | Transition band error mad_band=0.0733 · Global SAD(k)=28.434 · Foreground recall 99.95% / Background leak 0.014% | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (Pro unlocks full HD; free logged-in tier prompts and downscales to 1024×1024 SD) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 3.45s (API mode: sync; network upload 0.71s / end-to-end 0.91s shown for reference only, never penalized) | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-16
Initial real-machine evaluation using synthetic ground-truth anchor_bgremove_v1 and CDP network timing isolation.