Pixlr Express (Remove Object) · Object removal
This run processed locally and exported full size without login, preserving unmasked areas well; free saves are limited to three daily, disclosed at save time.
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
All web monthly/annual tiers and five credit top-up packs · 2026-10-20
13 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
All four annual charges were confirmed at checkout. Ultra $239.90/year and Ultra MAX $479.90/year differ from rounded monthly equivalents multiplied by 12. The feature FAQ advertises free removal and batch ZIP export without quantifying free counts/limits. Removal credit conversion and top-up expiry are not separately stated in reviewed pages. Tax depends on billing address.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Page states cancellation is available anytime; refund details unverified.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗
Official annual checkout summaries for all four plans ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗
Official free removal and batch explanation ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-16
Plus $2.49/mo ($1.49/mo billed annually); Premium $9.99/mo
3 free full-res saves/day without login + low-cost monthly/annual subscriptions
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (Native Full-Res No Watermark PNG/JPG/WebP)
- Watermark
- 100% Watermark-Free
- Free allowance
- 3 free full-resolution (2048×2048) watermark-free saves per day without login
- Account requirements
- No login required; Google / Apple / Email login also available
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (Native Full-Res No Watermark PNG/JPG/WebP)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports multi-stroke Brush/Lasso editing and native multi-format (PNG/JPG/WebP) export
- Manual refinement
- Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow
Tested result & sample
Unlike cloud tools that downscale free exports to 600px–1024px, Pixlr Express inpaints directly on the native 2048×2048 canvas using its Lasso tool and exports a full 2048×2048 unwatermarked PNG—achieving a category-leading 30.52dB unmasked PSNR.
- Fixture
- anchor_inpaint_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Local processing record
- 11.5 s
- End-to-end reference
- 11.5 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.
No native export is attached. Screenshots show the visible page, but do not independently establish export properties or file validity.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Save dialog transparently displays exact 2048×2048px dimensions and remaining daily free saves
- Interaction
- Pro-grade dark canvas workspace offering both Draw (Brush) and Lasso selection modes with zero intrusive popups.
- Entity record
- Pixlr Pte. Ltd. / Inmagine Group
- Origin
- Singapore / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Domain history record
- 2008–Present (18-year established photo editor)
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Browser-side local AI inference (WASM/WebGL), ~11.5s per lasso region
- Retention statement
- Processed locally on the browser canvas without mandatory public cloud storage
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 ↗) · Official annual checkout summaries for all four plans (snapshot ↗) · Official free removal and batch explanation (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 89.8/100
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 · 93/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 32 / 35 | Allows guests to upload the full 2048×2048 image directly in the browser without login, lasso or brush over all 3 occluding signs to erase them (03_download.png), and clearly displays the free daily quota of 3 full-resolution (2048×2048) watermark-free saves inside the Save modal (04_save_modal.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 28 / 30 | Pro-grade dark canvas workspace offering both Draw (Brush) and Lasso selection modes with zero intrusive popups. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Founded in 2008, Pixlr (part of Inmagine / 123RF Group) is one of the longest-running web photo editing platforms. | Evidence C → |
| Engineering & privacy | 15 / 15 | Runs browser-side local WebGL/WASM inference directly on the native 2048×2048 canvas without mandatory cloud queuing, achieving near-lossless unmasked pixel preservation (unmasked_psnr=30.52dB). | Evidence A → |
Capability · 88.4/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 56.9 / 65 | Occluded Region GT Restoration (25.4/30: structural PSNR=15.83dB · SSIM=0.5013) · Unmasked Native Preservation (20.0/20: category-best unmasked_psnr=30.52dB) · Texture Coherence & Zero Ghosting (11.5/15: all 3 signs 100% erased with zero downscaling blur) | Evidence B → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Only tool in the category to export native 2048×2048 full-resolution watermark-free PNG/JPG/WebP for free without login (20/20) | Evidence B → |
| Processing speed | 11.5 / 15 | ~11.5s local browser AI inference per lasso operation with zero network upload latency | 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).