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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | Clipdrop | Erase.bg | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | 91/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | 60/100 1536 × 1536 · PNG | Active task |
| Image upscaling | 88/100 1024×1024 (PNG · 2.0x Unwatermarked) · Historical description; output not attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Object removal | 84/100 1024×1024 (Free SD, No Watermark) · Historical description; output not attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Clipdrop (by Jasper) Background removal 91/100 Seven-aspect task score Detailed hair handling with upfront size limits and no ads; login is required, free output is 1024px, and HD needs Pro. Tested export 1024 × 1024 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-16 | Erase.bg Background removal 60/100 Seven-aspect task score Hair quality is good, but the HD signup flow failed to deliver, promotions interrupt the workflow, and prior images remain visible in a shared browser. Tested export 1536 × 1536 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-15 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Current public web Free and monthly Pro plans; API separate · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits 3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Recheck confirms Pro at USD 15/month; free removal 20/24h and Pro HD removal 1,000/24h. No annual offer appears on this page; tax and refund details were not separately verified. Cancellation, sources & verification recordSelf-serve cancellation anytime in account settings Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ | Current purchase cards on the Chinese pricing page; dollar pricing · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits 10 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 6 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 10 removals; 1 credit each Rules [1] 100 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 12 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 100 removals; 1 credit each Rules [1] 1000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 50 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1000 removals; 1 credit each Rules [1] 5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The conflict persists on recheck: purchase cards offer only 10/100/1,000-credit one-time packs, while the FAQ claims unlimited Pro at $15/month or $5/month billed annually without a matching subscription purchase option. These subscriptions are not marked purchasable. Signup grants 3 HD downloads; each removal costs 1 credit; purchased credits expire after one year and are nonrefundable. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCurrent packs are non-refundable. FAQ subscription cancellation text may describe legacy plans. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Current purchase cards and FAQ conflict recheck ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | 20 images per 24 hours (20/24h) on free logged-in accounts; up to 10 images per batch queue | Guest tier exports at 75% dimension (1536×1536); registering a PixelBin account grants 3 credits on console.pixelbin.io |
| Cancellation & refunds | Self-serve cancellation anytime in account settings | Current packs are non-refundable. FAQ subscription cancellation text may describe legacy plans. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Login prompt appears on clicking 'Remove background'; 1024×1024 SD cap is disclosed via modal before processing | 1536×1536 downscaling and cross-product redirect to PixelBin are not disclosed before clicking |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Edge error MAD: 0.0733 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 28.434 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.950% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.014% (Lower is better) | Edge error MAD: 0.0739 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 27.914 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.960% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.036% (Lower is better) |
| Fixture findings | Fine hair transitions with little background residue in this portrait test; coverage is limited to the recorded fixture. | Fine curls were well retained with low edge error in this test; other subjects are not established by this result. |
| Original historical observation | Ranked #1 in edge accuracy across all 10 tested tools: transition band error mad_band=0.0733, SAD(k)=28.43, and background leak of just 0.014%. Curly hair gaps and sweater edges are remarkably clean. | Underlying segmentation model is outstanding (mad_band=0.0748, SAD(k)=27.9, #2 in raw hair edge accuracy), which makes its aggressive cross-product redirect dark pattern all the more unfortunate. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | E-commerce & design workflows needing best-in-class hair edge accuracy where 1024px resolution suffices | Users who strictly use the guest no-login button for 1536×1536 exports and ignore the HD sign-up prompt |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 1024 × 1024 · PNG · No watermark in test | 1536 × 1536 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048×2048 (Pro unlocks full HD; free logged-in tier prompts and downscales to 1024×1024 SD) | 1536×1536 guest export (75% of input dimension; 'Sign up & Download HD 2048×2048' button redirected to console.pixelbin.io without delivering the image) |
| Watermark observation | None | None |
| Batch & API | Web UI supports dragging up to 10 images at once; commercial API available | Requires switching to PixelBin console for batch & API workflows |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 1024 × 1024 | 1536 × 1536 |
| Attached file dimensions | 1024 × 1024 · PNG | 1536 × 1536 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 3.45s · End-to-end reference: 0.91s | Network-observed server wait: 8.3s · End-to-end reference: 30.64s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_bgremove_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-15 · 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 | Account required in this test | No login in this test |
| Sign-in methods | Google / Apple / Facebook one-click OAuth or email link (mandatory before processing) | No login required for 1536×1536 export; HD button prompts Google / GitHub / Email login |
| Manual adjustment | Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow | Basic background color replacement on Erase.bg; no brush tool |
| Interaction observations | No ad clutter or countdown popups; once SD 1024×1024 is selected, clicking Download immediately exports a watermark-free PNG. (-2 pts for allowing guest file staging before showing the mandatory login modal.) | Clicking the free download triggers two consecutive overlay modals (sign-up prompt + PostHog PixelBin survey popup), and the HD sign-up flow redirects across products. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Jasper AI, Inc. (formerly Init ML / Stability AI Clipdrop) | Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd. (Fynd / PixelBin, Reliance-backed) |
| Recorded origin | Founded in Paris, France / Austin, TX, USA (Jasper AI) | Mumbai, India |
| Domain history record | Launched 2020 | Launched 2021 |
| Background & reputation assessment | Originally founded by Init ML in Paris, acquired by Stability AI, and joined Jasper AI (Jasper AI, Inc.) in 2024; industry-leading computer vision pedigree. | Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd. (Fynd / PixelBin, backed by Reliance Industries, Mumbai, India). |
| External reputation record | Renowned for top-tier segmentation and Relight models; requires sign-in and caps free tier at 1024px, but delivers tier-1 hair matting quality. | Built by Indian retail-tech giant Fynd with an excellent segmentation model, but heavily penalized by our 60.0 hard cap due to unfulfilled HD sign-up redirect to PixelBin. |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Cloudflare Turnstile · Firebase Auth/Firestore · Sentry | PostHog · Google Analytics |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Protected by Cloudflare Turnstile + AppCheck over a fast synchronous API (api.clipdrop.co/remove-background/v2). | Supports HTTPS, but in guest mode the page still displayed previous session upload history from the same browser profile. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 32 / 40 Guests can stage an image, and clicking 'Remove background' prompts sign-in first. Once signed in, an explicit 'Image too large for the SD Mode' modal compares SD 1024×1024 vs. HD 2048×2048 side by side before processing—zero silent downscaling. Pricing page clearly states 20/24h free daily quota. | 25 / 40 Guest download silently scales 2048×2048 input to 1536×1536 (75% dimension) without stating pixel dimensions on the button; clicking 'Sign up & Download HD (2048×2048)' and completing Google OAuth redirected to console.pixelbin.io instead of downloading the HD image. |
| Interaction restraint | 16 / 20 No ad clutter or countdown popups; once SD 1024×1024 is selected, clicking Download immediately exports a watermark-free PNG. (-2 pts for allowing guest file staging before showing the mandatory login modal.) | 6 / 20 Clicking the free download triggers two consecutive overlay modals (sign-up prompt + PostHog PixelBin survey popup), and the HD sign-up flow redirects across products. |
| Background & reputation | 24 / 25 Originally founded by Init ML in Paris, acquired by Stability AI, and joined Jasper AI (Jasper AI, Inc.) in 2024; industry-leading computer vision pedigree. | 21 / 25 Shopsense Retail Technologies Ltd. (Fynd / PixelBin, backed by Reliance Industries, Mumbai, India). |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Protected by Cloudflare Turnstile + AppCheck over a fast synchronous API (api.clipdrop.co/remove-background/v2). | 11 / 15 Supports HTTPS, but in guest mode the page still displayed previous session upload history from the same browser profile. |
| Task quality | 59.9 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.0733 · Global SAD(k)=28.434 · Foreground recall 99.95% / Background leak 0.014% | 59.6 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.0739 · Global SAD(k)=27.914 · Foreground recall 99.96% / Background leak 0.036% |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (Pro unlocks full HD; free logged-in tier prompts and downscales to 1024×1024 SD) | 20 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 1536×1536 guest export (75% of input dimension; 'Sign up & Download HD 2048×2048' button redirected to console.pixelbin.io without delivering the image) |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 3.45s (API mode: sync; network upload 0.71s / end-to-end 0.91s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 10 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 8.3s (API mode: async; network upload 15.61s / end-to-end 30.64s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
