Open background removal models for product photography#
Product photos need clean edges on packaging, thin stands, and reflections. Start with visual compares on the same Bench v0 images, then pick a license you can ship.
withoutBG Open Weights
Apache-2.0Apache-2.0 open-weights background removal model from withoutBG. Self-host via Python, Docker, or Mac.
withoutBG · ONNX
BiRefNet General
MITBilateral Reference Network for high-quality dichotomous segmentation / matting-style cutouts.
BiRefNet · rembg `birefnet-general` · ONNX · vs withoutBG Open
IS-Net (general use)
Apache-2.0High-resolution dichotomous image segmentation model (DIS / IS-Net) for general cutouts.
IS-Net · rembg `isnet-general-use` · ONNX · vs withoutBG Open
U²-Net
Apache-2.0Classic salient-object / background-removal network. Default model in many rembg setups.
U²-Net · rembg `u2net` · ONNX · vs withoutBG Open
See also the comparison matrix and rembg model hub.