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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | Cleanup.pictures | LightX | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | Not tested in topic | 64/100 480 × 480 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | Not tested in topic | 86/100 JPEG · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Object removal | 80/100 720×720 (No Watermark PNG) · Historical description; output not attached | 66/100 JPEG · Output attached | Active task |
| Image generation | Not tested in topic | 83/100 JPEG · Output attached | 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 | LightX AI Image Cleanup (Object Remover) Object removal 66/100 Seven-aspect task score Brush cleanup consumes 0 daily AI credits and removes all three signs in ~7.0s without a watermark, but free downloads are capped at 512×512 JPEG while full resolution and PNG require PRO. Tested export JPEG · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-23 |
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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 ↗ | USD web monthly/annual subscriptions and 800-credit pack; excludes API · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Starter2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Card states 6 AI credits/day; comparison table instead says up to 5 credits Background removal outputs low-resolution JPG; export table lists 512px Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9.99/month USD 59.99/year Annual 1,000 AI credits/month; unlimited background removal/replacement PNG and high resolution; export table lists 4096px Monthly 1,000 AI credits/month; unlimited background removal/replacement PNG and high resolution; export table lists 4096px 800 AI credit pack2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 800 general AI credits Advertised lifetime validity 4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Monthly $9.99 verified; promotional annual total $59.99 and non-expiring 800-credit pack $9.99. The free card still says 6 daily credits while the table says up to 5. Free removal is low-resolution JPG; Pro provides unlimited high-resolution PNG removal. Earlier INR and current USD observations do not imply identical regional pricing. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ Monthly pricing and feature comparison ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Unlimited free no-login brushing and 720p watermark-free PNG exports | Object cleanup consumes 0 daily AI credits and exports a 512×512 watermark-free JPEG for free; higher resolutions and PNG format require a PRO subscription |
| 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). | Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Disclosed upfront upon file selection (comparing 720×720 SD vs 2048×2048 HD) | The download modal explicitly displays free JPEG (512 X 512 px) alongside PRO-badged PNG and high-resolution options |
| 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. | Full manual brush coverage removes all three signs 100% without ghosting, but the 512×512 JPEG free tier downscaling noticeably softens unmasked background detail. |
| 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. | With full manual brush coverage over all three signs, LightX removes every sign in 7.00s at 0 credit cost; however, because free export is capped at 512×512 JPEG, unmasked background detail is softened by downscaling (unmasked_psnr_db = 22.38 dB). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Casual users who want frictionless, unlimited, release-to-erase cleanup for social/web images where 720p suffices | Casual users who only need a quick 512px thumbnail or social media image with unwanted objects removed without spending AI credits |
| 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. | JPEG · Output attached · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 720×720 (No Watermark PNG) | 512×512 (watermark-free native JPEG, 444.8 KB) |
| Watermark observation | 100% Watermark-Free | Watermark-free (512×512 JPEG free export has no visible watermark) |
| Batch & API | Supports iterative multi-stroke brushing and Clipdrop API integration | Offers adjustable brush size, undo/redo, commercial API, and full online editor integration |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | 512 × 512 |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 3.33s · End-to-end reference: 10s | Network-observed server wait: 7s · End-to-end reference: 8.22s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_inpaint_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-23 · 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 | No login required; Pro subscribers can sign in via Email/Google | Supports direct upload into the editor; signed-in free accounts also export 512×512 JPEG with zero credit deduction |
| 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). | Brush masking (adjustable Brush Size) and "Remove Object" execution run smoothly (02_full_mask.png, 03_result.png); the download dialog cleanly separates free JPEG (512×512) from PRO tiers and downloads the watermark-free 512×512 JPEG immediately upon clicking Download. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Init ML / Clipdrop (Jasper AI Inc.) | AndOr Communications Pvt. Ltd. (LightX) |
| Recorded origin | Paris, France / San Francisco, USA | New Delhi, India |
| Domain history record | 2021–Present | 2017–Present |
| Background & reputation assessment | Built by Paris-based Init ML (the founding team behind Clipdrop, later acquired by Stability AI and Jasper AI). | Operated by AndOr Communications Pvt. Ltd. (New Delhi, India), creator of the LightX mobile and web visual AI suite with tens of millions of users. |
| 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). | Submits the brush mask via POST https://www.instagraphe.mobi/andor-media-1.0/aiartweb/generateImageWithMask and returns the inpainted result via CDN; 2026-10-23 single-sample server wait measured 7.00s (8.22s end-to-end). |
| 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. | 24 / 35 The landing page (01_landing.png) allows direct image upload into the AI Image Cleanup workspace, and object removal does not deduct daily AI credits (balance stays at 4, 03_result.png). The export modal (04_download_jpeg.png) clearly labels the free JPEG option as "512 X 512 px", while higher resolutions and PNG format carry a "PRO" crown badge. |
| 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). | 25 / 30 Brush masking (adjustable Brush Size) and "Remove Object" execution run smoothly (02_full_mask.png, 03_result.png); the download dialog cleanly separates free JPEG (512×512) from PRO tiers and downloads the watermark-free 512×512 JPEG immediately upon clicking Download. |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 Built by Paris-based Init ML (the founding team behind Clipdrop, later acquired by Stability AI and Jasper AI). | 18 / 20 Operated by AndOr Communications Pvt. Ltd. (New Delhi, India), creator of the LightX mobile and web visual AI suite with tens of millions of users. |
| 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). | 12 / 15 Submits the brush mask via POST https://www.instagraphe.mobi/andor-media-1.0/aiartweb/generateImageWithMask and returns the inpainted result via CDN; 2026-10-23 single-sample server wait measured 7.00s (8.22s end-to-end). |
| 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) | 39 / 65 Masked region reconstruction (19.0/30: inpaint_psnr_db = 12.46 dB, all three signs 100% removed) · Unmasked region fidelity (11.0/20: constrained by the free tier 512×512 downscaling, unmasked_psnr_db = 22.38 dB, full_psnr_db = 19.77 dB, SSIM = 0.8194) · Texture coherence & transition (9.0/15: large erased regions show soft color transitions at 512px resolution) (39.0/65) |
| Deliverable specifications | 13 / 20 Free no-login 720×720 watermark-free PNG export (13/20) with upfront client pre-downscale disclosure | 10 / 20 Free export is completely watermark-free (8/8), but free resolution is capped at 512×512 JPEG (444,810 bytes, 25% linear dimension / 6.25% pixel area of the 2048px source; HD and PNG require PRO, 2/12 resolution score) (10.0/20) |
| Processing speed | 12 / 15 2026-10-23 same-run single-sample network timing: 7.00s server wait (8.22s end-to-end) from POST https://www.instagraphe.mobi/andor-media-1.0/aiartweb/generateImageWithMask (r2) to result image GET completion (r5) (12.0/15) | |
