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Cleanup.pictures
A $5 inpaint brush — not remove.bg, and not a Photoroom catalog.
Gregory Greenstein, Aiacent
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The Aiacent take
Cleanup.pictures is the correct desk when the expensive part is something still in the frame: a tourist, a stamp, a cable, a logo you have a license to remove. It is a bad substitute for remove.bg when the expensive part is the background, and a bad substitute for Photoroom when the expensive part is a listing. Mixing those up is how you pay $36 a year and still live in a 0.25MP remove.bg preview.
We score it 7.3 as the cheap object-removal pick — under remove.bg on the cutout job, under Photoroom on the catalog job, first when the leftover job is the brush. Is remove.bg worth it is the cutout subscription. Photoroom vs remove.bg is the two-way those two already own. The branding stack is the order.
Public prices come from cleanup.pictures/pricing FAQ, checked 20 September 2026. Official 'How much Cleanup.pictures cost?': free unless you need better quality and hi-resolution; then $5 per month or $36 per year ($3 per month); a trial lets you test HD. Official export FAQ: Free export limited to 720px; Pro has no size limit. Official seat FAQ: each subscription is individual and limited to 1 user. Official background FAQ: they recommend ClipDrop for background removal. Official watermark note: only remove watermarks on images you have a license to use. We will not invent a leftover remove.bg dollar as a Cleanup SKU, or an Impact URL.
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Cleanup.pictures
Best for. Operators who will remove an object, person, or stamp from a photo this week.
Skip if. You needed remove.bg's cutout credits, Photoroom's listing studio, or Photoshop as the OS.
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Pros
- Official FAQ prints Free 720px, Pro $5 a month or $36 a year ($3 a month)
- The job is named: objects, people, text, stamps — not a cutout costume
- A trial exists so you can test HD before the $5
Cons
- Not remove.bg. If the leak is a background, Cleanup's own FAQ points at ClipDrop for cutouts
- Not Photoroom. If the leak is a catalog scene, $5 will not invent batch staging
- One user per subscription — official FAQ. Treating $5 as a team desk is folklore
Who it's for
- Photographers and operators who will brush out one object this week
- Anyone who already rejected remove.bg as an inpaint costume
- Desks that can name the object, not just 'AI cleanup'
Who should skip it
- Anyone whose week is a background (remove.bg — is remove.bg worth it)
- Anyone whose week is a catalog scene (Photoroom — Photoroom vs remove.bg)
- Anyone who has not used Free's 720px export
What matters in the product
Free 720px
The taste. Official FAQ. If you will not export, you bought a demo.
Pro any size
$5 a month or $36 a year. Official FAQ. One user. HD trial first.
Inpaint, not cutout
Objects, people, text. Official page. Backgrounds are a different product.
Verdict
Stay on Free until 720px is the wall. Buy Pro when HD is named. Do not buy it as remove.bg or Photoroom.
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