remove.bg closes on 1 December 2026 — its website moved to Canva ¹, its API to Leonardo.Ai ⁵.

Alternative · checked 19 October 2026 · sources below

A remove.bg alternative for product photos

Short answer: remove.bg closes on 1 December 2026. MerchLoom removes backgrounds at $0.08 a photo, no subscription — and adds what remove.bg never did: models, scenes, your brand.

Choose MerchLoom ifYou sell online and want the whole job done: clean background, then on a model or in a scene, square for Amazon, straight from your store.

Stay with Canva ifYou only ever needed a cut-out and you already pay for Canva Pro, where remove.bg is moving.

Move in three steps

1 · Export your originalsBefore 1 December.
2 · Connect your store or drop the folderShopify, Google Drive, Dropbox and more.
3 · “Pure white background”Every photo in one run, $0.08 each.

Where remove.bg users are being sent

The remove.bg websiteBackground removal moves into Canva ¹.

The remove.bg APIMoves to Leonardo.Ai: $0.1047 per image, JSON-only requests, and your results are kept in your Leonardo library unless you set “ephemeral” ⁶.

MerchLoom$0.08 per photo, whole folders in one run, results yours to sell — plus scenes, models and your brand when you need them.

Not a drop-in API replacement: MerchLoom has no remove.bg-compatible endpoint. You run it in the web app, or from Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code or Cursor through MCP.

Before 1 December

Download your originals and your invoices from remove.bg.
Use or lose your remove.bg credits — unused ones expire on 1 December ¹.
Keep your current setup until your first MerchLoom run looks right.

At a glance

	MerchLoom	remove.bg
How you pay	Per photo: clean background $0.08, AI editing $0.15–$0.40, a product on a model $0.40. No subscription.	Subscription from $9 for 40 credits, or packs from $0.90 down to $0.21 an image ²
Unused money	Your balance never expires.	Subscription credits do not carry over ³
Sell what you make, from the first photo	Yes — commercial use on every result, no watermark.	Paid plans are commercial; free downloads are previews ³
A whole catalog in one run	Up to 1,000 photos per run on desktop; each photo gets its own instruction, and results feed the next step.	Desktop app and API batches ⁴
Your product kept exactly	A saved product: its label text, parts and photographed sides go into every run as keep-exactly rules.	Background removal only
Products on a model	AI models or your own model, saved and reused.	Not offered
Your brand on every photo	A saved brand — colours, mood, logo, always/never rules — applied to every run in the app.	Not offered
Connect your store	Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3 and more.	Shopify integration — until the shutdown ⁴
Use it from Claude or ChatGPT	MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor.	No MCP connector found
Phone app and design templates	Web only (works in the phone browser); ready-made projects instead of social templates.	Desktop app and plugins (Photoshop, Figma)

How you payMerchLoom · Per photo: clean background $0.08, AI editing $0.15–$0.40, a product on a model $0.40. No subscription.remove.bg · Subscription from $9 for 40 credits, or packs from $0.90 down to $0.21 an image ²
Unused moneyMerchLoom · Your balance never expires.remove.bg · Subscription credits do not carry over ³
Sell what you make, from the first photoMerchLoom · Yes — commercial use on every result, no watermark.remove.bg · Paid plans are commercial; free downloads are previews ³
A whole catalog in one runMerchLoom · Up to 1,000 photos per run on desktop; each photo gets its own instruction, and results feed the next step.remove.bg · Desktop app and API batches ⁴
Your product kept exactlyMerchLoom · A saved product: its label text, parts and photographed sides go into every run as keep-exactly rules.remove.bg · Background removal only
Products on a modelMerchLoom · AI models or your own model, saved and reused.remove.bg · Not offered
Your brand on every photoMerchLoom · A saved brand — colours, mood, logo, always/never rules — applied to every run in the app.remove.bg · Not offered
Connect your storeMerchLoom · Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3 and more.remove.bg · Shopify integration — until the shutdown ⁴
Use it from Claude or ChatGPTMerchLoom · MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor.remove.bg · No MCP connector found
Phone app and design templatesMerchLoom · Web only (works in the phone browser); ready-made projects instead of social templates.remove.bg · Desktop app and plugins (Photoshop, Figma)

What a real catalog costs

200 product photos on a clean background — a typical folder.

MerchLoom

Clean background, 200 photos · 200 × $0.08$16.00

Total from your balance$16.00

Bought with a bundle it costs less — bundles put more on your balance than you pay — and the balance never expires.

remove.bg200 backgrounds: the Professional plan at $39 a month (200 credits), or a 200-credit pack at $99 ². After 1 December, only inside Canva ¹.If you already pay for Canva Pro and only need cut-outs, staying there is simplest — that is the honest case.

What you would use remove.bg for — done in MerchLoom

Clean white backgrounds — glass, slats and laces intact

Sneakers · original → clean background, $0.08
Puffer jacket · original → clean background, $0.08
Glass skincare jar · original → clean background, $0.08
Slatted patio chair · original → clean background, $0.08

Questions sellers ask

What happens to remove.bg on 1 December 2026?

remove.bg says its background removal is moving to Canva and the standalone website will no longer be available from 1 December 2026. Its API moves to Leonardo.Ai, also part of Canva.

How much does background removal cost on MerchLoom?

$0.08 a photo, less with bundles, no subscription; the balance never expires.

Can I do my whole folder at once?

Yes — up to 1,000 photos per run on desktop, from a folder, Google Drive, Dropbox or your store.

Does MerchLoom work with Shopify?

Yes — connect your store and run the batch.

Can I keep a transparent PNG?

Yes — ask for a transparent background, or pure white for marketplaces.

What can I do after the cut-out?

Put the product on a model, in a scene, or with other products in one image — in the same run.

Try it on your own photosPay per photo, no subscription. Results are yours to sell.

Get started

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SourcesEvery remove.bg fact above links to its own page — checked 19 October 2026.

Something changed? Tell us at support@merchloom.ai and we will correct it. MerchLoom prices: merchloom.ai/pricing.