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AniEraser vs Cleanup.pictures

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Only Cleanup.pictures (AniEraser has paid plans only)
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Cleanup.pictures — 93 vs 73 for AniEraser
Best fit
AniEraser: Existing users exporting their last edits before the shutdown date · Cleanup.pictures: one-off removal of a tourist, sign or timestamp from a photo
Platforms
AniEraser: Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android · Cleanup.pictures: Web

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

AniEraserWondershare's AI tool for removing watermarks, text, and unwanted objects from photos and video.Cleanup.picturesBrush over objects in a photo to erase them

Side by side

FactAniEraserCleanup.pictures
CategoryInpainting & Object RemovalInpainting & Object Removal
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at—$5/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score73 / 10093 / 100
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, APIWeb, API
CompanyWondershare Technology Group Co., Ltd.Jasper AI
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

AniEraser

AniEraser did the same watermark and object removal job as other Wondershare tools, with apps on every major platform. It is not worth adopting now: Wondershare stopped paid renewals on 22 September 2026, schedules a full shutdown for 22 October 2026, and already sends the product's home page to Media.io's object remover.

Pros

  • Covers watermark, text, shadow, and general object removal in one tool
  • Available on web, desktop, and mobile, not just browser
  • Backed by an established company with a successor tool in Media.io

Cons

  • Confirmed shutdown on 22 October 2026, with account data deleted afterward
  • Paid subscriptions and renewals already stopped on 22 September 2026
  • The product page and pricing page are gone; the domain forwards to a different Media.io tool

Cleanup.pictures

Still the fastest free object eraser on the open web when you need one photo cleaned and refuse to make an account. It has been frozen for years though, so anything at print resolution or in volume belongs in its own successor ClipDrop or in Photoshop's generative fill.

Pros

  • no signup or upload queue, usable within seconds of landing on the page
  • $3-5 a month is the cheapest unlimited-resolution inpainting subscription around
  • the inpainting model is documented as an API with samples for Node.js, SwiftUI and Kotlin

Cons

  • the site has not visibly changed since 2022 and still carries the pre-acquisition owner's copyright notice
  • one seat per subscription, with no team or shared billing option
  • output quality now trails newer generative-fill models on anything large
  • free exports are hard-capped at 720px, which is unusable for print

Which one fits

Choose AniEraser if you need

  • Existing users exporting their last edits before the shutdown date
  • Wondershare Media.io subscribers, who get the successor object remover

Choose Cleanup.pictures if you need

  • one-off removal of a tourist, sign or timestamp from a photo
  • stripping logos or watermarks from images you already hold the rights to
  • real-estate and product shots that need depersonalising in seconds

AniEraser vs Cleanup.pictures: the questions people ask

Is AniEraser cheaper than Cleanup.pictures?

Cleanup.pictures starts at $5/mo. An entry price for AniEraser is not confirmed by us yet, so check its pricing page before you compare.

Does AniEraser or Cleanup.pictures have a free tier?

Cleanup.pictures has a free tier; AniEraser has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, AniEraser or Cleanup.pictures?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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