Pixian.AI
Pixian.AI provides an advanced and accessible solution for image background removal. The tool processes images by leveraging powerful server GPUs and multi-core...
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What is Pixian.AI?
Pixian.AI is an AI-powered online tool that automatically removes backgrounds from images. Users simply drag and drop their image onto the website, and the platform's servers use powerful GPUs and multi-core CPUs to analyze the image and remove the background in seconds. The tool supports a wide range of image categories including people, objects, artworks, logos, and scans, and handles various input formats such as JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and WebP.
Key features include transparent PNG output for results, a Smart Editor for fine-tuning results, image cropping capabilities, fun face stickers, and a comparison tool that lets users evaluate before and after effects. The platform offers both a Web App for manual use and an API for developers and businesses who want to integrate background removal into their applications. The API is especially designed for engineering teams as an outsourced MLOps solution, with easy migration from remove.bg by simply changing the endpoint and API key.
Pixian.AI is ideal for e-commerce sellers who need product shots with clean backgrounds, marketers creating marketing materials, developers building applications that require background removal, and anyone who wants quick, automatic background removal without signup or subscriptions. The tool particularly distinguishes itself on objects, artworks, logos, and scans, while also working well on photos of people including intricate hair details and AI-generated images from tools like Stable Diffusion.
Pixian.AI pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Pixian.AI offers a Free tier and PAYGO paid plans. Free: Limited use, 0.25 megapixels resolution, low priority processing, website only. PAYGO: 1 Image = 0.05 to 1 Credits with megapixel-based pricing, no monthly fees or minimums, high priority processing, website & API access. Pricing examples: 0.25 MPx image costs 0.050 credits ($0.0010 per image), 25 MPx image costs 1.000 credit ($0.0200 per image). Credits do not expire but require a purchase within the last two years to use. Payment accepted: all major credit cards and PayPal. Credit pack purchases are non-refundable. API integration and testing is free with no purchase required.
Pixian.AI pros
- No signup required to use the free version
- Completely free tier available for limited use
- No annoying monthly subscriptions
- Megapixel-based pricing with no minimums
- Supports JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and WebP input formats
- Produces transparent PNG output for best quality
- API available for developers and businesses
- Crazy easy migration from remove.bg (just change endpoint and API key)
- Works well on intricate hair and fur details
- Handles AI-generated images from Stable Diffusion effectively
- Custom AI model trained on proprietary dataset for quality and efficiency
- Free API testing and integration without purchase required
- High priority processing for paid users
- Credits do not expire (with purchase within last two years)
- Accepts all major credit cards and PayPal
- Data retention policy deletes images after 24 hours for privacy
- Comparison tool available free to test your own images
- Max paid resolution up to 25 megapixels
- Max image file size up to 30 megabytes
- Image cropping and face sticker features included
Pixian.AI cons
- Free tier limited to only 0.25 megapixels resolution
- Free tier has low priority processing
- Free usage only available on website, not API
- Credit pack purchases are non-refundable
- No special pricing for academic institutions or non-profits
- Does not accept purchase orders or issue invoices
- Studio shots of people slightly lower quality than competitor (94.8% vs 100%)
- People with other backgrounds lower quality than competitor (88.1% vs 100%)
- Some remove.bg parameters unsupported (type, roi, scale, position, add_shadows, semitransparency, bg_image_url, bg_image_file)
- Credits require purchase within last two years to remain usable
- Data retention policy may change without affirmative consent
Frequently asked questions about Pixian.AI
What file formats does Pixian.AI support?
Pixian.AI supports JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and WebP as input formats. For output, it produces PNG for transparent results and JPEG or PNG for opaque results. A host of output options are available that users can see by trying the example image on the website.
What is the maximum resolution I can use?
The maximum free website image pixel size is 250,000 pixels (0.25 megapixels). The maximum paid image pixel size is 25 megapixels, which applies to both API and website usage. The maximum image file size is 30 megabytes.
How does the megapixel-based pricing work?
Pixian.AI uses a megapixel-based formula where a 0.25 MPx image costs 0.05 credits and a 25 MPx image costs 1 credit, with proportional pricing in between. The formula calculates: mpx = max(width, 500) * max(height, 500) * 1e-6, then credits = 0.05 + per_mpx * (mpx - 0.25), capped at 1.0 credit. Larger credit packs yield even lower prices per image.
Do you have an API?
Yes, Pixian.AI offers an API for developers and businesses. The API requires buying a credit pack, while the Web App offers some free usage. The API endpoint is https://api.pixian.ai/v1.0/removebg and it is free to integrate with and test out the API without any purchase required.
Is it easy to migrate from remove.bg?
It is crazy easy to migrate from remove.bg - just change the endpoint URL and API Key. Pixian.AI has implemented a legacy-service-compatible API endpoint at https://api.pixian.ai/v1.0/removebg that supports the main parameters of remove.bg's API. Migration can be as simple as updating the endpoint and API key in your existing code.
What types of images does Pixian.AI work well on?
Pixian.AI works well on a broad range of image types including photos of people. It particularly distinguishes itself on objects, artworks, logos, and scans. According to their quality comparison, it achieves 100% on objects (studio shots), 108.7% on objects (other backgrounds), and 119.9% on artworks/scans/logos compared to competitors. It also works well on hair, fur, and AI-generated images from Stable Diffusion.
Do you support hair details in images?
Yes! Pixian.AI's AI model has been trained on a wide range of images with both hair and fur, so it does a nice job of preserving them. The tool is particularly adept at processing complex images like those with intricate hair details.
Where does the AI model come from?
Pixian.AI has developed a custom AI model that they've trained on a large, proprietary dataset. The model has been specifically tuned for quality and efficiency, ensuring both high performance and superior results in background removal.
What are your data retention policies?
Pixian.AI retains 10% of uploaded images and all results for 24 hours, then permanently deletes them shortly thereafter. This allows users to resume downloads without incurring duplicate charges. API images are never persisted to non-volatile storage. Note that data retention policies may change over time without requiring affirmative consent.
Why are your prices so much lower than the competition?
Their margin is Pixian.AI's opportunity. They see AI commoditizing rapidly and have decided to embrace it rather than fight it. This thinking has impacted every aspect of their business - team size, AI model choice, and IT operations architecture - all optimized towards maximizing quality and minimizing price. They don't have a large sales team to wine and dine customers, instead offering just a great service and outstanding value.