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Background removal

AI that cuts the subject out of an image or video and removes everything behind it.

13 of 20 tools we checked remove backgrounds with AI See them ↓

01In plain English

The tool finds the person or product in a picture and separates it from the background in one step, leaving a transparent image or a new backdrop.

02Why it matters when you are choosing

It is the everyday job for product photos, profile pictures and thumbnails. Edges around hair, glass and fine detail show the difference between tools.

03What to check

Ask the vendor

Check how it handles hair and see-through objects, the export resolution on the free plan, and whether batch processing is included.

04The tools

13of 20 checked

13 of the 20 tools we checked remove backgrounds with AI. Each one is checked against the vendor's own pages. A tool missing from this list may not have been checked yet, which is not the same as a no.

Recraft logo

Recraft

Designers who need real SVG vectors out of a generator, and can pay for the commercial rights the free plan withholds

6.9
Rank #5 of 7 AI image generators
Best:Pricing8.8
Weakest:What it makes5.3
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $12Free plan
84% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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Leonardo.Ai logo

Leonardo.Ai

Creators who want one workspace over many companies' models, with a daily free allowance, an API and training on your own images

8.0
Rank #2 of 7 AI image generators
Best:What it makes9.2
Weakest:Openness and support5
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $12Free plan
86% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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Stability AI logo

Stability AI

Developers who want Stable Diffusion by the image, or a licence to self-host it, and can work without a free tier

6.5
Rank #6 of 7 AI image generators
Best:What it makes7.8
Weakest:Openness and support5
Free plan: noFree trial: yesAPI: yes
From $0.03No free plan
78% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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Adobe Firefly logo

Adobe Firefly

Creative Cloud users who want generation inside the apps they already use, from a vendor that does not train on their content

8.1
Rank #1 of 7 AI image generators
Best:Rights and privacy9.2
Weakest:Openness and support3
Does not train on what you make: yes
From $9.99Free plan
78% from published facts · checked 26 Sep
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Ideogram logo

Ideogram

Designers who need readable text and typography inside an image, with ownership and commercial use on every plan including the free one

7.6
Rank #3 of 7 AI image generators
Best:Control and automation9
Weakest:Openness and support6.5
Does not train on what you make: no
From $20Free plan
96% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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exactly.ai logo

exactly.ai

Brand teams that want a private style model trained on their own artwork, paid for per licensed download

7.1
Rank #2 of 6 brand and product image tools
Best:Rights and privacy9
Weakest:Getting volume out5.8
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
Price not publishedFree plan
73% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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neural.love logo

neural.love

Creators who want image, video and audio tools in one place, with commercial use on every plan and CC0 output

Not scored yet
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $11 (€10)Free plan
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Astria logo

Astria

Fashion and ecommerce teams generating product and on-model photography from their own shoots, who can live with training on by default

7.0
Rank #3 of 6 brand and product image tools
Best:The imagery it is built for8
Weakest:Pricing5.8
Free plan: noFree trial: noAPI: yes
Price not publishedNo free plan
73% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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Artsmart logo

Artsmart

Marketers who want styled headshots and avatars trained on their own photographs, and do not need a free tier

5.1
Rank #5 of 6 brand and product image tools
Best:Getting volume out6.5
Weakest:Pricing4
Free plan: noFree trial: noAPI: yes
From $19No free plan
85% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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Comicink logo

Comicink

Writers who want a story turned into comic panels with the same characters throughout, owned outright from any account

5.0
Rank #6 of 6 brand and product image tools
Best:Pricing9.4
Weakest:Getting volume out0
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: no
From $9.99Free plan
94% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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PromeAI logo

PromeAI

Designers and architects working from sketches, layouts and product photos, who need the plan above the cheapest to sell the results

6.1
Rank #4 of 6 brand and product image tools
Best:The imagery it is built for8
Weakest:Rights and privacy4
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: no
From $19Free plan
80% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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Stockimg AI logo

Stockimg AI

Small teams that want product shots, logos and social posts generated, stored in a brand kit and scheduled in one place

7.8
Rank #1 of 6 brand and product image tools
Best:The imagery it is built for10
Weakest:Rights and privacy5
Free plan: yesFree trial: yesAPI: yes
From $12Free plan
85% from published facts · checked 22 Sep
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starryai logo

starryai

Phone-first creators who want daily free images with no watermark and the copyright to what they make

Not scored yet
Free plan: yesFree trial: noAPI: no
Price not publishedFree plan
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