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| Background removal | 76/100 500 × 500 · PNG | 70/100 1280 × 1280 · PNG | Active task |
| Image upscaling | Not tested in topic | 77/100 PNG · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Object removal | Not tested in topic | 71/100 1280×1280 (Small tier, with subtle bottom-right watermark) · Historical description; output not attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Photo restoration | Not tested in topic | 85/100 JPEG · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Clipping Magic (Canva) Background removal 76/100 Seven-aspect task score Hair refinement and live preview work without registration; free export is only 500px for non-commercial use, with credits needed for full size. Tested export 500 × 500 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-17 | SnapEdit (Remove Background) Background removal 70/100 Seven-aspect task score Guest trial credits and login-free downloads ease access; free output is 1280px, full size needs Pro, and size limits are disclosed late. Tested export 1280 × 1280 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-17 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | All public monthly and annual web editor tiers in USD; API priced separately · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free editing preview2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Unlimited uploads and editing previews; watermark-free downloads require subscription Light2026-10-20 ↗ USD 3.99/month USD 39.84/year Monthly 15 credits/month; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 75; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]Annual 180 credits/year; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 900; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]Standard2026-10-20 ↗ USD 7.99/month USD 79.8/year Monthly 100 credits/month; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 500; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]Annual 1200 credits/year; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 6000; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 19.99/month USD 199.8/year Monthly 500 credits/month; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 2500; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]Annual 6000 credits/year; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 30000; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]Pro-1k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 29.99/month — Monthly 1000 credits/month; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 5000; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]Pro-2k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 44.99/month — Monthly 2000 credits/month; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 10000; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]Pro-4k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 74.99/month — Monthly 4000 credits/month; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 20000; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]Pro-12k2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 299.88/year Annual 12000 credits/year; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 60000; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]Pro-24k2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 449.88/year Annual 24000 credits/year; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 120000; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]Pro-48k2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 749.88/year Annual 48000 credits/year; 1 credit per uploaded image downloaded Rollover capped at 240000; remaining credits expire when subscription ends Rules [1]13 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Repeat edits/downloads of one upload are free; duplicate uploads count separately. No pay-as-you-go option. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancel anytime with access until the period end; subscription fees are non-refundable. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ | Web personal free, monthly/annual and per-seat Business; excludes API · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Standard2026-10-20 ↗ USD 10/month USD 72/year Annual 4,800 credits/year; 1 credit per background removal No watermark; up to 5600px; batch processing；Requires sign-in before checkout; includes a 3-day free trial, then bills USD 72/year ($6/month equivalent) via Paddle Rules [1]Monthly 400 credits/month; 1 credit per removal No watermark, up to 5600px, batch processing PRO2026-10-20 ↗ USD 20/month USD 144/year Annual 18,000 credits/year; 1 credit per background removal No watermark; up to 5600px; batch processing；Requires sign-in before checkout; includes a 3-day free trial, then bills USD 144/year ($12/month equivalent) via Paddle Rules [1]Monthly 1,500 credits/month; 1 credit per removal No watermark, up to 5600px, batch processing Business2026-10-20 ↗ USD 15/month USD 120/year Monthly 1,000 credits/month/seat; shared credits, assets and automated workflows Annual 12,000 credits/year/seat; shared credits, assets and automated workflows 7 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Personal annual checkout opens a Paddle modal after login: Standard annual includes a 3-day free trial followed by USD 72/year ($6/month equivalent), and PRO annual includes a 3-day free trial followed by USD 144/year ($12/month equivalent). Business explicitly lists $120/seat/year. The free card claims no ads but conflicts with its comparison table; ad-free use is not promised. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancel anytime; refund eligibility unverified. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ Login gate on personal annual purchase entry ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Personal annual Paddle checkout summary (verified after sign-in) ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Unlimited free interactive editing; free download capped at 500×500 Small Preview; full-size 2048×2048 costs 1 credit | 5 free coins daily; free tier exports 1280×1280 unwatermarked transparent PNG |
| Cancellation & refunds | Cancel anytime with access until the period end; subscription fees are non-refundable. | Cancel anytime; refund eligibility unverified. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Pricing link visible in top toolbar; Download button leads to plan comparison page with green free-preview banner | Disclosed in the Download menu (shows 1280p Free vs 1920p/Original PRO after clicking Download) |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Edge error MAD: 0.2145 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 86.88 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 98.500% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.850% (Lower is better) | Edge error MAD: 0.1287 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 58.511 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.530% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.078% (Lower is better) |
| Fixture findings | Hair refinement and live preview are available; this free export was only 500px with faint edge residue. | The curly-haired subject stays intact in this test; a thin warm transition remains around fine strands. |
| Original historical observation | Clipping Magic pioneered the dual-pane Red/Green + Yellow Hair Ring workspace, automatically tracing a yellow transition ring around the models curly hair. The free 500×500 Small Preview PNG achieves 97.74% IoU with a slight warm halo on outer flyaway strands. | Across green and pure-black backdrops, the main curly hair volume remains solid, with a thin warm background halo around outer flyaway strands. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | E-commerce retouchers who want dedicated Red (remove) / Green (keep) / Yellow (hair) brushes for manual edge perfection | E-commerce product shots, social avatars, and quick no-login medium-resolution (1280p) background removal |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 500 × 500 · PNG · Check watermark record | 1280 × 1280 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 500 × 500 (True Alpha PNG, 5.96% pixel area retained) | 1280×1280 (PNG, RGBA, 2.51 MB, retains 39.1% pixel area) |
| Watermark observation | No diagonal watermark on the 500×500 Small Preview file (non-commercial use) | No watermark (unlike its object remover, the free 1280p cutout PNG has no corner watermark) |
| Batch & API | Bulk Clipping and REST API available on Standard and Pro tiers | Supports batch processing (PRO) and mobile app sync |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 500 × 500 | 1280 × 1280 |
| Attached file dimensions | 500 × 500 · PNG | 1280 × 1280 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 8.4s · End-to-end reference: 10.5s | Network-observed server wait: 5.42s · End-to-end reference: 6.52s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-17 · anchor_bgremove_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-17 · 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 for editor & 500×500 preview download; Cedar Lake Ventures SSO for full-res subscribers | No login required (5 free daily coins, 1 coin per cutout) |
| Manual adjustment | Industry-standard Red/Green/Yellow Hair Tool brushes plus precision scalpel and feathering | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | No signup or credit card is required to test the full interactive editor (including the dedicated yellow Hair Tool, scalpel, edge feathering, and cast shadow controls) and export a 500×500 transparent PNG via Download Small Preview. | Automatically runs AI cutout upon upload without login pop-ups and exports a 1280×1280 unwatermarked transparent PNG in one click. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Cedar Lake Ventures, Inc. (Canva Group) | SilverAI (SnapEdit Team) |
| Recorded origin | California, USA / Sydney, Australia (Canva Subsidiary) | Vietnam / Singapore (SilverAI) |
| Domain history record | 2013–present (13+ years) | snapedit.app (2022–Present, tens of millions of web & mobile users) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Founded by Stanford AI researcher Ericoden (Cedar Lake Ventures, Inc.) in 2013 and acquired by Canva in 2021; one of the industrys most established interactive matting tools. | Developed by SilverAI (SnapEdit), a major cross-platform AI photo editing suite across Web, iOS, Android, and developer APIs. |
| 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 | Supports 2048×2048 uploads with hybrid Cloud Auto-Clip AI + client WebGL canvas refinement; unsaved guest uploads are automatically purged. | Completes server-side inference via be-prod-web.snapedit.app/api/rmbg/v1 in 5.42s and exports a clean RGBA transparent PNG. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 26.5 / 35 Anonymous guests can upload a full 2048×2048 image into the dual-pane Smart Editor (left red/green/yellow hair brush canvas, right live preview). Clicking Download opens the Subscription Plans page with a prominent green banner: "You can download a size-limited preview result free for non-commercial use — Download Small Preview" (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | 26 / 40 Does not disclose the free export resolution cap on the landing hero; anonymous visitors receive 5 free daily coins (1 Credit per cutout) and clicking Download reveals the tier menu (03_download.png): Small 1280×1280 unwatermarked transparent PNG (2.51 MB) is free, while Medium 1920×1920 and Large Original 2048×2048 require PRO. |
| Interaction restraint | 24.5 / 30 No signup or credit card is required to test the full interactive editor (including the dedicated yellow Hair Tool, scalpel, edge feathering, and cast shadow controls) and export a 500×500 transparent PNG via Download Small Preview. | 19 / 20 Automatically runs AI cutout upon upload without login pop-ups and exports a 1280×1280 unwatermarked transparent PNG in one click. |
| Background & reputation | 18.5 / 20 Founded by Stanford AI researcher Ericoden (Cedar Lake Ventures, Inc.) in 2013 and acquired by Canva in 2021; one of the industrys most established interactive matting tools. | 21 / 25 Developed by SilverAI (SnapEdit), a major cross-platform AI photo editing suite across Web, iOS, Android, and developer APIs. |
| Engineering & privacy | 12 / 15 Supports 2048×2048 uploads with hybrid Cloud Auto-Clip AI + client WebGL canvas refinement; unsaved guest uploads are automatically purged. | 14 / 15 Completes server-side inference via be-prod-web.snapedit.app/api/rmbg/v1 in 5.42s and exports a clean RGBA transparent PNG. |
| Task quality | 47 / 65 Auto-Clip mode with automatic yellow Hair Ring detection achieved 97.74% foreground IoU, with SAD = 86.88k and edge mad_band = 0.2145 due to 500×500 free preview downscaling and mild warm halo in outer flyaway curls (47.0/65). | 39.6 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.1287 · Global SAD(k)=58.511 · Foreground recall 99.53% / Background leak 0.078% |
| Deliverable specifications | 15 / 20 Free Small Preview exports a 500×500 8-bit RGBA transparent PNG without diagonal watermarks (5.96% pixel area retained, non-commercial use); full 2048×2048 resolution requires 1 subscription credit (15.0/20). | 15 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 1280×1280 (PNG, RGBA, 2.51 MB, retains 39.1% pixel area) |
| Processing speed | 11 / 15 Cloud Auto-Clip initialization and automatic hair ring segmentation completed in ~8.4s (11.0/15). | 11.5 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 5.42s (API mode: sync_post; network upload 1.1s / end-to-end 6.52s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
