inPixio Remove Background · Background removal
The preview retains the subject, but free and HD restrictions are disclosed late; repeated dialogs, account gating and a watermarked preview hinder export.
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
Current official purchase-page free, monthly, annual and all five credit packs · 2026-10-20
Feature FAQ still says free users cannot save or download HD results, conflicting with the purchase page
No watermark; web and desktop; all features
No watermark; web and desktop; all features
No watermark; web and desktop; all features
No watermark; web and desktop; all features
10 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
The recheck preserves a conflict: official purchase cards list 5 free HD downloads/month without a watermark, while the feature FAQ says free users cannot save or download HD. Free HD availability is therefore not guaranteed. AI credits cover AI backgrounds/generation, not established removal counts. Purchase cards state a 30-day money-back guarantee, subject to refund eligibility terms.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
The page allows cancellation/plan changes anytime and advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee, subject to terms.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗
Feature FAQ statement about free HD ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Plan comparison reached through official purchase entry ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-16
~$49.99/year (inPixio Photo Studio annual subscription)
Annual subscription
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 engine cap on web, but free preview is stamped with a bottom-right '▶ inPixio' watermark and watermark-free HD export requires a paid subscription
- Attached file dimensions
- 2048 × 2048 · PNG
Read directly from the attached file; this does not establish free download availability at that size.
- Watermark
- Forced dark-pill '▶ inPixio' logo watermark in bottom-right corner (verified in 02_result.png)
- Free allowance
- Top bar displays '0 — GET FREE AI CREDITS'; watermark-free HD saving requires an inPixio subscription
- Account requirements
- Guest download is completely blocked ('Without creating a free account, you will not be able to save or download your image')
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (web app supports up to 2048px, but free tier stamps an 'inPixio' watermark and blocks saving/downloading without account registration & subscription)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Single image on web (FAQ notes 30-image batch is mobile-app only)
- Manual refinement
- Right panel includes Restore Background AI, Magic Eraser AI, Shadows, and Outline tools
Tested result & sample
Backend API (api-online.inpixio.com/v3/photo/removebg) is fast (2.02s) and generates a 2048×2048 mask (99.70% foreground recall), but outer frizzy hair strands exhibit noticeable semi-transparent webbing (mad_band=0.1177, SAD(k)=57.40).
- Edge error MAD
- 0.1177 · Lower is better
- Global error SAD(k)
- 57.403 · Lower is better
- Foreground retention
- 99.700% · Higher is better
- Background residue
- 0.024% · 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
- 2.02 s
- End-to-end reference
- 23 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
- Disclosed only after upload and clicking 'Download image' via a blocking modal
- Interaction
- Redirects from www.inpixio.com to online.inpixio.com, stamps a dark '▶ inPixio' watermark in the bottom-right corner, and when clicking 'Download image' pops up a hard barrier: 'Without creating a free account, you will not be able to save or download your image.'
- Entity record
- Avanquest Software SAS (Claranova SE, Paris, France)
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Domain history record
- 10+ year desktop & web brand
- Third-party tracking record
- Google Tag Manager · Cloud.inpixio.com Analytics · CookieYes
- External information
- Legacy consumer photo software publisher relying heavily on try-before-paywall web funnels.
- Processing
- Cloud synchronous inference (api-online.inpixio.com/v3/photo/removebg, 2.02s server time)
- Retention statement
- FAQ states uploaded images are securely processed without any data retention
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.
Official plans and usage terms (snapshot ↗) · Feature FAQ statement about free HD (snapshot ↗) · Plan comparison reached through official purchase entry (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 60/100
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
Hero headline advertises 'Free & Instant' while hiding in a collapsed bottom FAQ that free users cannot save or download HD results without subscribing; real-machine test confirms a forced '▶ inPixio' watermark and a mandatory account registration wall upon clicking 'Download image'. Human review confirmed and applied the 60.0 hard cap.
Honesty & reputation · 37/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 0 / 40 | Landing page title proclaims 'Image Background Remover - Free & Instant' while burying in a collapsed bottom FAQ that 'you won't be able to save your work or download the final result in HD quality... only available once you subscribe'; in practice it stamps an '▶ inPixio' watermark on the preview and blocks guest download. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 8 / 20 | Redirects from www.inpixio.com to online.inpixio.com, stamps a dark '▶ inPixio' watermark in the bottom-right corner, and when clicking 'Download image' pops up a hard barrier: 'Without creating a free account, you will not be able to save or download your image.' | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 25 | Avanquest Software SAS (Paris, France, subsidiary of Claranova SE; long-standing consumer software publisher whose aggressive free-to-paid conversion funnels draw mixed user reviews). | Evidence B → |
| Engineering & privacy | 11 / 15 | Synchronously returns a 2048×2048 matte via api-online.inpixio.com/v3/photo/removebg in 2.02s server time; FAQ states uploaded images are processed without data retention. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 75.8/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 42.8 / 65 | Transition band error mad_band=0.1177 · Global SAD(k)=57.403 · Foreground recall 99.70% / Background leak 0.024% | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (web app supports up to 2048px, but free tier stamps an 'inPixio' watermark and blocks saving/downloading without account registration & subscription) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 2.02s (API mode: sync; network upload 19.46s / end-to-end 23s 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. - 2026-10-16
Human review confirmed and applied the 60.0 hard cap for undisclosed watermark and save/download gate.