Playground AI (Background Removal) · Background removal
Playground (Playground AI Inc.) provides 3 login-free full-size background removals. Cloud GPU inference completed in 13.87s, exporting an unwatermarked 2048x2048 transparent PNG (5.0 MB) with 99.99% foreground recall and only 0.24% background residue with zero downscaling.
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
Playground web AI image generation and design subscriptions · 2026-11-01
Access to text-to-image and canvas editing with worldwide royalty-free commercial license；Slower generation during peak hours; waiting period after limits are reached；Permanently free, no renewal；Perpetual access
Unlimited premium templates, upscaling and background removal included, up to 2K (2048x2048) editing, commercial use；150 monthly credits for advanced models；Auto-renews monthly; cancel anytime
Rules [1]Full Pro features, upscaling, background removal, and 2K resolution editing；Prepaid annually at $144
Rules [2] [3]Unlimited upscaling and background removal, up to 4K (3840x2160) editing, priority support, and API access；1,000 monthly credits for advanced models；Auto-renews monthly
Rules [1]Full Pro Plus features, 4K super-resolution upscaling, and unlimited background removal；Prepaid annually at $432
Rules [2] [3]5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Offers a permanent free tier with commercial rights alongside Pro and Pro Plus subscriptions; annual plans receive a 20% discount with exact annual billed totals explicitly listed.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
Playground AI Official Pricing and Plans ↗ · 2026-11-01 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-11-03
Free $0 (3 guest removals, 10 free generations every 3h with commercial rights); Pro $15/mo ($144 billed annually)
Free tier + Pro subscription ($15/mo) + Pro Plus subscription ($45/mo)
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (100% pixel retention, zero downscaling, uncompressed PNG)
- 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
- 3 free full-size removals for anonymous guests; free accounts receive 10 generations every 3 hours with commercial use
- Account requirements
- Google sign-in and email login supported (guests can directly use 3 free removals without signing in)
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (Direct export of 5.0 MB unwatermarked transparent PNG at original resolution)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Single-image web processing; canvas studio supports multi-layer editing
- Manual refinement
- Result page supports one-click transition to Canvas for erase, expand, and touch-up
Tested result & sample
On the 2048x2048 anchor_bgremove_v1 fixture, Playground delivered solid results: foreground hair and garment contours remained intact (fg_recall 99.99%) with only 0.239% background leakage, exporting a full 5.0 MB transparent PNG.
- Edge error MAD
- 0.0953 · Lower is better
- Global error SAD(k)
- 35.236 · Lower is better
- Foreground retention
- 99.990% · Higher is better
- Background residue
- 0.239% · 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
- 13.87 s
- End-to-end reference
- 17 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
- Upfront on the upload interface with the 'Remove background 3 left' tag
- Interaction
- Delivers full-res PNG without mandatory sign-in or payment barriers; optional 'Edit in Canvas' button allows multi-layer design editing.
- Entity record
- Playground AI Inc.
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Domain history record
- Founded in 2022 (Founder Suhail Doshi previously co-founded Mixpanel)
- Third-party tracking record
- Google Tag Manager · Mixpanel · Stripe
- External information
- Over 13 million creators; acclaimed creator of open-source Playground v2.5 diffusion models.
- Processing
- Cloud synchronous processing API (/api/image-tools/background-removal)
- Retention statement
- Uploaded files are processed securely in cloud GPU instances under standard privacy policies
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 83.3/100
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 · 98/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 35 / 35 | Landing page clearly displays a 'Remove background 3 left' counter before upload; test confirms guests download a 2048×2048 watermark-free PNG (5.0 MB) without signing in. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 30 / 30 | Delivers full-res PNG without mandatory sign-in or payment barriers; optional 'Edit in Canvas' button allows multi-layer design editing. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Playground AI Inc. (San Francisco, CA, founded 2022 by Suhail Doshi), creator of open-source diffusion models with over 13M users. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Uploads original image directly to dedicated cloud GPU cluster via HTTPS with zero silent client-side downscaling. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 77/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 51 / 65 | Transition band error mad_band=0.0953 · Global SAD(k)=35.236 · Foreground recall 99.99% / Background leak 0.239% | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (Direct export of 5.0 MB unwatermarked transparent PNG at original resolution) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 6 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 13.87s (API mode: sync; network upload 0s / end-to-end 17s 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
- 2026-11-03
Completed real-machine benchmark evaluation and 3-node screenshot verification under RealTest Protocol v2.3.