remove.bg · Background removal
Detailed hair handling and a simple download flow are offset by 500px free output and paid HD; size limits appear on the result page.
US-West (California, AS2914)
500 × 500 · 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 public standalone website plans: free, pay-as-you-go, monthly and enterprise (dollar pricing) · 2026-10-20
23 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Every displayed tier was expanded. Taxes depend on checkout. The FAQ mentions annual subscriptions but the current cards do not offer an annual price. Successor Canva and Leonardo plans are separate.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel in account settings; access continues to the current period end. Refund terms were not separately checked.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-15
Pay-as-you-go 1 credit $1.99 (10 credits $9); Subscription 40 credits $9/mo
Pay-as-you-go (credits valid for 2 years) and monthly/annual subscriptions
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 500×500 (6.0% pixel area retained, no watermark)
- Attached file dimensions
- 500 × 500 · PNG
Read directly from the attached file; this does not establish free download availability at that size.
- Watermark
- None (free tier is gated by 0.25MP resolution cap)
- Free allowance
- Unlimited guest 500×500 previews; new registered accounts typically receive 1 free HD Credit
- Account requirements
- No login required for 500×500 preview; full HD requires sign-in (Google / Canva / Email) and 1 Credit
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (1 Credit / paid unlocks up to 25MP; free preview tier is 500×500)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Desktop app, API, and Photoshop/Figma plugins support batch processing
- Manual refinement
- Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow
Tested result & sample
Delicate semi-transparent hair transitions (mad_band=0.0802, SAD(k)=30.7); left curly hair gap retained a tiny patch of background foliage (bg_leak=0.034%).
- Edge error MAD
- 0.08 · Lower is better
- Global error SAD(k)
- 30.687 · Lower is better
- Foreground retention
- 99.870% · Higher is better
- Background residue
- 0.034% · 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
- 1.99 s
- End-to-end reference
- 7.28 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 on the result page download menu ('500×500 Free' vs '2048×2048 Unlock') before downloading
- Interaction
- Clean, restrained UI with no blocking popups; clicking the free preview downloads immediately without forced paywall modals.
- Entity record
- Kaleido AI GmbH (part of Canva)
- Origin
- Vienna, Austria / Sydney, Australia (Canva)
- Domain history record
- Launched 2018
- Third-party tracking record
- Google Analytics · Canva Telemetry
- External information
- Pioneer of one-click AI background removal; rock-solid alpha quality, though free preview is capped at 500×500 and standalone site sunsets on 2026-12-01.
- Processing
- Cloud async API (www.remove.bg/images)
- Retention statement
- Uploaded images and results are automatically purged ~60 minutes after processing
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
The standalone website closes on 1 December 2026 at 09:00 CET; pay-as-you-go credits expire at the same time.
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 89.2/100
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 · 86/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 28 / 40 | Hero headline says '100% Automatically and Free' without stating the pixel cap up front, but the download menu clearly lists 'Preview 500×500 Free' alongside '2048×2048 Unlock' before clicking. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 18 / 20 | Clean, restrained UI with no blocking popups; clicking the free preview downloads immediately without forced paywall modals. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 25 / 25 | Kaleido AI GmbH (Vienna, Austria; acquired by Canva in 2021), the long-standing industry benchmark. | Evidence C → |
| Engineering & privacy | 15 / 15 | Rock-solid reliability; privacy policy explicitly states uploaded images are automatically deleted within ~1 hour after processing. | Evidence C → |
Capability · 90.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 57.5 / 65 | Transition band error mad_band=0.08 · Global SAD(k)=30.687 · Foreground recall 99.87% / Background leak 0.034% | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (1 Credit / paid unlocks up to 25MP; free preview tier is 500×500) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 1.99s (API mode: async; network upload 4.3s / end-to-end 7.28s 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.