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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | Pixelcut | MyEdit | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | 91/100 1080 × 1080 · PNG | 67/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Active task |
| Image upscaling | 89/100 1024×1024 (PNG · 2.0x Fast Upscale) · Historical description; output not attached | 67/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | |
| Object removal | 88/100 1024×1024 (Unwatermarked PNG) · Historical description; output not attached | 57/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | |
| Image generation | 87/100 1600×1600 (Unwatermarked PNG/JPEG) · Historical description; output not 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 | Pixelcut Background Remover Background removal 91/100 Seven-aspect task score Hair detail and the download flow perform well, with clear free-tier labels; login-free output is 1080px and full size requires login. Tested export 1080 × 1080 · 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 Free, Pro and all eight Business volumes with monthly/annual selection; API separate · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Limited background removal; watermark-free export, exact count unspecified Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 10/month USD 96/year Monthly Unlimited removal; 600 AI credits/month; 3-person team; 1,000 batch exports/month Annual Unlimited removal; 600 AI credits/month; 3-person team; 1,000 batch exports/month Rules [1] Business 3,6002026-10-20 ↗ USD 30/month USD 288/year Monthly Unlimited removal; 3,600 AI credits/month; 10-person team; 2,000 batch exports/month Annual Unlimited removal; 3,600 AI credits/month; 10-person team; 2,000 batch exports/month Rules [1] Business 9,0002026-10-20 ↗ USD 60/month USD 576/year Monthly Unlimited removal; 9,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 5,000 batch exports/month Annual Unlimited removal; 9,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 5,000 batch exports/month Rules [1] Business 18,0002026-10-20 ↗ USD 120/month USD 1,152/year Monthly Unlimited removal; 18,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 10,000 batch exports/month Annual Unlimited removal; 18,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 10,000 batch exports/month Rules [1] Business 36,0002026-10-20 ↗ USD 240/month USD 2,304/year Monthly Unlimited removal; 36,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 20,000 batch exports/month Annual Unlimited removal; 36,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 20,000 batch exports/month Rules [1] Business 72,0002026-10-20 ↗ USD 480/month USD 4,608/year Monthly Unlimited removal; 72,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 40,000 batch exports/month Annual Unlimited removal; 72,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 40,000 batch exports/month Rules [1] Business 108,0002026-10-20 ↗ USD 720/month USD 6,912/year Monthly Unlimited removal; 108,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 40,000 batch exports/month Annual Unlimited removal; 108,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 40,000 batch exports/month Rules [1] Business 144,0002026-10-20 ↗ USD 960/month USD 9,216/year Monthly Unlimited removal; 144,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 60,000 batch exports/month Annual Unlimited removal; 144,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 60,000 batch exports/month Rules [1] Business 180,0002026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,200/month USD 11,520/year Monthly Unlimited removal; 180,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 80,000 batch exports/month Annual Unlimited removal; 180,000 AI credits/month; 20-person team; 80,000 batch exports/month Rules [1] 19 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Annual charges for Pro and all eight Business volumes were verified separately in Stripe checkout. Unlimited paid removal coexists with batch-export limits. The free tier still says Limited without an exact removal count; it is not treated as unlimited. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancel anytime; refund eligibility unverified. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ Annual USD checkout summaries for each volume ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ · Capture 5 ↗ · Capture 6 ↗ · Capture 7 ↗ · Capture 8 ↗ · Capture 9 ↗ | 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 | Single-image background removal is free; Batch Edit requires upgrading to Pixelcut Pro | Guests can preview for free; logging into a CyberLink account grants 1 free unwatermarked download per day |
| Cancellation & refunds | Cancel anytime; refund eligibility unverified. | Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Clearly disclosed in the Download dropdown menu with exact pixel dimensions | Login requirement is disclosed only after clicking "Download No Watermark" |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Edge error MAD: 0.0701 (Lower is better) · Global error SAD(k): 26.707 (Lower is better) · Foreground retention: 99.940% (Higher is better) · Background residue: 0.018% (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 transitions and strong subject retention in this test; coverage is limited to the tested portrait and conditions. | Natural hair transitions with little residue; watermark-free download required login in this test. |
| Original historical observation | Hair strand transitions are remarkably crisp and natural (transition-band error mad_band=0.0701, SAD(k)=26.71, gradient error 0.0207), with 99.94% foreground recall and only 0.018% background leak—ranking in the absolute top tier of all tested tools. | 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 | E-commerce sellers and portrait designers who want top-tier hair edge precision (mad_band=0.0701) with instant 1080p guest export or 2048p signed-in export | Users with a CyberLink account who need 1 high-precision portrait hair cutout per day |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 1080 × 1080 · PNG · No watermark in test | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048×2048 (1080×1080 free guest preview export; dropdown explicitly states 'Full resolution 2048×2048 — Free with sign in') | 2048 × 2048 (Full-res canvas layer; login required for 1 free daily download) |
| Watermark observation | None | No watermark (login required to export) |
| Batch & API | Supports Batch Edit (Pro subscription feature) | Single-image web editor; batch processing via PhotoDirector desktop |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 1080 × 1080 | 2048 × 2048 |
| Attached file dimensions | 1080 × 1080 · PNG | 2048 × 2048 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 3.03s · End-to-end reference: 16.87s | 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 for 1080×1080 export; Google / Apple / Email sign-in unlocks free 2048×2048 full-resolution export | CyberLink email/password, Google, Facebook, or Apple login |
| Manual adjustment | Built-in Retouch brush, Expand, Upscale, Shadow, and AI Background generator in left sidebar | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Enters the clean online workspace immediately after upload with zero popup spam; guests can export a 1080×1080 watermark-free PNG in one click. | 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 | Pixelcut Inc. (San Francisco, CA, USA) | CyberLink Corp. (TWSE: 5203) |
| Recorded origin | San Francisco, USA (Y Combinator S20) | New Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Domain history record | Founded 2020 | 2022–present (Parent founded 1996) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Pixelcut Inc. (San Francisco AI design startup, Y Combinator S20 alum, trusted by tens of millions of e-commerce creators worldwide). | Developed by CyberLink Corp. (TWSE: 5203, founded 1996, maker of PowerDirector and PhotoDirector). |
| External reputation record | Leading AI product photography tool whose proprietary matting and shadow models are widely praised by e-commerce merchants. | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Google Analytics · PostHog | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Synchronously returns the PNG cutout via dedicated endpoint api2.pixelcut.app/image/matte/v1 (server_s=3.03s) with a clean network pipeline. | 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 | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 30 / 40 Clicking the top-right Download dropdown clearly lists both tiers upfront: 'Preview resolution 1080×1080 — Free' and 'Full resolution 2048×2048 — Free with sign in', with zero hidden paywalls or watermark ambushes. | 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 | 18 / 20 Enters the clean online workspace immediately after upload with zero popup spam; guests can export a 1080×1080 watermark-free PNG in one click. | 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 | 23 / 25 Pixelcut Inc. (San Francisco AI design startup, Y Combinator S20 alum, trusted by tens of millions of e-commerce creators worldwide). | 19 / 20 Developed by CyberLink Corp. (TWSE: 5203, founded 1996, maker of PowerDirector and PhotoDirector). |
| Engineering & privacy | 12 / 15 Synchronously returns the PNG cutout via dedicated endpoint api2.pixelcut.app/image/matte/v1 (server_s=3.03s) with a clean network pipeline. | 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 | 60.9 / 65 Transition band error mad_band=0.0701 · Global SAD(k)=26.707 · Foreground recall 99.94% / Background leak 0.018% | 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 (1080×1080 free guest preview export; dropdown explicitly states 'Full resolution 2048×2048 — Free with sign in') | 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 | 13 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 3.03s (API mode: sync; network upload 9.79s / end-to-end 16.87s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 11.5 / 15 Cloud matting inference completes in ~6.20s for a 2048x2048 input (11.5/15) |
