For GPU background removal, Replicate hosts an open-source background remover model (851-labs/background-remover) that runs on a cloud API 26, and Runware offers an imageBackgroundRemoval action on its serverless GPU and model API platform 1. Poof provides a background removal API for images and video billed per use 4, though its page notes that remove.bg is shutting down.
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Runwarerunware.aifound in code, not yet checked
Its imageBackgroundRemoval action removes image backgrounds through an API backed by serverless and reserved GPU capacity 1.
+4 community tools built for it
for agents: imageBackgroundRemoval · imageBackgroundRemoval · imageMasking
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Poofpoof.bgwebsite read, tools not yet checked
A background removal API for images and video that returns transparent PNG, WebP, WebM or MOV outputs per call 4.
Sources
- 1Runware | AI Infrastructure Rebuilt to Cost Lessrunware.ai · read 2026-10-29
- 2Replicate - Run AI with an APIreplicate.com · read 2026-10-29
- 4Background Removal API – Remove Image & Video Backgrounds | Poofpoof.bg · read 2026-10-29
- 6851-labs/background-remover: declares "851-labs/background-remover" (the record we read and signed)unfragile.ai · read 2026-10-24
For agents: the 10 actions behind this answer
imageBackgroundRemoval · Runware MCP Server found in code, not yet checked
Remove backgrounds from images effortlessly using Runware's low-cost image editing API. Isolate subjects from their backgrounds, creating images with transparent backgrounds.
851-labs/background-remover · 851-labs/background-remover verified and signed
Remove backgrounds from images.
codeplugtech/background_remover · codeplugtech/background_remover verified and signed
Remove background from image
smoretalk/rembg-enhance · smoretalk/rembg-enhance verified and signed
A background removal model enhanced with better matting
lucataco/dis-background-removal · lucataco/dis-background-removal verified and signed
ECCV2022 Quick background removal
lucataco/remove-bg · lucataco/remove-bg verified and signed
Remove background from an image
· NVIDIA Background Nim Noise Removal website read, tools not yet checked
Experience the leading models to build enterprise generative AI apps now.
alexgenovese/remove-background-bria-2 · alexgenovese/remove-background-bria-2 verified and signed
A SOTA for background removal - Bria v2.0
cjwbw/rembg · cjwbw/rembg verified and signed
Remove images background
fottoai/remove-bg-2 · fottoai/remove-bg-2 verified and signed
Remove image background with custom model to better result.
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