Photopea Image Compressor · Image compression
Benchmark browser-native image compressor built on WebAssembly, exporting 2048×2048 watermark-free JPGs without login; achieves 88.9% file size reduction with 37.1 dB PSNR and zero privacy exposure.
US-West (California, AS2914)
JPEG · Output attached · 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
Photopea Free and Premium pass structure · 2026-10-30
PSD/AI/XD/PDF editing, AI background removal, adjustment layers, bitmap vectorizer
No ads, one-time payment with no auto-renewal, reverts to free on expiry
Full-year ad-free experience, one-time payment without recurring billing
3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free tier grants 100% feature access with ads; Premium passes are one-time non-recurring purchases (€8/30d, €15/90d, €50/365d) returning to free upon expiry.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
Photopea Official Premium Pricing Modal ↗ · 2026-10-30 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-11-03
Free with ads / Ad-free passes from €8/30 days (non-recurring)
Freemium (Free full-res export + non-renewing day passes)
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048 × 2048 (457.6 KB original JPG)
- Watermark
- Completely watermark-free
- Free allowance
- Completely free and unlimited usage with unrestricted exports
- Account requirements
- Completely usable without login
- Maximum specification record
- 2048 × 2048 (457.6 KB original JPG)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Multi-format export (JPG/PNG/WebP/SVG/PDF), shortcuts, action scripts, and layer editing
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Photopea client-side exports 2048×2048 compressed JPG, slashing size by 88.94% (4.14 MB → 457.6 KB) while sustaining 37.07 dB PSNR and 0.9973 SSIM.
- Fixture
- anchor_compress_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Local processing record
- 1.5 s
- End-to-end reference
- 1.5 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
- Export dialog displays real-time estimated size and parameters
- Interaction
- Not recorded or not verified
- Entity record
- Ivan Kutskir (Photopea)
- Origin
- Czech Republic
- Domain history record
- 2013–present
- Third-party tracking record
- Google AdSense · Google Analytics
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Client-side WebAssembly / Canvas offline re-encoding compression
- Retention statement
- Data stays entirely within local browser memory with zero server uploads
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_compress_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 94.2/100
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_compress_v1
Honesty & reputation · 98/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 35 / 35 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 28 / 30 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 20 / 20 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 15 / 15 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
Capability · 92.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 58 / 65 | Size Reduction: -88.94% (4137.9 KB → 457.6 KB, 9.04× ratio) · PSNR: 37.07 dB · SSIM: 0.9973 | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: 2048 × 2048 (457.6 KB original JPG) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 14.5 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 1.5s (API mode: client_wasm_canvas_encoder; network upload 0s / end-to-end 1.5s 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.