Leonardo.Ai (Remove Background) · Background removal
Full-size export plus shadow and transparency controls offer flexibility with upfront credit disclosure; login and 40 tokens were required in this run.
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 individual and default three-seat team plans; excludes API · 2026-10-20
10 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
The app payment panel confirms personal annual prices of $120/$288/$576, differing from earlier rounded monthly equivalents on the marketing site. Public plans permit paid users to buy top-ups without quoting pack prices or per-removal token cost. Unlimited relaxed generation does not establish unlimited removal.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Self-serve cancellation in account settings
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗
Official app annual payment selection ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-16
Apprentice $12/mo ($10/mo billed annually); Artisan $30/mo
150 free daily resetting tokens + monthly/annual subscriptions
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (100.0% area preserved, up to 25MP)
- Attached file dimensions
- 2048 × 2048 · PNG
Read directly from the attached file; this does not establish free download availability at that size.
- Watermark
- No Watermark
- Free allowance
- 150 free daily tokens; each 25MP full-resolution background removal costs 40 tokens (3 free full-res cutouts/day)
- Account requirements
- Free login via Google, Apple, Microsoft, or Email
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (100% native RGBA PNG, supports up to 25MP/50MP)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Sequential uploads in Library
- Manual refinement
- Can open directly in Canvas Editor or Canva Magic Layers
Tested result & sample
With Semi-transparency enabled, Leonardo.Ai's Remove Background preserves fine outer curls exceptionally well—achieving 99.87% foreground recall, SAD(k)=25.541, and mad_band=0.164 at full 2048×2048 resolution.
- Edge error MAD
- 0.164 · Lower is better
- Global error SAD(k)
- 25.541 · Lower is better
- Foreground retention
- 99.870% · Higher is better
- Background residue
- 0.410% · 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
- 7.5 s
- End-to-end reference
- 9 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
- Remove Background dialog transparently lists resolution tiers (25MP/50MP) and 40-token cost before execution
- Interaction
- Clean configuration dialog with Resolution (25MP/50MP), Shadow (None/Drop/3D), Background (Transparent/Color/Image), and Semi-transparency toggles.
- Entity record
- Leonardo Interactive Pty Ltd (Canva Group)
- Origin
- Sydney, Australia
- Domain history record
- 2022–Present
- Third-party tracking record
- No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist.
- External information
- Flagship generative AI suite deeply integrated with Canva.
- Processing
- Cloud 25MP/50MP semi-transparent Alpha segmentation queue
- Retention statement
- Stored in personal Library and deletable with one click
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 ↗) · Official app annual payment selection (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 86.3/100
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 · 88/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 34 / 40 | Requires a free login; free accounts receive 150 daily tokens (01_landing.png), clicking Remove Background on an uploaded image clearly displays resolution tiers (Up to 25 MP / 50 MP) and the 40-token cost (02_workspace.png), and delivers a full 2048×2048 true-Alpha PNG download (03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 19 / 20 | Clean configuration dialog with Resolution (25MP/50MP), Shadow (None/Drop/3D), Background (Transparent/Color/Image), and Semi-transparency toggles. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 22 / 25 | Operated by Leonardo Interactive Pty Ltd (Sydney, Australia; part of Canva Group), with built-in Edit in Canva / Magic Layers integration. | Evidence C → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Natively supports 25MP–50MP cutouts without client-side pre-downscaling, returning an exact 2048×2048 RGBA PNG. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 85.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 53 / 65 | Transition band error mad_band=0.164 · Global SAD(k)=25.541 · Foreground recall 99.87% / Background leak 0.410% | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (100% native RGBA PNG, supports up to 25MP/50MP) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 12.5 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 7.5s (API mode: async_queue; network upload 1.5s / end-to-end 9s 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 benchmark using anchor_bgremove_v1.