BiRefNet General#

Bilateral Reference Network for high-quality dichotomous segmentation / matting-style cutouts.

Compare to withoutBG Open on the side-by-side page. Product hub: /open-model.

Family
BiRefNet
License
MIT · commercially usable
Deploy
ONNX · rembg `birefnet-general`
Input / size
1024×1024 · Large general ONNX (rembg birefnet-general)

Quick take

  • Best for: High-quality open cutouts when you can afford heavier models
  • Avoid when: Strict latency or tiny ONNX footprints
  • Notes: Available as rembg session `birefnet-general`.

Evidence

Visual comparison on Bench v0 (same images for every model), with MAE / MGE / connectivity when ground truth is available.