Cutout.Pro vs Pixelcut

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

Cheaper paid plan: Cutout.Pro — $5/mo vs $8/mo for Pixelcut
Free plan: Both have one
Public API: Both have one
Best fit: Cutout.Pro: E-commerce and print-on-demand sellers batch-cutting product shots · Pixelcut: Marketplace sellers cleaning product shots from a phone
Platforms: Cutout.Pro: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android · Pixelcut: Web, iOS, Android

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

Cutout.ProCredit-based background removal, retouching and photo-to-video toolkit

PixelcutProduct-photo editor with background removal, 16x upscaling and AI product shots on web, iOS and Android

Side by side

Fact	Cutout.Pro	Pixelcut
Category	Background Removal	Product & E-commerce Photography
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$5/mo	$8/mo
Public API	Yes	Yes
Trust score	92 / 100	91 / 100
Platforms	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API	Web, iOS, Android, API
Company	LibAI	Pixelcut Inc
Launched	2018	—
Last verified	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

Cutout.Pro

Sensible if you want one cheap credit pool covering cutouts, upscaling, ID photos and bulk e-commerce edits across web, desktop and an API. Edge quality on hair and fur still trails remove.bg and Photoroom, and the enormous tool list hides how uneven the newer generative features are.

Pros

Entry subscription is $5/month for 80 credits, roughly six cents an export
One account covers web, Mac/Windows desktop, iOS/Android and a per-transaction HTTP API
Pay-as-you-go credit packs never expire, unlike the monthly allowance
You can preview a result before spending a credit to download it

Cons

Subscription credits roll over only while you keep paying; cancelling wipes the balance
Advanced tools cost 2 credits per image, so headline per-credit maths understates real cost
Very wide catalogue with visibly inconsistent quality between the mature cutout tools and the newer video ones
The 14-day money-back guarantee is capped at 50 downloads

Pixelcut

A cost-effective, mobile-first way for sellers to clean up and stage product photos, with unlimited background removal and upscaling on paid plans. The catch is the credit system for everything generative: identical credits buy wildly different image counts depending on the underlying model.

Pros

Paid plans make the two most-used operations — background removal and upscaling — unlimited
Same toolset on web, iOS and Android, plus a documented API
Free tier exports without watermarks
Commercial license included on paid plans

Cons

Credit consumption varies by orders of magnitude across models, making plan sizing guesswork
Advanced generative features are locked behind the credit meter even on Business
No desktop apps for offline or heavy-batch local work

Which one fits

Choose Cutout.Pro if you need

E-commerce and print-on-demand sellers batch-cutting product shots
Developers wanting a low per-image API price for cutouts and upscaling
One-off passport photos and old-photo restoration

Choose Pixelcut if you need

Marketplace sellers cleaning product shots from a phone
Small shops staging lifestyle product scenes without photo shoots
Teams batch-processing catalogs or automating edits through the API