Nero AI Object Remover · Object removal
Smart Brush cleanly selects and removes all three signs in one pass and exports a watermark-free 2000×2000 PNG for 2 free credits, though inputs above 2000px are auto-resized and async queue wait reached 71.3s.
US-West (California, AS2914)
2000 × 2000 · 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
Nero AI web plans (Free / Standard / Yearly promo / Business); USD · 2026-10-21
Public page displays only the 7.66 USD/month equivalent without showing the annual invoice total before login.
4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
The official pricing page and credit table state that guests get 5 free runs and registered Free accounts receive 10 one-time Nero Credits (Standard/Photo/Anime 2× costs 1 credit/image, 4× costs 2 credits/image, paid-only 8× costs 4 credits/image). Standard monthly is USD 21.95/month promotional (regular USD 24.99/month, 300 credits/month). The yearly promo banner displays only "7.66 USD per month" (3,000 credits/year) without printing the annual invoice total before login, so the annual total is marked unverified.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel anytime by turning off auto-renewal in account settings (remaining credits expire at the end of the billing period); FAQ states refunds are not allowed once Nero Credits have been used.
Nero AI official pricing, credit consumption table, and FAQ ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-22
5 free guest runs (10 signup credits; 2 credits/removal); Standard USD 21.95/mo (300 credits), yearly promo USD 7.66/mo equivalent (3,000 credits/yr)
Free trial credits + Subscription + Credit packs
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2000×2000 (auto-resized from 2048×2048 under the free 2000px cap)
- Attached file dimensions
- 2000 × 2000 · PNG
Read directly from the attached file; this does not establish free download availability at that size.
- Watermark
- Watermark-free (2000×2000 RGBA PNG native export)
- Free allowance
- Each object removal run consumes 2 Nero Credits; inputs above 2000×2000 are auto-resized to 2000×2000 on the free tier (Pro supports 4000×4000)
- Account requirements
- 5 free guest runs; signing in with Google or email grants 10 Nero Credits
- Maximum specification record
- 2000×2000 (auto-resized from 2048×2048 under the free 2000px cap)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports Rectangle and Smart Brush selection, post-removal Refine, and commercial API (/ai-api)
- Manual refinement
- Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow
Tested result & sample
Smart Brush accurately snapped to all three signs and removed them cleanly with natural bookshelf and wood-grain reconstruction (inpaint_psnr_db = 13.29 dB, unmasked_psnr_db = 32.92 dB); main trade-offs are the free-tier 2000×2000 resize cap and a 71.3s async queue wait in this run.
- Fixture
- anchor_inpaint_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 71.3 s
- End-to-end reference
- 71.31 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
- Discloses the 2000px resize rule and 2-credit cost before processing
- Interaction
- Offers both Rectangle and Smart Brush selection tools; selecting all three signs with Smart Brush and clicking Remove provides a clean "Original PNG: 2000 × 2000 px" vs "AI Removed PNG: 2000 × 2000 px" split comparison and a one-click watermark-free Download button (02_result.png, 03_download.png).
- Entity record
- Nero AG
- Origin
- Karlsruhe, Germany
- Domain history record
- 1995–present
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud async task pipeline: POST /api/v2/file/upload (mask) + POST /api/v2/task (ImageRemover) + GET /api/v2/task/status polling (71.3s server wait)
- Retention statement
- Temporary cloud tasks cleared automatically
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_inpaint_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Nero AI official pricing, credit consumption table, and FAQ (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 77.4/100
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_inpaint_v1
Honesty & reputation · 83/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 27 / 35 | The landing page (01_landing.png) provides direct upload; after uploading the 2048×2048 test anchor, the workspace explicitly discloses that the free tier resizes inputs above 2000×2000 to 2000×2000 (Pro supports 4000×4000) and labels "2 Nero Credits will be used" beneath the Remove button alongside remaining credits in the header (02_workspace.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 25 / 30 | Offers both Rectangle and Smart Brush selection tools; selecting all three signs with Smart Brush and clicking Remove provides a clean "Original PNG: 2000 × 2000 px" vs "AI Removed PNG: 2000 × 2000 px" split comparison and a one-click watermark-free Download button (02_result.png, 03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Official online AI object removal tool by Nero AG (Karlsruhe, Germany, founded 1995). | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 12 / 15 | Executes multi-region inpainting via an asynchronous cloud task queue (POST /api/v2/task ImageRemover + GET /api/v2/task/status polling) with a single-sample server wait of 71.3s, returning a watermark-free 2000×2000 RGBA PNG (6,876,668 bytes). | Evidence A → |
Capability · 75/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 53 / 65 | Masked region reconstruction (21.5/30: inpaint_psnr_db = 13.29 dB, all 3 high-contrast signs 100% erased) · Unmasked fidelity (19.0/20: unmasked_psnr_db = 32.92 dB, SSIM = 0.9161, zero out-of-mask alteration) · Texture coherence (12.5/15: natural bookshelf spines, wooden counter, and hanging vines) (53.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 19 / 20 | Watermark-free 2000×2000 PNG native export (8/8); capped by the free tier 2000×2000 input limit, downscaling the 2048×2048 master to 2000×2000 (95.37% pixel area retention; Pro supports 4000×4000) (11.0/12) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 3 / 15 | 2026-10-22 same-run single-sample network timing: ImageRemover core task (r9 POST /api/v2/task -> r41 GET /api/v2/task/status) server wait 71.3s (slow >20s) (3.0/15) | 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
- 2026-10-17
Initial full-chain benchmark using Mode A synthetic inpainting anchor (anchor_inpaint_v1). - 2026-10-19
Unified 30/70 aggregation and decimal rounding; added evidence hashes and publication gating. - 2026-10-19
Added native export evidence with authorized test identity; held pending timing and review. - 2026-10-22
Completed same-run landing/workspace/result/download screenshots (Service Worker bypassed for CDP polling capture), native 2000×2000 watermark-free PNG export, verified async server wait (server_s = 71.3s), and full 7-aspect scoring; auto-approved via contract gate.