remove.bg

remove.bg is the industry-standard AI background remover: upload any image and get the subject isolated on a transparent background in about five seconds, no manual masking. Launched in 2018 by Austria's Kaleido AI, it is built API-first — the web app is the demo, and the real product is the per-credit API that developers wire into e-commerce pipelines, photo apps, and marketing automation.

Kaleido was acquired by Canva and now operates as Canva Austria GmbH, which deepens the integration with Canva's design platform while the standalone API business continues. Pricing is credit-based rather than per-seat: the free tier caps at a 0.25-megapixel preview and roughly 50 API calls a month, while paid tiers (Lite $9/mo, Pro $39/mo, Volume+ $89/mo) unlock full-HD exports up to 50MP and volume pricing past 100,000 images a year. Honest caveat: it does one thing only — there is no editor, no filters, no design layer — and complex edges like hair or translucent objects still occasionally need the manual erase-and-restore cleanup tool.

Use instantly at remove.bg with no signup for previews; create an account for API keys and higher-resolution exports.