Pixlr Remove BG · Background removal
Free login-free export produces a 2048px file, but processing downsizes first and enlarges the mask; overlay promotions and ZIP-only downloads add friction.
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
All web monthly/annual tiers and five credit top-up packs · 2026-10-20
13 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
All four annual charges were confirmed at checkout. Ultra $239.90/year and Ultra MAX $479.90/year differ from rounded monthly equivalents multiplied by 12. The feature FAQ advertises free removal and batch ZIP export without quantifying free counts/limits. Removal credit conversion and top-up expiry are not separately stated in reviewed pages. Tax depends on billing address.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Page states cancellation is available anytime; refund details unverified.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗
Official annual checkout summaries for all four plans ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗
Official free removal and batch explanation ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-15
Plus $1.99/mo (or $0.99/mo billed annually); Premium $7.99/mo
Low-cost monthly/annual subscriptions + gift cards
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 nominal (⚠️ low-res mask upscaled to 2048×2048)
- 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
- Free guest saves up to daily browser quota; Pixlr Plus/Premium unlocks unlimited saves
- Account requirements
- No login required for free ZIP download
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 nominal output (⚠️ CDP packet inspection reveals browser downscales/compresses 6.63MB input to 0.127MB before upload, then upscales a 22KB low-res mask back to 2048×2048)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports uploading multiple images at once and exporting as a single ZIP
- Manual refinement
- Built-in Fine Tune brush (Draw/Erase) in the web workspace
Tested result & sample
Because segmentation runs on a heavily compressed upload and a 22KB mask upscaled to 2048px, curly hair edges appear blocky and hard-clipped (mad_band=0.1462, SAD(k)=51.1, bg_leak=0.816%).
- Edge error MAD
- 0.1373 · Lower is better
- Global error SAD(k)
- 51.148 · Lower is better
- Foreground retention
- 99.640% · Higher is better
- Background residue
- 0.120% · 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
- 0.78 s
- End-to-end reference
- 1.3 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
- Client-side pre-downscale is not disclosed in the UI (detected via CDP network payload inspection)
- Interaction
- Landing page displays a promotional modal overlay on entry (-4 pts), though guest ZIP download works without login.
- Entity record
- Pixlr Pte. Ltd. (Inmagine Group)
- Origin
- Singapore / Malaysia (founded in Sweden 2008)
- Domain history record
- Launched 2008
- Third-party tracking record
- Google Analytics · AdSense / Programmatic Ads
- External information
- Classic browser editor with ultra-low subscription pricing ($1.99/mo), but its web BG remover trades hair edge precision for bandwidth savings via client pre-compression.
- Processing
- Client pre-downscale + Cloud 22KB mask API (0.78s server time) + Client canvas compositing
- Retention statement
- Mask inference is stateless; final compositing happens in local browser canvas
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 annual checkout summaries for all four plans (snapshot ↗) · Official free removal and batch explanation (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 67.5/100
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 · 71/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 22 / 40 | Allows guest export of a 2048×2048 PNG inside a ZIP archive, but does not disclose that the image is pre-compressed in the browser and segmented using a low-resolution mask before upscaling back to 2048×2048. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 14 / 20 | Landing page displays a promotional modal overlay on entry (-4 pts), though guest ZIP download works without login. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 22 / 25 | Pixlr (Inmagine Group / 123RF ecosystem, founded 2008), veteran browser photo editor. | Evidence C → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Fast 0.78s server response, but client-side pre-compression sacrifices high-frequency hair detail. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 66/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 39 / 65 | Transition band error mad_band=0.1373 · Global SAD(k)=51.148 · Foreground recall 99.64% / Background leak 0.120% | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 12 / 20 | True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 nominal output (⚠️ CDP packet inspection reveals browser downscales/compresses 6.63MB input to 0.127MB before upload, then upscales a 22KB low-res mask back to 2048×2048) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 0.78s (API mode: sync_json; network upload 0.2s / end-to-end 1.3s 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
- 2026-10-15
Initial real-machine evaluation using synthetic ground-truth anchor_bgremove_v1 and CDP network timing isolation.