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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | Nero AI | Hama | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | 80/100 2000 × 2000 · PNG | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Image compression | 88/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | 84/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Object removal | 77/100 2000 × 2000 · PNG | 74/100 720×720 (SD Unwatermarked JPEG) · Historical description; output not attached | Active task |
| Image generation | 91/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Photo restoration | 79/100 JPEG · Output attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Nero AI Object Remover Object removal 77/100 Seven-aspect task score 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. Tested export 2000 × 2000 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-22 | Hama (AI Object & People Eraser) Object removal 74/100 Seven-aspect task score Login-free removal and download give natural blending; free output drops to 720px, while fullscreen and floating ads interfere with the canvas. Tested export 720×720 (SD Unwatermarked JPEG) · Historical description; output not attached Historical test · 2026-10-16 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Nero AI web plans (Free / Standard / Yearly promo / Business); USD · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-21 ↗ Free Free Free 5 free guest runs without login; 10 one-time credits per registered account (max 1000×1000px upload, 5 images/batch; 2× costs 1 credit, 4× costs 2 credits). Standard Monthly (300 credits)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 21.95/month — Monthly 300 credits/month (promotional USD 21.95/month, regular USD 24.99/month); up to 4000×4000px upload, 30 images/batch, priority processing, and 8× upscaling. Standard Yearly (3,000 credits/yr)2026-10-21 ↗ — Annual price not verified Annual 3,000 credits/year; promotional banner displays USD 7.66/month equivalent. Public page displays only the 7.66 USD/month equivalent without showing the annual invoice total before login. Business2026-10-21 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted Custom credits and pricing (up to 200 images/batch, highest priority, API processing, and dedicated server). 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 recordCancel 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 ↗ | Hama web AI object remover (excludes custom API) · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Guest Free (720p)2026-10-21 ↗ Free Free Free Unlimited object removal without login; export resolution capped at 720px (unwatermarked). Hama PRO (Free HD with login)2026-10-21 ↗ Free Free Free Official FAQ states that logging in for free unlocks high-resolution image downloads in Hama PRO. 2 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The official FAQ ("How much does it cost?") explicitly states that Hama is free, and users only need to log in to download high-resolution images in Hama PRO. Guests can export unlimited 720px unwatermarked images without login, and logging in unlocks Hama PRO (HD) for free. Cancellation, sources & verification recordWeb access (including login-unlocked HD) is free with no subscription charges. Hama official page and FAQ (pricing statement) ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | 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) | Unlimited free guest usage at 720px standard resolution without watermarks |
| Cancellation & refunds | 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. | Web access (including login-unlocked HD) is free with no subscription charges. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Discloses the 2000px resize rule and 2-credit cost before processing | Top banner promotes 'Try hama PRO (HD)', though the exact 720px cap is only evident upon inspecting the downloaded file |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Not verified | Not verified |
| Fixture findings | All three plaques are 100% erased with natural wooden counter and bookshelf reconstruction (inpaint_psnr_db = 13.29 dB) and high unmasked fidelity (unmasked_psnr_db = 32.92 dB, SSIM = 0.9161) (53.0/65). | Supports marking multiple areas; reconstruction looked natural, but free output was 720px and the page had ads. |
| Original historical observation | 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. | Hama.app lets users brush all 3 signs at once and submit a single /api/hama-inpainting job (8.78s), blending bookshelf and wood-grain backgrounds naturally; its main limitations are the 720×720 free resolution cap and third-party Google AdSense overlays. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Users with images up to 2000×2000 who want clean multi-region object/text removal and watermark-free PNG export | Quick social media or small web graphics where 720px unwatermarked output without login is sufficient |
| Result & output evidence | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. | |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 2000 × 2000 · PNG · No watermark in test | 720×720 (SD Unwatermarked JPEG) · Historical description; output not attached · Check watermark record No native output is attached; check the evidence for specification and watermark claims. |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2000×2000 (auto-resized from 2048×2048 under the free 2000px cap) | 720×720 (SD Unwatermarked JPEG) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-free (2000×2000 RGBA PNG native export) | None (100% watermark-free) |
| Batch & API | Supports Rectangle and Smart Brush selection, post-removal Refine, and commercial API (/ai-api) | Offers Hama API and keyboard shortcuts (⌘+B Brush, ⌘+Enter Erase, ⌘+Z Undo) |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 2000 × 2000 | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | 2000 × 2000 · PNG | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 71.3s · End-to-end reference: 71.31s | Network-observed server wait: 8.78s · End-to-end reference: 9.38s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-22 · anchor_inpaint_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-16 · anchor_inpaint_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) |
| Repeated tests & reliability | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. |
| Interaction experience | ||
| Account requirements | No login in this test | No login in this test |
| Sign-in methods | 5 free guest runs; signing in with Google or email grants 10 Nero Credits | No login required for 720px tier; email login available for PRO |
| Manual adjustment | Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow | Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow |
| Interaction observations | 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). | Completes the full workflow without registration, but embeds Google AdSense floating overlays and shopping anchor banners (see bottom-right of 02_workspace.png) that can intercept upload clicks. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Nero AG | Hama.app |
| Recorded origin | Karlsruhe, Germany | Independent AI Vision Tool Team |
| Domain history record | 1995–present | 2021–Present (Early web-based LaMa inpainting application) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Official online AI object removal tool by Nero AG (Karlsruhe, Germany, founded 1995). | Established web-based AI object eraser (Hama.app) launched in 2021, widely used for quick watermark and object removal. |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | 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). | Resizes the canvas to 720×720 on the client before submitting to /api/hama-inpainting (8.78s cloud inference), reducing upload size at the cost of 2K high-frequency detail. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation 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). | 24 / 35 Allows guests to upload, brush, and click Finish -> Download for an unwatermarked image without login (01_landing.png, 03_download.png), but downscales the 2048×2048 original to a 720×720 JPEG on the free tier (HD requires Hama PRO). |
| 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). | 21 / 30 Completes the full workflow without registration, but embeds Google AdSense floating overlays and shopping anchor banners (see bottom-right of 02_workspace.png) that can intercept upload clicks. |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 Official online AI object removal tool by Nero AG (Karlsruhe, Germany, founded 1995). | 16 / 20 Established web-based AI object eraser (Hama.app) launched in 2021, widely used for quick watermark and object removal. |
| 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). | 12 / 15 Resizes the canvas to 720×720 on the client before submitting to /api/hama-inpainting (8.78s cloud inference), reducing upload size at the cost of 2K high-frequency detail. |
| 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) | 51.5 / 65 Masked GT Reconstruction (22.5/30: structural PSNR=15.12dB · SSIM=0.4002) · Unmasked Fidelity (16.5/20: unmasked_psnr=25.16dB, limited by 720px downscaling) · Texture Continuity (12.5/15: coherent bookshelf and wood-grain blending) |
| 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) | 11 / 20 Exports a free 720×720 unwatermarked JPEG without login, reducing linear resolution by 64.8% from 2048×2048 (11/20) |
| 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) | 12 / 15 CDP measured 8.78s pure cloud inference across /api/hama-inpainting for all 3 zones simultaneously |
