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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | Cleanup.pictures | Freepik | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | Not tested in topic | 84/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Object removal | 80/100 720×720 (No Watermark PNG) · Historical description; output not attached | 76/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Active task |
| Image generation | Not tested in topic | 86/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Cleanup.pictures (Clipdrop / Jasper) Object removal 80/100 Seven-aspect task score Login-free brush editing is simple with upfront size disclosure; signs were removed cleanly, but free output is only 720px and HD needs Pro. Tested export 720×720 (No Watermark PNG) · Historical description; output not attached Historical test · 2026-10-16 | Freepik / Magnific AI Image Editor (Retouch) Object removal 76/100 Seven-aspect task score Free login removes all three signs via a natural-language prompt in ~8.5s and exports a 1024px watermark-free PNG with natural background reconstruction; however, default Creative editing downscales the 2048px input to 1024px and slightly resamples unmasked details. Tested export 1024 × 1024 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-22 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Cleanup.pictures web and cross-platform plans (Free / Pro / ClipDrop Pro / API); USD · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-21 ↗ Free Free Free Unlimited images without login; export resolution limited to 720p (unwatermarked). Pro Monthly2026-10-21 ↗ USD 5/month — Monthly Unlimited images, unlimited resolution, and high-quality refiner across desktop and mobile (1 user). Pro Annual2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 36/year Annual Billed annually at USD 36/year (USD 3/month equivalent); unlimited images, unlimited resolution, and high-quality refiner. ClipDrop Pro (Cross-sell bundle card)2026-10-21 ↗ Monthly price not verified — Monthly Multi-tool suite including Cleanup, Remove background, Replace background, Uncrop, and Generative fill. Card only displays "11 starting from" and redirects to clipdrop.co/pricing; full monthly/annual checkout breakdown is not listed on this page. 5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The official pricing section and FAQ explicitly state Free (USD 0, unlimited images capped at 720p) and Cleanup Pro (USD 5/month or USD 36/year, equivalent to USD 3/month, with unlimited resolution and images). The page also displays a "ClipDrop Pro · 11 starting from" cross-sell card without full billing-period details on this page (see clipdrop.co for standalone ClipDrop pricing), so ClipDrop Pro is marked unverified with partial coverage. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordManage, pause, or cancel anytime in the "manage subscription" section. Refunds after activation are granted only in rare cases such as technical difficulties or platform incompatibilities (full within 14 days, prorated thereafter). Cleanup.pictures official pricing and FAQ ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ | Individual web subscriptions at the current Magnific destination; excludes Teams and separate API · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Premium2026-10-20 ↗ USD 20/month USD 174/year Monthly 20,000 general credits/month Annual 240,000 general credits/year; valid for a year without monthly resets Rules [1] Premium+2026-10-20 ↗ USD 45/month USD 405/year Monthly 45,000 general credits/month Annual 600,000 general credits/year; valid for a year without monthly resets Rules [1] Pro Starter2026-10-20 ↗ USD 110/month USD 990/year Monthly 112,500 general credits/month Annual 1,500,000 general credits/year; valid for a year without monthly resets Rules [1] Pro high volume2026-10-20 ↗ USD 280/month USD 2,520/year Monthly 300,000 general credits/month Monthly price before tax; credits do not establish removal counts Annual 4,000,000 general credits/year; valid for one year, no monthly resets Rules [1] 8 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Both individual Pro volumes and all annual charges are verified. Auto-refill was not enabled; the public pricing page does not quote top-up unit prices, free removal limits or per-removal credit cost, so those remain unconfirmed. Prices exclude VAT/local taxes. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancel auto-renewal anytime in account subscription settings Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ Official subscriptions and annual checkout ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ · Capture 5 ↗ · Capture 6 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Unlimited free no-login brushing and 720p watermark-free PNG exports | Signed-in free accounts can spend initial/daily free credits to run Image Editor (Retouch) and directly export 1024×1024 watermark-free PNGs |
| Cancellation & refunds | Manage, pause, or cancel anytime in the "manage subscription" section. Refunds after activation are granted only in rare cases such as technical difficulties or platform incompatibilities (full within 14 days, prorated thereafter). | Cancel auto-renewal anytime in account subscription settings |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Disclosed upfront upon file selection (comparing 720×720 SD vs 2048×2048 HD) | Entry URL redirects immediately to Magnific and requires login without pre-disclosing cross-domain redirection or credit rules |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Not verified | Not verified |
| Fixture findings | Removed signs promptly after brushing in this test; free output was reduced to 720px. | All three colored signs were 100% removed with natural bookshelf, vine, and counter reconstruction (inpaint_psnr_db = 13.17 dB), though default editing downscaled the output to 1024×1024 with subtle generative changes in unmasked details (unmasked_psnr_db = 26.75 dB, SSIM = 0.9435). |
| Original historical observation | Cleanup.pictures’ signature release-to-erase workflow removes each sign in ~3.3s with clean background continuation; its only limitation is the upfront 720×720 SD resolution cap on the free tier. | After uploading the 2048×2048 bookstore anchor image and prompting default Retouch (Auto Creative) mode to remove all three signs, the server completed rendering in 8.49s (8.77s end-to-end) and exported a free 1024×1024 watermark-free PNG (1,995,184 bytes). All three signs were 100% removed with natural bookshelf, vine, and counter reconstruction (inpaint_psnr_db = 13.17 dB), though output dimensions were halved to 1024×1024 with subtle generative resampling in unmasked background details (unmasked_psnr_db = 26.75 dB, SSIM = 0.9435). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Casual users who want frictionless, unlimited, release-to-erase cleanup for social/web images where 720p suffices | Users who want brush-free natural-language removal of multiple complex objects or signs and accept 1024×1024 output with slight generative background resampling |
| Result & output evidence | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. | |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 720×720 (No Watermark PNG) · Historical description; output not attached · Check watermark record No native output is attached; check the evidence for specification and watermark claims. | 1024 × 1024 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 720×720 (No Watermark PNG) | 1024×1024 (Watermark-free native PNG, 1.99 MB) |
| Watermark observation | 100% Watermark-Free | Completely watermark-free (clean 1024×1024 PNG export) |
| Batch & API | Supports iterative multi-stroke brushing and Clipdrop API integration | Returns 2 concurrent candidate edits per run by default, with in-editor Precision brush, Upscale, and Resize follow-up tools |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | 1024 × 1024 |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | 1024 × 1024 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 3.33s · End-to-end reference: 10s | Network-observed server wait: 8.49s · End-to-end reference: 8.77s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_inpaint_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-22 · 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 | Account required in this test |
| Sign-in methods | No login required; Pro subscribers can sign in via Email/Google | Supports free Google / Apple / email sign-in (redirects to unified Magnific workspace) |
| Manual adjustment | Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow | Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow |
| Interaction observations | Focused single-page canvas: drag-and-drop to upload, release mouse to erase, toggle original preview, and click Download for an unwatermarked PNG (03_download.png). | Not verified |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | The former Freepik feature and pricing pages currently redirect to Magnific; historical test identity and date are preserved. |
| Operator | Init ML / Clipdrop (Jasper AI Inc.) | Freepik Company S.L. / Magnific AI |
| Recorded origin | Paris, France / San Francisco, USA | Málaga, Spain |
| Domain history record | 2021–Present | 2010–present (acquired and integrated Magnific AI in 2024) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Built by Paris-based Init ML (the founding team behind Clipdrop, later acquired by Stability AI and Jasper AI). | Not verified |
| 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 | Calls Google Cloud Functions (cleanup_proxy) to run LaMa/generative inpainting in 3.33s per stroke (10.0s total across 3 strokes). | Not verified |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 29 / 35 Immediately upon uploading the 2048×2048 original, an upfront resolution modal (04_sd_downscale_modal.png) transparently discloses that the free tier processes at 720×720 SD with free unwatermarked export while 2048×2048 HD requires Pro—zero post-interaction ambush. | |
| Interaction restraint | 27 / 30 Focused single-page canvas: drag-and-drop to upload, release mouse to erase, toggle original preview, and click Download for an unwatermarked PNG (03_download.png). | |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 Built by Paris-based Init ML (the founding team behind Clipdrop, later acquired by Stability AI and Jasper AI). | |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Calls Google Cloud Functions (cleanup_proxy) to run LaMa/generative inpainting in 3.33s per stroke (10.0s total across 3 strokes). | |
| Task quality | 50 / 65 Occluded Region GT Restoration (23.5/30: structural PSNR=15.63dB · SSIM=0.4317) · Unmasked Preservation (15.5/20: unmasked_psnr=23.94dB, capped by 720px SD downscaling) · Texture Coherence & Zero Ghosting (11.0/15: all 3 signs 100% erased with clean edges) | 47 / 65 Inpainted Region PSNR vs 2048px GT: 13.17 dB · Inpainted SSIM: 0.9435 · Unmasked Background Preservation PSNR: 26.75 dB |
| Deliverable specifications | 13 / 20 Free no-login 720×720 watermark-free PNG export (13/20) with upfront client pre-downscale disclosure | 15 / 20 Watermarked or blocked free export (0/8); Export spec: 1024×1024 (Watermark-free native PNG, 1.99 MB) |
| Processing speed | 11 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 8.49s (API mode: async_verified; end-to-end 8.77s shown for reference only, never penalized) | |
