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| Background removal | 75/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 72/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Active task |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | BgSub (In-Browser AI) Background removal 75/100 Seven-aspect task score Free, login-free on-device processing suits users who want to keep photos local; complex curls lose edge detail. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-16 | remover.work Background removal 72/100 Seven-aspect task score remover.work offers a login-free preview experience for image background removal. Server-side AI processing completed in 31.92s, providing an unwatermarked 1024x1024 transparent PNG preview export (25.0% pixel retention). It achieved 99.86% foreground recall with 0.118% background leak and natural hair transitions; full-resolution 2048x2048 export requires 2 credits (~$0.16-$0.24). Tested export 1024 × 1024 · PNG Historical test · 2026-11-03 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | BgSub free web remover; excludes custom/API services · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits BgSub Web2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Officially free; supports images up to 4096×4096 No usage-count limit published; API/batch services outside this scope 1 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. 4096×4096 is an official supported specification; actual delivery remains tied to the historical test and attached file. Cancellation, sources & verification recordNo payment method required Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ | remover.work credit packs and multimedia cleanup pricing · 2026-11-03 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Starter Pack (40 credits)2026-11-03 ↗ USD 4.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 40 credits (approx. 40 images ≤2MP or 10 min video ≤1080p) HD unwatermarked downloads, commercial use, non-expiring credits；$0.12 per credit, approx. $0.50 per min up to 1080p Rules [1] [2]Creator Pack (180 credits)2026-11-03 ↗ USD 14.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 180 credits (approx. 180 images ≤2MP or 45 min video ≤1080p) HD unwatermarked downloads, commercial use, non-expiring credits；Most popular pack (save 33%), $0.08 per credit, approx. $0.33 per min up to 1080p Rules [1] [2]Studio Pack (800 credits)2026-11-03 ↗ USD 49.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 800 credits (approx. 800 images ≤2MP or 200 min video ≤1080p) HD unwatermarked downloads, commercial use, non-expiring credits；Studio pack (save 50%), $0.06 per credit, approx. $0.25 per min up to 1080p Rules [1] [2]3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. All tiers are one-time pay-as-you-go credit packages with no subscriptions. Credits never expire and only deduct upon job success (0 cost for failed jobs). Free tier covers 1024px image previews and 5s full-resolution unwatermarked video previews. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified remover.work Official Pricing ↗ · 2026-11-03 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Completely free with unlimited usage (computation runs on user's local device via WebGL/WASM) | Free preview up to 1024px max long edge for image background removal with no hard daily cap; exporting 2048px original consumes 2 credits |
| Cancellation & refunds | No payment method required | Not verified |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Discloses local browser execution upfront and shows exact 2048×2048 (5.53 MB) size in the save modal | Not verified |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Edge error MAD: 0.1481 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 65.955 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.380% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.106% (Lower is better) | Edge error MAD: 0.1122 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 41.078 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.860% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.118% (Lower is better) |
| Fixture findings | Local processing with full-size output; complex curly-hair edges look blocky and smoothed. | On the Mode A curly hair portrait benchmark (anchor_bgremove_v1), remover.work produced a 1024x1024 RGBA transparent PNG with transition band error mad_band=0.1122 and global error SAD(k)=41.08. Foreground hair recall reached 99.86% with minimal 0.118% background leak and zero fake checkerboard artifacts. |
| Original historical observation | Constrained by lightweight client-side WebGL/WASM model capacity, complex curly hair outer edges show softer semi-transparent halos (mad_band=0.1481, SAD(k)=65.96) compared to heavy cloud models, but foreground recall reaches 99.38% at full 2048×2048 resolution. | remover.work directly outputs 1024×1024 transparent PNG with intact curly hair (99.86% recall), minimal background leak (0.118%), natural flyaway transitions, and zero checkerboard transparency artifacts. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Privacy-sensitive users who require 0-byte cloud upload (100% local browser execution) and unlimited no-login 2048×2048 full-resolution exports | Creators needing fast, login-free 1024px unwatermarked transparent previews, or pay-as-you-go credits for high-res portraits and videos |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test | 1024 × 1024 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048×2048 (no-login local in-browser inference exports full 2048×2048 PNG, supporting up to 4096×4096) | 1024 × 1024 (25.0% pixel retention) |
| Watermark observation | None | Watermark-free |
| Batch & API | Single-image interactive workspace | Single-image interactive processing with pay-as-you-go credit packs |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 2048 × 2048 | 1024 × 1024 |
| Attached file dimensions | 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 1024 × 1024 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Recorded local processing time: 1.77s · End-to-end reference: 1.77s | Network-observed server wait: 31.92s · End-to-end reference: 32.93s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_bgremove_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-11-03 · anchor_bgremove_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 | No login required; exports full 2048×2048 original resolution directly | Not verified |
| Manual adjustment | Left sidebar includes built-in Edit (erase/restore brush), Color, Image, Filter, and Enhance tools | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Zero login requirement, zero marketing popups, zero cross-site redirects; processes locally in the browser and saves a 2048×2048 watermark-free PNG in one click. | Not verified |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | BgSub Independent Team (bgsub.com) | remover.work |
| Recorded origin | Independent Developer Project | Not verified |
| Domain history record | Launched 2022 | Not verified |
| Background & reputation assessment | Built by an independent developer team (launched 2022) and well-regarded in privacy-focused and indie web tool communities. | Not verified |
| External reputation record | Praised on Product Hunt and privacy tool directories for keeping images 100% inside the local browser. | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | On-device processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Not verified | Google Analytics · Google Ads |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | CDP network packet inspection proves 0 bytes of image data are uploaded to any remote server—100% of segmentation inference runs locally in the browser via WebGL/WASM (15/15 privacy score). | Not verified |
| Retention statement | This flow runs locally; post-close deletion not independently verified | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 40 / 40 100% free with no paywalls or hidden credit limits; clicking Save Image clearly displays exact output dimensions '2048 × 2048 (5.53 MB)' before saving. | |
| Interaction restraint | 20 / 20 Zero login requirement, zero marketing popups, zero cross-site redirects; processes locally in the browser and saves a 2048×2048 watermark-free PNG in one click. | |
| Background & reputation | 21 / 25 Built by an independent developer team (launched 2022) and well-regarded in privacy-focused and indie web tool communities. | |
| Engineering & privacy | 15 / 15 CDP network packet inspection proves 0 bytes of image data are uploaded to any remote server—100% of segmentation inference runs locally in the browser via WebGL/WASM (15/15 privacy score). | |
| Task quality | 32.9 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.1481 · Global SAD(k)=65.955 · Foreground recall 99.38% / Background leak 0.106% | 45 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.1122 · Global SAD(k)=41.078 · Foreground recall 99.86% / Background leak 0.118% |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (no-login local in-browser inference exports full 2048×2048 PNG, supporting up to 4096×4096) | 14 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 1024 × 1024 (25.0% pixel retention) |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 1.77s (API mode: on_device_wasm; network upload 0s / end-to-end 1.77s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 6 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 31.92s (API mode: async_verified; network upload 0s / end-to-end 32.93s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
