Photoroom (AI Retouch) · Object removal
This run delivered full size free without login, with simple brush and comparison controls at about three seconds per stroke; cloud-generated repairs still need review.
US-West (California, AS2914)
No native export attached; page screenshot evidence only
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
USD web subscriptions: Pro, Max and all four Ultra volumes, monthly and annual; excludes API/MCP · 2026-10-21
Personal, non-commercial use only; no API access
Public card shows $7.50/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 89.99/year (one free trial per person)
Public card shows $20.99/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 249.99/year ($20.83/month equivalent, one free trial per person)
Public card shows $82.50/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 990.00/year
Public card shows $165/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 1,980.00/year
Public card shows $413/month equivalent ($412.50/month in modal); in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 4,950.00/year
Public card shows $825/month equivalent; in-app upgrade modal after sign-in confirms USD 9,900.00/year
13 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free use is personal and non-commercial, with no exact allowance stated. Core removal uses no AI credits but export caps and fair-use limits apply. The public pricing page only shows monthly equivalents for annual plans; after sign-in, the in-app upgrade modal confirms all six annual invoice totals: Pro USD 89.99/year (not $7.5×12=$90), Max USD 249.99/year ($20.83/month equivalent, not $20.99×12), and Ultra tiers at USD 990 / 1,980 / 4,950 / 9,900/year. The pricing page states VAT/GST is included.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel in app. Pro/Max annual plans have a seven-day trial. Pro/Max/Ultra refunds may be requested within seven days of the last payment, but are not guaranteed and may be refused for misuse or terms violations. API is excluded.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ · Capture 5 ↗ · Capture 6 ↗ · Capture 7 ↗ · Capture 8 ↗ · Capture 9 ↗ · Capture 10 ↗ · Capture 11 ↗
Purchase entry requires sign-in ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Official plans and free-use scope ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Official refund eligibility ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
In-app upgrade modal annual billing totals (verified after sign-in) ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-16
Pro $9.99/mo ($7.49/mo billed annually); API pay-as-you-go
Free no-login web tool + Pro subscription + Enterprise API
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (No Watermark PNG)
- Watermark
- 100% Watermark-Free
- Free allowance
- Unlimited free no-login brushing and unwatermarked PNG download on the web tool page
- Account requirements
- No login required on the web tool page; clicking Edit in Photoroom opens the full app workspace
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (No Watermark PNG)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports multi-stroke editing, Before/After comparison, and commercial Retouch API
- Manual refinement
- Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow
Tested result & sample
Photoroom AI Retouch provides an embedded no-login canvas with a purple sparkle brush (02_workspace.png) that erases each sign in ~3.02s upon mouse release (03_download.png) and downloads a 2048×2048 watermark-free PNG.
- Fixture
- anchor_inpaint_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 3.02 s
- End-to-end reference
- 9.06 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.
No native export is attached. Screenshots show the visible page, but do not independently establish export properties or file validity.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Zero hidden gates; clicking Download immediately saves the PNG
- Interaction
- Clean minimalist canvas with a Brush Size slider, Before/After toggle, and purple sparkle brush animation (02_workspace.png).
- Entity record
- Photoroom Inc. (Paris, France)
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Domain history record
- 2019–Present
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Synchronous cloud Inpainting API (sdk.photoroom.com/v1/inpaint), 3.02s per stroke
- Retention statement
- Ephemeral web session processing compliant with EU GDPR
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.
Page screenshot evidence only
Official plans and usage terms (snapshot ↗) · Purchase entry requires sign-in (snapshot ↗) · Official plans and free-use scope (snapshot ↗) · Official refund eligibility (snapshot ↗) · In-app upgrade modal annual billing totals (verified after sign-in) (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 88/100
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 · 95/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 33 / 35 | Embeds a full interactive AI Retouch canvas directly on the landing page; guests can upload the 2048×2048 original without login, brush over all 3 occluding signs, and click Download to immediately receive a 2048×2048 watermark-free PNG (03_download.png) with zero registration wall or watermark. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 28 / 30 | Clean minimalist canvas with a Brush Size slider, Before/After toggle, and purple sparkle brush animation (02_workspace.png). | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Paris-based AI visual unicorn Photoroom Inc., trusted by over 150M e-commerce sellers worldwide. | Evidence C → |
| Engineering & privacy | 15 / 15 | Synchronous cloud inference via sdk.photoroom.com/v1/inpaint returning clean results in just 3.02s per brush stroke. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 85/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 52 / 65 | Occluded Region GT Restoration (24.0/30: structural PSNR=15.16dB · SSIM=0.2835) · Unmasked Preservation (17.0/20: unmasked_psnr=22.86dB on 2048px canvas) · Texture Coherence & Zero Ghosting (11.0/15: all 3 signs 100% erased with natural woodgrain and vine synthesis) | Evidence B → |
| Deliverable specifications | 19 / 20 | Free no-login 2048×2048 watermark-free PNG export (19/20) with zero brand watermark | Evidence B → |
| Processing speed | 14 / 15 | 3.02s per brush stroke via sdk.photoroom.com/v1/inpaint (9.06s total across 3 zones) | Evidence B → |
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
- 2026-10-16
Initial real-machine benchmark using Mode A synthetic occlusion Ground-Truth anchor (anchor_inpaint_v1).