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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | MagicEraser.org | MyEdit | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | 85/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 67/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Active task |
| Image upscaling | 89/100 JPEG · Output attached | 67/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | |
| Object removal | 89/100 2000×2000 (Near-Native Unwatermarked JPG) · Historical description; output not attached | 57/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | |
| Image generation | 82/100 JPEG · Output attached | 88/100 JPEG · Output attached | |
| Photo restoration | Not tested in topic | 54/100 JPEG · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | MagicEraser.org (AI Background Eraser) Background removal 85/100 Seven-aspect task score Full-size export without login or ad interruptions has upfront credit costs; use depends on limited guest credits and cloud processing. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-16 | CyberLink MyEdit Background Remover Background removal 67/100 Seven-aspect task score The preview shows detailed hair, but a CyberLink account is demanded at download; this guest run obtained no export and free access is limited. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-17 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Web subscriptions, displayed top-ups and enterprise quote; USD · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits 200 Credit2026-10-20 ↗ USD 14.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 200 general credits Rules [3] 500 Credit2026-10-20 ↗ USD 30 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500 general credits Rules [3] 2000 Credit2026-10-20 ↗ USD 70 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 2000 general credits Rules [3] 5000 Credit2026-10-20 ↗ USD 90 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 5000 general credits Rules [3] 10,000 credit pack2026-10-20 ↗ USD 120 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 10,000 cross-tool credits Rules [4] 30,000 credit pack2026-10-20 ↗ USD 330 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 30,000 cross-tool credits Rules [4] 11 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Verified 10,000 credits for $120 and 30,000 for $330, both one-time payments with non-expiring credits. The pricing page quantifies upscaling, restoration, editing and video use but not background removal; general credits are not asserted removal counts. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancel anytime in account dashboard Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Large top-up package selections ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ | Web image/video free, monthly, annual and both credit-pack classes; excludes audio-only subscriptions · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Free watermark-free transparent PNG/blurred-background downloads; one new-background download/day A free account is required to download; premium backgrounds require subscription. Daily transparent-cutout cap is not quantified Creator Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 18/month USD 84/year Annual 500 credits/month Monthly 500 general AI credits/month Studio Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 22/month USD 108/year Annual 800 credits/month Monthly 800 general AI credits/month Free User Pack · 502026-10-20 ↗ USD 12 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 50 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 1002026-10-20 ↗ USD 20 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 100 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 2002026-10-20 ↗ USD 36 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 200 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 5002026-10-20 ↗ USD 70 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 10002026-10-20 ↗ USD 120 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 20002026-10-20 ↗ USD 200 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 2000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Free User Pack · 50002026-10-20 ↗ USD 400 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 5000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 502026-10-20 ↗ USD 6 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 50 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 1002026-10-20 ↗ USD 10 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 100 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 2002026-10-20 ↗ USD 18 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 200 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 5002026-10-20 ↗ USD 35 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 10002026-10-20 ↗ USD 60 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 20002026-10-20 ↗ USD 100 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 2000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] Premium User Pack · 50002026-10-20 ↗ USD 200 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 5000 general AI credits; total calculated as count × published unit price Rules [1] [2] 19 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The feature FAQ confirms watermark-free transparent PNG/blurred-background downloads with a free account; replacing with a new background allows one free download per day, while premium backgrounds require a subscription. The pricing table says Limited without quantifying daily transparent-PNG limits. General AI credits or the one-daily replacement limit are not applied to transparent cutouts. 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 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ Current plans and free limits ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Removal download and free-use rules ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Guests receive 10 Free Credits without login; background removal costs 2 Credits per image (5 free 2048px transparent PNG exports) | Guests can preview for free; logging into a CyberLink account grants 1 free unwatermarked download per day |
| Cancellation & refunds | Cancel anytime in account dashboard | Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Displays credit cost (2 Credits) and remaining free credits before upload | Login requirement is disclosed only after clicking "Download No Watermark" |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Edge error MAD: 0.0908 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 41.383 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.870% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.043% (Lower is better) | Edge error MAD: 0.1303 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 48.335 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.560% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.007% (Lower is better) |
| Fixture findings | Fine hair edges and clean gaps with a full-size PNG in this test; findings cover this fixture only. | Natural hair transitions with little residue; watermark-free download required login in this test. |
| Original historical observation | Delivers crisp hair-edge matting (mad_band=0.0908, SAD(k)=41.38) with 99.87% foreground recall and an ultra-low 0.043% background leak, exporting a 4.78MB 2048×2048 RGBA PNG. | MyEdit delivers top-tier curly hair matting (MAD 0.1303, 0.007% green leak) with crisp semi-transparent strands, but blocks guest downloads behind a CyberLink login modal. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Users wanting no-login 2048×2048 hair-level transparent PNGs with built-in background blur or replacement controls | Users with a CyberLink account who need 1 high-precision portrait hair cutout per day |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048×2048 (Guest no-login direct 2048×2048 RGBA PNG export, 100.0% pixel retention) | 2048 × 2048 (Full-res canvas layer; login required for 1 free daily download) |
| Watermark observation | No watermark | No watermark (login required to export) |
| Batch & API | Single-image page plus dedicated Batch Image Editor | Single-image web editor; batch processing via PhotoDirector desktop |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 2048 × 2048 | 2048 × 2048 |
| Attached file dimensions | 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 2048 × 2048 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 7s · End-to-end reference: 14.6s | Network-observed server wait: 6.2s · End-to-end reference: 8s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · 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 | Account required in this test |
| Sign-in methods | No login required using the 10 initial Free Credits (Google/email sign-in also supported) | CyberLink email/password, Google, Facebook, or Apple login |
| Manual adjustment | Supports post-cutout background blur slider and custom background replacement | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Zero third-party ad banners or login walls; clicking "Download Transparent Image" immediately triggers native browser download. | Allows guests to upload and wait 6.2s for cloud matting and backdrop previews, then gates the final download behind account login. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | MagicEraser.org / LinoCut AI (ImgUpscaler Matrix) | CyberLink Corp. (TWSE: 5203) |
| Recorded origin | US / APAC Independent AI Vision Team | New Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Domain history record | 2023–2026 | 2022–present (Parent founded 1996) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Part of the ImgUpscaler / LinoCut AI visual tool matrix (sharing the api-v2.imgupscaler.ai backend), widely used for no-login image editing. | Developed by CyberLink Corp. (TWSE: 5203, founded 1996, maker of PowerDirector and PhotoDirector). |
| External reputation record | Consistent with its Object Remover, it offers guest-usable no-login credits with full-resolution unwatermarked downloads. | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Google Analytics · Aliyun SLS Web Tracking | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Submits async jobs (magiceraser_remove_bg_v1) over HTTPS and returns signed US-West OSS URLs (iudcbe0.pbsimgs.com); includes Google Analytics and Aliyun SLS telemetry. | Cloud inference returns a tight 1728x1928 RGBA cutout aligned onto the 2048x2048 Fabric.js canvas, with file export tied to an authenticated session. |
| Retention statement | Claims deletion within 4 hours; deletion not independently verified | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 40 / 40 Top navbar clearly shows 10 initial Free Credits for guests and the upload card states "Credits Required: 2 Credits" upfront; removes background without login and directly exports a 2048×2048 RGBA PNG (4.78MB, unwatermarked). | 19 / 35 The landing page (01_landing.png) claims "Transparent and blurred results download free with no watermark" and displays a blue "Download No Watermark" button in the workspace (02_workspace.png); however, clicking it as a guest immediately triggers a mandatory "Sign in With a CyberLink Account" modal (03_download.png). |
| Interaction restraint | 20 / 20 Zero third-party ad banners or login walls; clicking "Download Transparent Image" immediately triggers native browser download. | 17 / 30 Allows guests to upload and wait 6.2s for cloud matting and backdrop previews, then gates the final download behind account login. |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 25 Part of the ImgUpscaler / LinoCut AI visual tool matrix (sharing the api-v2.imgupscaler.ai backend), widely used for no-login image editing. | 19 / 20 Developed by CyberLink Corp. (TWSE: 5203, founded 1996, maker of PowerDirector and PhotoDirector). |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 Submits async jobs (magiceraser_remove_bg_v1) over HTTPS and returns signed US-West OSS URLs (iudcbe0.pbsimgs.com); includes Google Analytics and Aliyun SLS telemetry. | 7 / 15 Cloud inference returns a tight 1728x1928 RGBA cutout aligned onto the 2048x2048 Fabric.js canvas, with file export tied to an authenticated session. |
| Task quality | 52.5 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.0908 · Global SAD(k)=41.383 · Foreground recall 99.87% / Background leak 0.043% | 52.5 / 65 Outstanding matting accuracy on the 2048x2048 ground-truth anchor: transition-band MAD = 0.1303, global SAD = 48.335k, foreground recall 99.56%, and near-zero chroma-green background leak (0.007%) (52.5/65) |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (Guest no-login direct 2048×2048 RGBA PNG export, 100.0% pixel retention) | 5 / 20 Generates a full 2048x2048 RGBA cutout layer in the workspace, but unauthenticated guests are blocked from downloading without logging in (5.0/20) |
| Processing speed | 10 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 7s (API mode: async; network upload 6.04s / end-to-end 14.6s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 11.5 / 15 Cloud matting inference completes in ~6.20s for a 2048x2048 input (11.5/15) |
