Cutout.Pro · Background removal
This signed-in run delivered full size for free without a subscription block; hair handling is good, but the login requirement appears late.
US-West (California, AS2914)
2048 × 2048 · 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
Web image removal: free, all expanded monthly tiers and packs; API priced separately · 2026-10-20
25 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
High-volume tiers expanded; removal costs 1 credit/image, other operations differ. Taxes are not stated on the cards.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Downgrade, upgrade or cancel anytime; advertised 14-day money-back guarantee subject to terms.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-16
Web BG Remover exports 2048×2048 free after login; site-wide Credits from $5/mo (40 credits) or $2.99 pay-as-you-go (5 credits)
Monthly/Annual subscriptions and non-expiring Pay-as-you-go credit packs
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (100.0% pixel area retained, 4.69MB PNG, no watermark)
- Attached file dimensions
- 2048 × 2048 · PNG
Read directly from the attached file; this does not establish free download availability at that size.
- Watermark
- None
- Free allowance
- Signed-in accounts on the web background-remover page exported consecutive 2048×2048 images labeled 'Full Image 2048 x 2048, free'; API and other tools bill 1–2 Credits per image
- Account requirements
- Guests can upload & preview; downloading requires Google / Facebook OAuth or email login
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (Clicking Free Download after one-click Google sign-in directly exports full 2048×2048 PNG)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Desktop app and commercial API support batch processing
- Manual refinement
- Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow
Tested result & sample
Delivers full 2048×2048 resolution (4.69MB PNG) with mad_band=0.1118, SAD(k)=43.54, bg_leak=0.082%, and 99.74% foreground recall.
- Edge error MAD
- 0.1118 · Lower is better
- Global error SAD(k)
- 43.538 · Lower is better
- Foreground retention
- 99.740% · Higher is better
- Background residue
- 0.082% · 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
- 3.25 s
- End-to-end reference
- 6.29 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 'Free Download'; full 2048×2048 resolution is stated right below the button
- Interaction
- Guests can upload and preview; clicking 'Free Download' triggers a sign-in modal (-2 pts), after which full-resolution PNG/JPG downloads directly without paywall popups.
- Entity record
- LibAI Lab / Cutout.Pro (shared infrastructure with PromeAI)
- Origin
- Founded in Hangzhou, China / Global Operations
- Domain history record
- Launched 2021
- Third-party tracking record
- Google Analytics · Google Ads Conversion
- External information
- Popular suite for e-commerce, ID photos, and portrait cutouts; offering free full-res 2048×2048 web downloads after login is high value.
- Processing
- Cloud async API (restapi.cutout.pro/webMatting/matting2 + CDN delivery)
- Retention statement
- Explicitly states uploaded and output files are automatically discarded after 60 minutes
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 80.5/100
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 · 82/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 32 / 40 | Landing headline says 'Free Batch Image Background Remover' without mentioning login upfront, but the result view explicitly states 'Full Image 2048 x 2048, free' and delivers the full 2048×2048 watermark-free PNG (4.69MB) immediately after Google sign-in. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 16 / 20 | Guests can upload and preview; clicking 'Free Download' triggers a sign-in modal (-2 pts), after which full-resolution PNG/JPG downloads directly without paywall popups. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 21 / 25 | LibAI Lab / Cutout.Pro (visual AI team behind Cutout.Pro & PromeAI, launched 2021) with strong global traffic. | Evidence C → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Page explicitly states uploaded files are discarded automatically after 60 minutes; includes Google Ads / Analytics trackers. | Evidence B → |
Capability · 79.8/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 46.8 / 65 | Transition band error mad_band=0.1118 · Global SAD(k)=43.538 · Foreground recall 99.74% / Background leak 0.082% | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (Clicking Free Download after one-click Google sign-in directly exports full 2048×2048 PNG) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 3.25s (API mode: async; network upload 1.18s / end-to-end 6.29s 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.