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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | Krea | Nero AI | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | 84/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 80/100 2000 × 2000 · PNG | Active task |
| Image compression | Not tested in topic | 88/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | 71/100 1024×1024 (PNG · 2.0x Generative Enhance) · Historical description; output not attached | 84/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | |
| Object removal | 91/100 2048×2048 (Native full-resolution watermark-free PNG) · Historical description; output not attached | 77/100 2000 × 2000 · PNG | |
| Image generation | 93/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 91/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | |
| Photo restoration | Not tested in topic | 79/100 JPEG · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Krea AI Edit (Background Removal) Background removal 84/100 Seven-aspect task score Canvas-based editing, full-size export within the free allowance and a disclosed engine suit continued editing; registration and login are required. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-16 | Nero AI Background Remover Background removal 80/100 Seven-aspect task score Free tier exports an unwatermarked transparent PNG for 1 free credit with high foreground recall and clean background removal, though inputs above 2000px are auto-resized to 2000×2000 and server cutout wait was 15.5s. Tested export 2000 × 2000 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-21 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Individual web plans and default Business 80k volume; excludes API and other business volumes · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Basic2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9/month USD 63/year Monthly 5,000 general compute units/month; not removal counts Annual 5,000 general compute units/month Observed first-year promotion USD 63; then USD 84/year until cancelled Rules [1]Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 35/month USD 252/year Monthly 20,000 general compute units/month; not removal counts Annual 20,000 general compute units/month Observed first-year promotion USD 252; then USD 336/year until cancelled Rules [1]Max 60k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 105/month USD 756/year Monthly 60,000 general compute units/month; not removal counts Annual 60,000 general compute units/month Observed first-year promotion USD 756; then USD 1008/year until cancelled Rules [1]Business 80k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 200/month USD 1,920/year Monthly 80,000 general compute units/month; not removal counts Annual 80,000 general compute units/month Max 40k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 70/month USD 504/year Annual 40,000 general compute units/month Observed first-year promotion USD 504; then USD 672/year until cancelled Rules [1]Monthly 40,000 general compute units/month Max 80k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 135/month USD 972/year Annual 80,000 general compute units/month Observed first-year promotion USD 972; then USD 1296/year until cancelled Rules [1]Monthly 80,000 general compute units/month Max 100k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 165/month USD 1,188/year Annual 100,000 general compute units/month Observed first-year promotion USD 1188; then USD 1584/year until cancelled Rules [1]Monthly 100,000 general compute units/month Enterprise2026-10-20 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted Custom enterprise support, security and administration 16 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. All 10 previously missing amounts are confirmed in USD checkout summaries. Individual annual offers separate first-year and renewal charges; Business 80k is $1,920/year. Max monthly purchase paths show additional annual offers whose checkout totals were not independently confirmed; these are not merged with the default annual offer. Per-removal compute cost and extra top-up pricing are not separately specified in the verified plans/checkouts. Other Business volumes are outside scope. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordSelf-serve cancellation in account settings Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ USD checkout summaries reached from official pricing ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ · Capture 5 ↗ · Capture 6 ↗ · Capture 7 ↗ · Capture 8 ↗ · Capture 9 ↗ · Capture 10 ↗ Additional annual offers on monthly purchase paths ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ | Nero AI web plans (Free / Standard / Yearly promo / Business); USD · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-21 ↗ Free Free Free 5 free guest runs without login; 10 one-time credits per registered account (max 1000×1000px upload, 5 images/batch; 2× costs 1 credit, 4× costs 2 credits). Standard Monthly (300 credits)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 21.95/month — Monthly 300 credits/month (promotional USD 21.95/month, regular USD 24.99/month); up to 4000×4000px upload, 30 images/batch, priority processing, and 8× upscaling. Standard Yearly (3,000 credits/yr)2026-10-21 ↗ — Annual price not verified Annual 3,000 credits/year; promotional banner displays USD 7.66/month equivalent. Public page displays only the 7.66 USD/month equivalent without showing the annual invoice total before login. Business2026-10-21 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted Custom credits and pricing (up to 200 images/batch, highest priority, API processing, and dedicated server). 4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The official pricing page and credit table state that guests get 5 free runs and registered Free accounts receive 10 one-time Nero Credits (Standard/Photo/Anime 2× costs 1 credit/image, 4× costs 2 credits/image, paid-only 8× costs 4 credits/image). Standard monthly is USD 21.95/month promotional (regular USD 24.99/month, 300 credits/month). The yearly promo banner displays only "7.66 USD per month" (3,000 credits/year) without printing the annual invoice total before login, so the annual total is marked unverified. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancel anytime by turning off auto-renewal in account settings (remaining credits expire at the end of the billing period); FAQ states refunds are not allowed once Nero Credits have been used. Nero AI official pricing, credit consumption table, and FAQ ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free workspace includes daily replenishing compute credits and direct 2048×2048 transparent PNG downloads | 1 Nero Credit per cutout; inputs exceeding 2000×2000 are auto-resized to 2000×2000 on the free tier (Pro supports up to 4000×4000) |
| Cancellation & refunds | Self-serve cancellation in account settings | Cancel anytime by turning off auto-renewal in account settings (remaining credits expire at the end of the billing period); FAQ states refunds are not allowed once Nero Credits have been used. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Right panel displays the Photoroom engine badge and provides direct full-resolution download | Explicit modal before processing informs the user of the 2000×2000 free resize rule and 1-credit cost |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Edge error MAD: 0.217 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 37.841 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.730% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.100% (Lower is better) | Edge error MAD: 0.0886 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 40.647 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.870% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.015% (Lower is better) |
| Fixture findings | Strong subject retention, little background residue and full-size output in this test; scope is limited to the recorded fixture. | Clean subject silhouette (99.87% foreground recall, 0.015% background leak) with moderate smoothing along fine peripheral hair strands and a boundary MAD of 0.0886 (53.5/65). |
| Original historical observation | Powered by the Photoroom engine inside Krea Edit, achieving low global error (SAD(k)=37.841), 99.73% foreground recall, and 0.10% background leak at full 2048×2048 resolution. | High foreground recall (99.87%) and near-zero background leakage (0.015%), with slight resolution loss from the 2000×2000 free-tier input resize and moderate smoothing on fine peripheral hair wisps. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Designers already using Krea for inpainting or upscaling who want 1-click 2048×2048 transparent cutouts in the same canvas | Users who already use the Nero AI suite and need clean unwatermarked cutouts up to 2000×2000px |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test | 2000 × 2000 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048×2048 (100% native RGBA PNG export) | 2000×2000 (auto-resized from 2048×2048 input due to free-tier 2000px cap) |
| Watermark observation | No Watermark | No watermark (native 2000×2000 RGBA transparent PNG) |
| Batch & API | Multi-stage timeline inside canvas | Supports Portrait / General model tabs, custom background replacement, batch processing, and commercial API (/ai-api) |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 2048 × 2048 | 2000 × 2000 |
| Attached file dimensions | 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 2000 × 2000 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 11.5s · End-to-end reference: 12.9s | Network-observed server wait: 15.49s · End-to-end reference: 15.49s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_bgremove_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-21 · 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 | Free login via Google or Email | Guest free credits (5 free runs) or Google / email account sign-in (10 signup credits) |
| Manual adjustment | Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Clean dark canvas workspace; clicking Remove Background adds a transparent stage to the bottom timeline with one-click Download in the top-right. | After confirming 'Resize & Continue' and 'Start (1 Nero Credits)', the workspace provides a clean split/toggle preview and a direct 'Download' button ('Download HD') that exports a 2000×2000 transparent PNG without watermark or paywall ambush. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Krea AI Inc. | Nero AG |
| Recorded origin | San Francisco, CA, USA | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Domain history record | 2022–Present | 1995–present |
| Background & reputation assessment | Developed by Krea AI Inc. (San Francisco, CA), openly integrating PhotoRoom SAS's segmentation model. | Developed and operated by Nero AG (Karlsruhe, Germany, founded 1995), a veteran multimedia software vendor with desktop and mobile apps. |
| External reputation record | Highly regarded all-in-one generative AI studio. | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist. | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Zero client-side pre-downscaling; uploads the 2048×2048 image and returns a full 2048×2048 RGBA PNG. | Executes server-side pre-resize (type=ImageCompressor:Standard) followed by cloud background removal (type=BackgroundRemover:Standard, server_s = 15.49s), returning a lossless 2000×2000 RGBA PNG (3,903,720 bytes). |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 34 / 40 Requires a free login to enter Krea Edit (01_landing.png); the right-hand Background Removal panel explicitly discloses that segmentation is powered by Photoroom (02_workspace.png), and the free daily compute allowance lets you export the full 2048×2048 watermark-free RGBA PNG directly (03_download.png). | 27 / 35 Landing page offers immediate upload entry; uploading our 2048×2048 anchor pops up an explicit pre-processing notice ('Image exceeds 2000*2000 (Pro allows up to 4000*4000). Auto-resize to 2000×2000 for free processing') and clearly displays 'Start (1 Nero Credits)' alongside remaining free balance ('Free: 5 left') before execution. |
| Interaction restraint | 19 / 20 Clean dark canvas workspace; clicking Remove Background adds a transparent stage to the bottom timeline with one-click Download in the top-right. | 25 / 30 After confirming 'Resize & Continue' and 'Start (1 Nero Credits)', the workspace provides a clean split/toggle preview and a direct 'Download' button ('Download HD') that exports a 2000×2000 transparent PNG without watermark or paywall ambush. |
| Background & reputation | 22 / 25 Developed by Krea AI Inc. (San Francisco, CA), openly integrating PhotoRoom SAS's segmentation model. | 19 / 20 Developed and operated by Nero AG (Karlsruhe, Germany, founded 1995), a veteran multimedia software vendor with desktop and mobile apps. |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 Zero client-side pre-downscaling; uploads the 2048×2048 image and returns a full 2048×2048 RGBA PNG. | 13 / 15 Executes server-side pre-resize (type=ImageCompressor:Standard) followed by cloud background removal (type=BackgroundRemover:Standard, server_s = 15.49s), returning a lossless 2000×2000 RGBA PNG (3,903,720 bytes). |
| Task quality | 50.5 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.217 · Global SAD(k)=37.841 · Foreground recall 99.73% / Background leak 0.100% | 53.5 / 65 On our 2048×2048 ground-truth matte (evaluated against 2000×2000 native export): boundary MAD_band = 0.0886, SAD_k = 40.647, MSE = 0.002809, Grad_err = 0.02365, foreground recall = 99.87%, and background leak = 0.015%. Main subject silhouette and foreground retention are clean, with moderate softening along fine hair strands (53.5/65). |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (100% native RGBA PNG export) | 19 / 20 Clean unwatermarked RGBA PNG export (8/8); free tier caps input dimensions at 2000×2000 (95.37% pixel retention vs 2048×2048 source; Pro unlocks up to 4000×4000) (11.0/12). |
| Processing speed | 12 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 11.5s (API mode: async_queue; network upload 1.4s / end-to-end 12.9s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 6 / 15 2026-10-21 same-run CDP network timing: 15.49s server wait for BackgroundRemover:Standard task r15 -> r25 (plus 11.15s multipart upload; 19.37s total server task sequence including pre-resize r12 -> r25, async_verified) (6.0/15). |
