AI Image Cleaner vs Photopea
Pricing
AI Image Cleaner: 10 free credits (about 5 cleans), Basic $6/mo, Pro $12/mo
Photopea: Free with ads, Premium $5/mo
Description
AI Image Cleaner: Browser tool that erases people, objects, text and watermarks from photos: you paint over the area and AI fills in the background
Photopea: Free browser-based image editor that supports PSD, XD, Sketch, and AI files (no install, no account needed)
Pros
- You choose exactly what to remove by painting over it
- Works in the browser, and you can upload and paint before creating an account
- Credit packs never expire, and failed jobs return their credits
- Opens real PSD files with layers intact, the only free tool that does this reliably
- Runs entirely in the browser with no signup, no download, no waiting
- Supports an absurd range of formats: PSD, XD, Sketch, AI, WEBP, SVG, PDF
Cons
- Run by an individual sole trader who is not named on the site
- The free credits cover about five cleans, once, and exports are capped at 2048 pixels
- Does one job only, so cropping, resizing and other edits need another editor
- Ad-supported free tier shows banner ads that can distract during work
- Performance drops with large files (200MB+) since everything runs client-side in the browser
- Built by one developer: bus factor of one for a tool you might rely on
Details
AI Image Cleaner removes things you do not want from a photo. You upload a JPEG or PNG, paint over the person, object, text or watermark, and AI inpainting fills the area to match the surrounding background. You can upload and paint without an account; generating a result needs a Google sign-in.
It suits a founder who needs to tidy product photos, screenshots or social images now and then without opening a full photo editor. Exports go up to 2048 pixels.
Each clean uses 2 credits, and a new account gets 10 credits once, about five cleans. Basic costs $6 a month for 60 credits and Pro $12 a month for 200 credits, with a lower price on yearly billing. Credit packs, sold separately, never expire. The terms say the service is run by an individual sole trader.
Photopea is what you reach for when someone sends you a PSD file and you do not have Photoshop. It opens in a browser tab and handles Photoshop files with layers, masks, and effects intact. It also opens Sketch, XD, and Illustrator files, which makes it the universal translator of design file formats.
Built and maintained by a single developer, Ivan Kutskir, Photopea earns roughly $1M per year from ads alone. The $5/month premium removes ads and gives you higher-resolution export options. For solo founders who need occasional image editing but cannot justify Adobe’s $23/month Photography plan, this covers 90% of what Photoshop does at a fraction of the cost, or free.
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