AI Background Removal: when Color Removal V2 isn't enough

AI background removal for tricky images that the free Color Removal tool can't handle. Pick Recraft or Pixian. 15 credits per image. Sign-in required.

AI Background Removal uses an AI model to cut out the background of tricky images — hair, fur, soft edges, gradients, and busy photos where the regular Color Removal V2 tool can't get clean. It's a paid tool: 15 credits per image, and you need to be signed in. (In the app it's labeled "AI Background Remover".)

When to use it

  • Photos of people, animals, or products with fine edges (hair, fur, fuzz).
  • Backgrounds with gradients or lots of detail, where color-based removal leaves a mess.
  • Anything Color Removal V2 can't clean no matter the settings.

How to use it

  1. Sign in (the paid AI tools need an account with credits).
  2. Add AI Background Removal to your pipeline.
  3. Leave the model on Recraft AI (the built-in engine).
  4. Adjust Transparency Cleanup and Auto-Trim if you want (see below).
  5. Run it — 15 credits are charged per image actually processed.

The settings

SettingWhat it does
ModelRecraft AI — a high-quality background remover with clean edges. It's the only model, so there's nothing to choose.
Transparency Cleanup (0–100%, default 5)Cleans up faint, semi-see-through pixels left around the edges after removal. Raise it if you see a soft halo.
Auto-Trim (default ON)Trims the empty edges after removal so your subject sits snug in the frame.

Cost and credits

  • 15 credits per image (about 1.5¢). Credits are $1 per 1,000.
  • You're only charged when an image is actually processed.
  • Pro accounts get a monthly credit grant, and you can buy more credits anytime.

Limits

  • Sign-in required.
  • Very large images are blocked (about 20 megapixels — for example, bigger than roughly 4500×4500). Add a Resize step before it to shrink big sources.

AI Background Removal vs. Color Removal V2

  • Color Removal V2 (free): best for flat, solid-color backgrounds. Instant, no credits.
  • AI Background Removal (paid): best for hair, fur, soft edges, gradients, and photos. Costs credits.

Try Color Removal V2 first; reach for AI only when it can't get clean.