The Clipdrop Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Clipdrop in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Clipdrop
The Insider’s Guide
Browser AI photo tools for cutouts, cleanup, upscaling and generation
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI image and video generators, read from Clipdrop’s own pages.
Made by InitML · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Clipdrop’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Clipdrop’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 49 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade
Clipdrop is a browser-based set of AI image tools: background removal and replacement, object and text cleanup, upscaling, relighting, uncropping and resizing, plus a text-to-image generator. Free use is capped per day, and Pro raises most caps to 1,000 uses a day at high resolution. It was built by InitML, which Stability bought in 2023 and sold to Jasper in 2024.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Clipdrop, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Each tool is a single page: drop a photo, brush or click, download.
- 1
Best for quick browser photo cleanup and cutouts
Clipdrop is a set of browser photo tools: background removal, cleanup, upscaling, uncrop and text-to-image.
- 2
Paid plans start at $15 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $15 per month, billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
Every tool, with 20 uses a day of background removal, 2x upscaling, cleanup and relight, and 50 of text removal.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
Cleanup and text remover
Brush over objects, people, text or blemishes and have them filled in, or strip all text from an image.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 49 of 89
That is against the other AI image and video generators we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Clipdrop you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Clipdrop at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $15 per month, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- InitML, since 2020
- Category
- AI Image & Video Generators
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for quick browser photo cleanup and cutouts
Clipdrop is a set of browser photo tools: background removal, cleanup, upscaling, uncrop and text-to-image. The free plan allows 20 uses a day on several tools, upscaling stops at 2x, and the API is sold separately as the Jasper API.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $15 a month, billed monthly only, which is where the dearer quarter of image tools begins ($15). There is no yearly option. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Every tool is free, capped at 20 uses a day for background removal, 2x upscaling, cleanup and relight, and 50 for text removal. A person doing a few fixes a day can stay free. |
| Features | C | Cutouts, cleanup, upscaling, relight, uncrop, resizing and text to image. Free upscaling stops at 2x, with 16x on Pro. |
| Ease of use | B | No store rating on record. Each tool is a single page: drop a photo, brush or click, download. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only. There are no mobile or desktop apps, and the API is a separate Jasper API. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Clipdrop is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Removing backgrounds and stray objects from product photos
- Quick photo fixes in a browser without installing software
- Light users who stay within 20 free uses a day
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$15
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Clipdrop has a free plan. Paid plans start at $15 per month, billed monthly.
A person doing a few fixes a day can stay free.
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.
The free plan
Every tool, with 20 uses a day of background removal, 2x upscaling, cleanup and relight, and 50 of text removal.
Read from clipdrop.co on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Browser AI photo tools for cutouts, cleanup, upscaling and generation. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, image generation.
Cutouts, cleanup, upscaling, relight, uncrop, resizing and text to image.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Clipdrop is made by InitML, and has been around since 2020.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
49/89
Other AI image and video generators it is graded above
Clipdrop's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 49 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 75 of 89) and worst on features (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 49 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 26 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 90 AI image and video generators we grade, cut by the letter each got. Clipdrop’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 89
- BFree plan and trialAbove 75 of 89
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 89
- BEase of useAbove 58 of 89
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 89
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 AI image and video generators. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Clipdrop is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Clipdrop you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $180 a year.
What you could not
- An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- An API that other software can build on.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Clipdrop’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Photoroom, Pixelcut, Picsart, Fotor and Stability AI
The 5 tools Clipdrop is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Photoroom
Free trial · from $12.99/mo
AI product photo editor for e-commerce sellers.
- Clipdrop has a free plan. Photoroom does not, though it has a free trial.
- Photoroom also covers templates and video generation.
- 2.8GPA
Pixelcut
Free plan · from $8/mo
AI photo and video editor for product images and ads.
- Only Pixelcut lists iOS and Android apps.
- Pixelcut also covers video generation and ad creative.
- 2.0GPA
Picsart
Paid
Photo and video editor with AI generation and design tools.
- Clipdrop has a free plan. Picsart does not.
- Only Picsart lists iOS and macOS apps.
- Picsart also covers templates, video editing and video generation.
- 3.0GPA
Fotor
Free plan · from $39.99/yr
Photo editor and AI image and video generator with credit plans.
- Only Fotor lists iOS, Android, Windows and macOS apps.
- Fotor also covers templates and video generation.
- 1.8GPA
Stability AI
Free plan
Stable Diffusion image models to self-host or call through an API.
- Stability AI is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Stability AI also covers video generation.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Clipdrop free?
Clipdrop has a free plan. Every tool, with 20 uses a day of background removal, 2x upscaling, cleanup and relight, and 50 of text removal.
How much does Clipdrop cost?
Clipdrop lists 2 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Clipdrop work on?
Clipdrop is available on Web.
Does Clipdrop have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Clipdrop is listed for Web.
Does Clipdrop have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Clipdrop is listed for Web.
Is Clipdrop open source?
Clipdrop is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Clipdrop have an API?
Yes. Clipdrop offers a public API, according to its own site.
Who makes Clipdrop?
Clipdrop is made by InitML. It dates from 2020.
What are the alternatives to Clipdrop?
The closest alternatives to Clipdrop in our directory are Photoroom, Pixelcut, Picsart, Fotor and Stability AI.
How does Clipdrop compare with other AI image and video generators?
Clipdrop's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 49 of the 89 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 16.
Is Clipdrop good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Clipdrop C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 49 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Clipdrop?
To replace Clipdrop you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Clipdrop’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Clipdrop's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by InitML. Prices change, so check clipdrop.co before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
739
price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Clipdrop, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/clipdrop
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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