Clipdrop vs Pixelcut (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Clipdrop if

• Fits if you need a quick cutout, cleanup or upscale and would rather not open an editor
• Works for people who do a few photo fixes a day

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you do more than 20 background removals or cleanups a day on free
• Skip it if you need an app, since every tool runs in the browser
• Pricey if you want a yearly deal, as Pro is month to month at $15 only
• Watch out: free upscaling stops at 2x, and API access is sold apart as the Jasper API

Pick Pixelcut if

• Fits if you sell products and want quick cut-outs
• Works for small shops that edit on a phone

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a desktop program
• Tight if you stay free, as background removal and upscaling are limited
• Watch out: prices shown are yearly-billed
• Watch out: partner models spend extra credits

Clipdrop

• Pro is sold month to month at $15; the pricing page shows no yearly option.
• The free plan caps background removal, upscaling, cleanup and relight at 20 uses a day, and free upscaling stops at 2x.
• There are no mobile or desktop apps on the site; every tool runs in the browser.
• API access is now sold separately as the Jasper API, with usage-based pricing.

Pixelcut

• Pro and Business prices are shown as a yearly-billed rate with the monthly-billed price crossed out; the page says yearly saves 20%.
• Advanced models, especially partner-provided ones, spend AI credits, and the number of images per credit depends on the model.
• The download page lists iOS, Android and web; no desktop app is listed.

Clipdrop

Text to image

Generate images from a prompt with 15 style presets such as Photographic, Anime, Pixel Art and Line Art, in five aspect ratios from 21:9 to 9:16.

Background removal and replacement

Cut out the main subject of a photo up to 5000 x 5000 pixels, or place it into a new generated scene with Replace background.

Cleanup and text remover

Brush over objects, people, text or blemishes and have them filled in, or strip all text from an image.

Image upscaler

Enlarge and denoise an image at 2x on the free plan, and at up to 16x on Pro.

Uncrop and Universal Resizer

Extend a photo beyond its edges to fit a new format, or resize one image for different social media sizes.

Relight

Add new lights to an existing photo to change how it is lit, at high resolution on Pro.

Pixelcut

Background removal and upscaling

Remove backgrounds from images and video, and upscale images up to 16x with a choice of models.

Generative editing

Magic eraser, generative fill, image expand and shadow generation for retouching product photos.

AI product photos and ads

Generate product imagery and talking-video ads from a prompt, with consistent characters and personas.

Batch editing

Apply edits across hundreds of files at once.

Third-party models and API

Credits pay for partner image models such as Flux and Ideogram, and Pixelcut sells background removal and upscaler APIs.

Clipdrop

• Free$0

  Text to image, uncrop and replace background, plus 20 uses a day of background removal, 2x upscaling, cleanup and relight.

• Pro$15

  per month, billed monthly

  1,000 uses a day per tool at high resolution, queue skipping for text to image and uncrop, and upscaling up to 16x.

Pixelcut

• Free$0

  Limited background removal, magic eraser, fast upscaler and generative fill; export without watermark.

• Pro$8

  per month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)

  600 AI credits a month, all AI models, unlimited background removal and upscaling, a 3-person team, 1,000 batch exports a month and a commercial license.

• Business$24

  per month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)

  3,600 AI credits a month, all AI models, unlimited background removal and upscaling, a 10-person team, 2,000 batch exports a month and a commercial license.

Clipdrop

No public discounts listed.

Pixelcut

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page says a yearly plan saves 20% against monthly billing.