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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | photopea.com | Recraft | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | 93/100 2048 × 2048 (4.96 MB original RGBA PNG) · Historical description; output not attached | 75/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Active task |
| Image compression | 94/100 JPEG · Output attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | Not tested in topic | 92/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Object removal | Not tested in topic | 89/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Image generation | Not tested in topic | 94/100 1024×1024 (1.62MB unwatermarked PNG, 100% pixel retention) · Historical description; output not attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Image vectorization | 99/100 SVG · Output attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Photopea AI Background Remover Background removal 93/100 Seven-aspect task score Benchmark browser-native image suite powered by WebAssembly, delivering free signup-free 2048×2048 watermark-free transparent PNGs; watching a 30s rewarded ad unlocks exceptional curly hair matting precision (99.7% recall). Tested export 2048 × 2048 (4.96 MB original RGBA PNG) · Historical description; output not attached Historical test · 2026-11-03 | Recraft AI (Infinite Canvas Background Remover) Background removal 75/100 Seven-aspect task score Full-size export and an ad-free design canvas suit continued editing; login and credits are needed, and some curly-hair detail is lost. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-16 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Photopea Free and Premium pass structure · 2026-10-30 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-30 ↗ Free Free Free 100% complete feature access, unlimited local client-side exports, 0.5 GB PeaDrive, ad-supported PSD/AI/XD/PDF editing, AI background removal, adjustment layers, bitmap vectorizer Premium Single User (30 Days)2026-10-30 ↗ EUR 8/month — Monthly Single user 30 days ad-free, 5 GB PeaDrive, 3,000 AI credits, 2x history steps No ads, one-time payment with no auto-renewal, reverts to free on expiry Premium Single User (365 Days)2026-10-30 ↗ — EUR 50/year Annual Single user 365 days ad-free (€4.17/mo equiv), 5 GB PeaDrive, 3,000 monthly AI credits Full-year ad-free experience, one-time payment without recurring billing 3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Free tier grants 100% feature access with ads; Premium passes are one-time non-recurring purchases (€8/30d, €15/90d, €50/365d) returning to free upon expiry. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified Photopea Official Premium Pricing Modal ↗ · 2026-10-30 Capture 1 ↗ | All web Basic/Pro/Teams volumes; Teams per seat; API excluded · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Basic2026-10-20 ↗ USD 12/month USD 120/year Monthly 1,000 general credits/month; Teams billed per seat Rules [1] Annual 1,000 general credits/month; Teams billed per seat Rules [1] Pro 2k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 20/month USD 192/year Monthly 2,000 general credits/month; Teams billed per seat Rules [1] Annual 2,000 general credits/month; Teams billed per seat Rules [1] Teams 2k / seat2026-10-20 ↗ USD 22/month USD 211/year Monthly 2,000 general credits/month; Teams billed per seat Rules [1] Annual 2,000 general credits/month; Teams billed per seat Rules [1] Pro 4k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 40/month USD 384/year Monthly 4,000 general credits/month Rules [2] [3] Annual 4,000 general credits/month Rules [2] [3] Teams 4k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 44/month USD 422/year Monthly 4,000 general credits/month per seat Rules [3] [4] Annual 4,000 general credits/month per seat Rules [3] [4] Pro 8k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 80/month USD 768/year Monthly 8,000 general credits/month Rules [2] [3] Annual 8,000 general credits/month Rules [2] [3] Teams 8k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 88/month USD 844/year Monthly 8,000 general credits/month per seat Rules [3] [4] Annual 8,000 general credits/month per seat Rules [3] [4] Pro 16k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 160/month USD 1,536/year Monthly 16,000 general credits/month Rules [2] [3] Annual 16,000 general credits/month Rules [2] [3] Teams 16k2026-10-20 ↗ USD 176/month USD 1,688/year Monthly 16,000 general credits/month per seat Rules [3] [4] Annual 16,000 general credits/month per seat Rules [3] [4] 18 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. All 2k/4k/8k/16k Pro/Teams monthly and annual tiers are listed. Top-ups require Basic/Pro/Teams, but the public page does not quote pack prices or quantify free removal counts/per-removal cost. Subscription credits do not roll over; purchased top-ups never expire. Free-plan generated images are public and not licensed for commercial use; this statement is not generalized to rights in uploaded material. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancel anytime, effective at period end. Discretionary refunds may be requested within 30 days with no use since payment or under 30 lifetime credits used. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ All credit volumes and usage rules ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ · Capture 5 ↗ · Capture 6 ↗ · Capture 7 ↗ · Capture 8 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free users watch a single rewarded video ad to complete full-resolution AI export | Free accounts receive 50 Credits daily; Remove Background costs 1 Credit per image (up to 50 free 2048px cutouts per day) |
| Cancellation & refunds | Not verified | Cancel anytime, effective at period end. Discretionary refunds may be requested within 30 days with no use since payment or under 30 lifetime credits used. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Explicitly informs user of ad requirement upon clicking Remove BG | Remaining credits (56 -> 55) and per-action cost are shown in the top-right bar |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Edge error MAD: 0.112 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 44.707 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.740% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.026% (Lower is better) | Edge error MAD: 0.147 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 58.952 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.330% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.076% (Lower is better) |
| Fixture findings | Outstanding 2048px curly hair matting precision with 99.74% foreground recall and only 0.026% background leak, directly generating editable layer masks. | Clean background removal suited to defined contours; fine outer hair is cropped inward. |
| Original historical observation | Photopea exports full 2048×2048 transparent PNG client-side with outstanding hair preservation (fg_recall = 99.74%, bg_leak = 0.026%), generating an editable layer mask. | Uses a crisp contour segmentation profile: background removal is ultra-clean (bg_leak=0.076%, fg_recall=99.33%), though fine outer curly hair flyaways are tightly trimmed inward (mad_band=0.147, SAD(k)=58.95). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Designers and power users needing free 2048×2048 watermark-free transparent PNG exports with advanced in-browser layer editing | Designers building posters or product composites inside Recraft who need instant non-destructive layer cutouts |
| Result & output evidence | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. | |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 2048 × 2048 (4.96 MB original RGBA PNG) · Historical description; output not attached · Check watermark record No native output is attached; check the evidence for specification and watermark claims. | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048 × 2048 (4.96 MB original RGBA PNG) | 2048×2048 (Free account direct 2048×2048 300DPI RGBA PNG export, unwatermarked) |
| Watermark observation | Completely watermark-free | No watermark (visible AI label toggle is off by default) |
| Batch & API | Full keyboard shortcuts, PSD/AI import/export, action scripts, and blend modes | Drop multiple images onto the canvas for sequential processing |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | 2048 × 2048 |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | 2048 × 2048 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Recorded local processing time: 15s · End-to-end reference: 50s | Network-observed server wait: 3.2s · End-to-end reference: 4.3s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-11-03 · anchor_bgremove_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-16 · 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 | Completely usable without login | Free login via Google, Discord, Apple, or email |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Manual erase / adjustment recorded in the historical flow |
| Interaction observations | Not verified | Professional infinite-canvas workflow; the "Add visible AI label" switch in the Export panel is OFF by default, with zero ad popups. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Ivan Kutskir (Photopea) | Recraft Inc. |
| Recorded origin | Czech Republic | London, UK |
| Domain history record | 2013–present | Founded 2022; Recraft V3/V4 leads global design benchmarks |
| Background & reputation assessment | Not verified | Recraft Inc. (London, UK, backed by Khosla Ventures and Madrona), world-renowned #1 text-to-image and vector design platform. |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Designers praise its non-destructive side-by-side layer creation on the infinite canvas. |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | On-device processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Google AdSense · Google Analytics | Sentry Error Monitoring · Amplitude / First-party Telemetry (t.recraft.ai) |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Not verified | Uses AWS US-West infrastructure and WebGL infinite canvas layers with customizable export DPI (300 DPI default). |
| Retention statement | This flow runs locally; post-close deletion not independently verified | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 35 / 40 Requires free Recraft login (50 free daily credits); clicking "Remove background" on a 2048×2048 image costs 1 Credit, places the transparent cutout non-destructively beside the original, and exports a full 2048×2048 300DPI unwatermarked RGBA PNG (4.10MB). | |
| Interaction restraint | 20 / 20 Professional infinite-canvas workflow; the "Add visible AI label" switch in the Export panel is OFF by default, with zero ad popups. | |
| Background & reputation | 24 / 25 Recraft Inc. (London, UK, backed by Khosla Ventures and Madrona), world-renowned #1 text-to-image and vector design platform. | |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Uses AWS US-West infrastructure and WebGL infinite canvas layers with customizable export DPI (300 DPI default). | |
| Task quality | 58.5 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.112 · Global SAD(k)=44.707 · Foreground recall 99.74% / Background leak 0.026% | 34.8 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.147 · Global SAD(k)=58.952 · Foreground recall 99.33% / Background leak 0.076% |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048 × 2048 (4.96 MB original RGBA PNG) | 20 / 20 True Alpha channel (8/8); Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (Free account direct 2048×2048 300DPI RGBA PNG export, unwatermarked) |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 15s (API mode: client_wasm_neural_matting; network upload 0s / end-to-end 50s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 13 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 3.2s (API mode: async; network upload 1.1s / end-to-end 4.3s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
