A Removal.ai API alternative.

Removal.ai starts at $5.99 a month, rolls unused credits over, and deletes uploads within an hour. Its API is simpler than most, taking JPG and PNG, with no background colour option. Verbier costs less per image at both volumes below and adds batches, shadows and backgrounds.

VerbierRemoval.ai
Free allowance
50 images a month at full size, no watermark, no card
10 preview calls a month (0.25 MP), plus one full-size image source
Per image, about 1,000 a month
$0.009 (Starter: $9 for 1,000 a month)
$0.056 (1,150 a month for $63.99) source
Per image, about 10,000 a month
$0.0049 (Pro: $49 for 10,000 a month)
$0.033 (13,500 a month for $439.90) source
Largest result
2,048 px on the long side by default, up to 8,192 px (about 45 MP) with max_side; 2× upscale for small photos, 4× on paid plans
25 MP in the API spec; the pricing FAQ says 36 MP source
Many images per call
Up to 32 images per call
One per call; about 500 a minute at 1 MP, 20 at 25 MP source
Output
Transparent WebP or PNG, or JPEG; flat on a colour or photo on paid plans
An image URL or base64; takes JPG and PNG source
Beyond the cut-out
Trim and 2× upscale on every plan; paid plans add drop, contact and cast shadows, speck cleanup, marketplace framing presets, 4× upscale and backgrounds with colour matching
Crop, and an edge-smoothing mode for products source
Your images
Not kept by us or used for training; our GPU provider deletes its encrypted copies within 7 days
Deleted within an hour of upload source

Removal.ai figures from Removal.ai's own pages, checked on 23 September 2026. Prices change; follow the source links for today's.

Choose Removal.ai if

  • You want a very small plan: 100 images for $5.99 a month
  • You want unused credits to roll over, up to five months' worth
  • You'd like a 14-day money-back guarantee

Choose Verbier if

  • You want a lower price per image
  • You send or want WebP
  • You want a background colour or photo, shadows or colour matching in the same call
  • You want up to 32 images in one call

Trying Verbier

Send one request per image, with the photo as a URL or base64 and your key from the dashboard as a Bearer token. The first 50 images each month are free.

curl -X POST "https://api.verbier.dev/v1/cutout?raw=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VERBIER_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"image_url": "https://example.com/photo.jpg"}' -o cutout.webp

Questions

Is Verbier cheaper than Removal.ai?

At about 1,000 and about 10,000 images a month, yes (prices checked 23 September 2026). For fewer than 50 images a month, Verbier's free allowance covers it at full size.

How long does Removal.ai keep images?

Its privacy policy says uploads and results are deleted an hour after upload at the latest. Verbier keeps no copy in its own systems; its GPU provider deletes its encrypted copies within 7 days.

How do I switch from Removal.ai to Verbier?

Point your code at POST /v1/cutout with your Verbier key as a Bearer token, and send the photo as image_url or image_b64 in JSON. Add ?raw=1 to get the image file back, or leave it off for JSON with the image base64-encoded. Cropping is an option in the same request, and so are shadows and backgrounds on the paid plans. The first 50 images a month are free.

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