AI Background Remover

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Removal details(optional)

Optional: describe what to keep or remove and how to handle edges. Leave empty for automatic background removal.

Runs on

2 models

OpenAI
- GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Ideogram
- Ideogram Background Remover

Examples

Before / After

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

People from a city portrait

Two people cut out from a generated city photo, including their hair and clothing.

Reproduce

0105

How to use AI Background Remover

A compact decision guide for placing this pipeline in a workflow.

Best for

Transparent creative assets, portraits, illustrations, and product cutouts

AI Background Remover API

Call this pipeline from your own code. One request dispatches a run; the model is an input field, not a separate endpoint.

Get an API token

inputs: 3
required: 1
Pricing: from 0.4 credits

Language

TypeScript Python Go CLI

bun add @pipe2-ai/sdk

Run a pipeline

import { createClient } from "@pipe2-ai/sdk";

const client = createClient(process.env.PIPE2_TOKEN!);

const { run_pipeline } = await client.RunPipeline({
  pipeline_slug: "background-remover",
  input: {
    image_url: "https://example.com/image.png",
    model: "gpt-image-2.5-sunburst",
  },
});

pip install pipe2

Run a pipeline

import asyncio
import os

from pipe2 import Pipe2Client

client = Pipe2Client(token=os.environ["PIPE2_TOKEN"])

run = asyncio.run(client.run_pipeline(
    pipeline_slug="background-remover",
    input={
        "image_url": "https://example.com/image.png",
        "model": "gpt-image-2.5-sunburst",
    },
))

go get github.com/pipe2-ai/sdk-go

Run a pipeline

client := pipe2.NewClient(os.Getenv("PIPE2_TOKEN"))

input := json.RawMessage(`{
  "image_url": "https://example.com/image.png",
  "model": "gpt-image-2.5-sunburst"
}`)

run, err := pipe2.RunPipeline(context.Background(), client, "background-remover", input)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

brew install pipe2-ai/tap/pipe2

Run a pipeline

pipe2 pipelines run \
  --pipeline background-remover \
  --input-json '{"image_url": "https://example.com/image.png", "model": "gpt-image-2.5-sunburst"}' \
  --wait

Per page

Input	Type	default	Description
`image_url`required	string	default—	Upload one image to remove its background. PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, HEIC, or HEIF; up to 20 MB.
`instructions`	string	default—	Optional, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst only: describe what to keep or remove and how to handle edges. Leave empty for automatic background removal.
`model`	enum	defaultgpt-image-2.5-sunburst	Ideogram Background Remover cuts the subject out of your image. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst recreates it on a transparent background and follows removal details. gpt-image-2.5-sunburst · ideogram-background-remover `gpt-image-2.5-sunburstideogram-background-remover`

Point any MCP client at pipe2 and your agent gets these tools. It finds this pipeline, reads the same schema above, then runs it.

list_pipelines
get_pipeline_schema
run_pipeline
get_pipeline_run_status
request_upload

https://mcp.pipe2.ai/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipe2ai": {
      "url": "https://mcp.pipe2.ai/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

MCP setup

Full API reference CLI reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Which model should I choose?

Choose Ideogram Background Remover for a fast, low-cost cutout that keeps the subject as it is. Choose GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst when you want to describe what to keep or remove, or want AI to refine edges and clarity.

Will the foreground stay exactly the same?

Ideogram Background Remover cuts the subject out of your image without redrawing it. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst recreates the image while removing the background, so faces, text, logos, colors, or other details can change.

What do I get?

One PNG with a transparent background. With GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, output dimensions are selected automatically from the source framing, so exact original dimensions are not guaranteed.

Which images can I upload?

One PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, HEIC, or HEIF image, up to 20 MB. Animated inputs use a still frame.

How are credits charged?

Ideogram Background Remover has a fixed price per image. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst reserves credits before processing and charges measured image and text token usage, up to the reserved amount; unused credits are returned.