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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. Cutout.Pro starts at $5, Pixelcut at $8. Both have a free tier. Both ship a public API.

Cutout.ProCredit-based background removal, retouching and photo-to-video toolkitPixelcutProduct-photo editor with background removal, 16x upscaling and AI product shots on web, iOS and Android

Side by side

FactCutout.ProPixelcut
CategoryBackground RemovalProduct & E-commerce Photography
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$5 month$8 month
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, APIWeb, iOS, Android, API
CompanyTeam LibAIPixelcut Inc
Launched2018—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 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 sellers batch-cutting product shots
  • Print-on-demand and Shopify stores needing bulk background removal
  • 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

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