Pixmunk vs Cleanup.pictures: An Honest Comparison
Cleanup.pictures is a good tool and it popularised this whole brush-away interaction. Its catch is the one everything server-side has: the free tier caps your output resolution, and your photo goes to their servers. We run a comparable model directly in your browser, at full resolution, with no cap.
Side by side
| Criterion | Pixmunk | Cleanup.pictures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ✓Free, unlimited, full resolution | Free tier caps output at 720p; Pro is a subscription |
| Is your photo uploaded? | ✓No | Yes |
| Output resolution, free | ✓Original, uncapped | 720p |
| Sign-up | ✓None | Required for Pro |
| Brush UX | Adjustable brush, scroll to resize | ✓Very polished, the category benchmark |
| Undo history | Single undo per pass | ✓Full history |
| Quality on large objects | Our model has real limits on big removals and we will not pretend otherwise | ✓Pro tier uses a stronger model and is noticeably better |
| Works offline | ✓Yes, after the first run | No |
The verdict
On the free tier the comparison is lopsided in our favour, mostly because their free tier exists to sell you Pro and ours does not exist to sell you anything. Their Pro tier genuinely does a better job on hard, large removals than we can. If you do this professionally, that is worth money.
When you should use Cleanup.pictures instead
We are not the right tool for everything.
- You are removing large objects where our model smudges and their Pro model does not.
- You want a polished undo history and a more refined brush.
- You are working on a device that cannot hold a large model in memory.
Try it yourself, it takes ten seconds
No sign-up, no credit card, no email. Drop in an image and see whether the quality is good enough for what you need. That is a faster answer than any comparison table.
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