Model · Pictures

BiRefNet

A free, open model that cuts the main subject out of a photo with fine detail such as hair, so you can remove or replace the background. Runs on a modest graphics card, or in tools such as ComfyUI.

Go to BiRefNet’s website

At a glance

Open or closed: Fully open
Weights and code downloadable under a standard open licence
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Licence: MIT License (Permissive (e.g. Apache 2.0, MIT))
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Can I sell what I make?: Yes
MIT licence allows commercial use.
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Cost: Free option: Weights and code free to download and run.
Plans below.
How you use it: On your own computer, Through another service, Inside another tool
GPU memory given only for the standard model. ONNX weights released; Hugging Face demo Space; fal API; official ComfyUI integration.
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Skill needed: Technical
Python/PyTorch or ComfyUI needed to run it yourself; demos are easier.
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Made by: BiRefNet research team (Nankai University and partner institutions)
Academic project; affiliations listed include Nankai University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, NUDT, Aalto University, Shanghai AI Laboratory and University of Trento. No country stated.
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Status: Available
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What you can make with it

A picture, remove a background (main use)

image to image

Dichotomous image segmentation: separates the foreground subject; matting variants for soft edges.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Plans and prices

No paid plans listed.

Hosts charge their own rates; fal offers an inference API.

source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

Where you can run it

fal, Hugging Face

Other options for “A picture, remove a background”

Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Photoshop, Bria, Canva AI (Magic Studio), Claid, Clipdrop, ComfyUI, Facetune, FlexClip, Fotor, getimg.ai, Ideogram, Kittl, Krea, Let's Enhance, Luminar Neo, Magic Hour, Magnific, Microsoft Designer, Photoroom, Picsart, PicWish, Pixelcut

About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.