AI Backgrounds Competitors Benchmark (Claid.ai, Phot.ai, Bria.ai)

On this page you will find a comparison of our AI Backgrounds against some of our competitors.

Feature Comparison

Photoroom APIClaid.ai APIPhot.ai APIBria.ai API

Pricing

€0.10 per image

from $0.20 per image

from $0.18 per image

from $0.08 per image

Response time

~5 seconds

~15 seconds

~35 seconds

~20 seconds

# of API calls required

1 call

2 calls

1 call

1 call

Supports a different aspect ratio than that of the input image

Yes

Yes

No

No

Supports sending an image file

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Supports sending an image URL

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Supports setting the RNG seed

Yes

No

No

Yes

Result Comparison

Food Images

Original Image

Prompt

the image displays a plate of vegetables with succulents in the background. The image features a minimalistic and professional looking background.

Photoroom API (response time: ~5 seconds)

Claid.ai API (response time: ~15 seconds)

Phot.ai API (response time: ~35 seconds, doesn't support changing the aspect ratio)

Bria.ai API (response time: ~20 seconds, doesn't support changing the aspect ratio)

Cosmetic Images

Original Image

Prompt

the image displays a bottle with a pink substance surrounded by cherry blossom. The image features a minimalistic and professional looking background.

Photoroom API (response time: ~5 seconds)

Claid.ai API (response time: ~15 seconds)

Phot.ai API (response time: ~35 seconds, doesn't support changing the aspect ratio)

Bria.ai API (response time: ~20 seconds, doesn't support changing the aspect ratio)

Apparel Images

Original Image

Prompt

the image displays a jacket hanging on a wall standing against a baby blue background. The background is plain, textureless, doesn't have any discernible objects or patterns, and its color is baby blue

Photoroom API (response time: ~5 seconds)

Claid.ai API (response time: ~15 seconds)

Phot.ai API (response time: ~35 seconds, doesn't support changing the aspect ratio)

Bria.ai API (response time: ~20 seconds, doesn't support changing the aspect ratio)

Jewelry Images

Original Image

Prompt

the image displays a ring with a pink stone on a cream marble countertop. The image features a minimalistic and professional looking background.

Photoroom API (response time: ~5 seconds)

Claid.ai API (response time: ~15 seconds)

Phot.ai API (response time: ~35 seconds, doesn't support changing the aspect ratio)

Bria.ai API (response time: ~20 seconds, doesn't support changing the aspect ratio)

People Images

Original Image

Prompt

a person standing with their eyes closed on an old, twisted brick wall, with a grey field in the background

Photoroom API (response time: ~5 seconds)

Claid.ai API (response time: ~15 seconds)

Phot.ai API (response time: ~35 seconds, doesn't support changing the aspect ratio)

Bria.ai API (response time: ~20 seconds, doesn't support changing the aspect ratio)

Reproducing the results

If you want to reproduce the results of this benchmark, here are the Python scripts that were used to generate the images.

import os
import requests
import concurrent.futures

API_KEY = "YOUR_PHOTOROOM_API_KEY"

SEEDS = [117879368, 55994449, 48672244, 65080068]

def process_image(image_url, prompt, variant_index, output_image_path):
    try:
        url = "https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2/edit"

        params = {
            "imageUrl": image_url,
            "referenceBox": "originalImage",
            "outputSize": "1024x1024",
            "background.prompt": prompt,
            "background.negativePrompt": "oversaturated, ugly, 3d, render, cartoon, grain, low-res, kitsch, text, lens, camera",
            "background.seed": SEEDS[variant_index]
        }

        headers = {
            "x-api-key": API_KEY,
            "pr-ai-background-model-version": "3"
        }

        response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
        response.raise_for_status()

        with open(output_image_path, 'wb') as f:
            f.write(response.content)
            print(f"Image downloaded and saved to {output_image_path}")

    except requests.RequestException as e:
        print(f"Error: {str(e)}")
        return str(e)
    
def iterate_over(image_urls, prompts, file_names, result_directory):
    with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=8) as executor:
        root = os.getcwd()

        for image_url, prompt, file_name in zip(image_urls, prompts, file_names):
            file_path = os.path.join(root, file_name)

            for variant in range(0, 5):
                result_file_name = f"photoroom-{file_name}-variant_{variant+1}.png"
                result_path = os.path.join(result_directory, result_file_name)

                executor.submit(process_image, image_url, prompt, variant, result_path)    

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # FOOD

    FOOD_IMAGES_URLS = [
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Ffood%2F1.jpg?alt=media&token=850ab5be-a503-40f1-a270-c7cdcc62bdeb",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Ffood%2F2.png?alt=media&token=9c6e5512-efb8-47bc-b45d-01cb5b00b698",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Ffood%2F3.jpg?alt=media&token=04851dba-83bc-4d24-9549-ad029a838c33",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Ffood%2F4.jpeg?alt=media&token=191746c4-c528-4e2f-9e04-e1cac0b8d4b9",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Ffood%2F5.jpeg?alt=media&token=97421dcf-14b0-4353-913e-03428341e274",
    ]

    FOOD_PROMPTS = [
        "the image displays a plate of vegetables with succulents in the background. The image features a minimalistic and professional looking background.",
        "a chocolate cupcake with blue frosting on a white marbled tray, with a pastel coloured table in the background",
        "a plate of chicken wings and dipping sauces on a black scampered wooden table.",
        "the image displays a piece of bread with avocado and greens on top bathed in a golden light. It has been captured professionally, emphasizing the warm tones and gleaming highlights.",
        "the image displays a bowl with bread and vegetables foregrounded against a breathtaking mountain sunset. The object is set against a picturesque scene of a mountain during sunset.",
    ]

    FOOD_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY = "./output-photoroom/food/"

    if not os.path.exists(FOOD_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY):
        os.makedirs(FOOD_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)

    iterate_over(image_urls=FOOD_IMAGES_URLS, prompts=FOOD_PROMPTS, file_names=list(map(str, range(1, len(FOOD_IMAGES_URLS) + 1))), result_directory=FOOD_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)

    # COSMETIC

    COSMETIC_IMAGE_URLS = [
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fcosmetic%2F1.jpeg?alt=media&token=837a3a2c-4621-44bc-84d7-ca1bafd7dad7",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fcosmetic%2F2.jpeg?alt=media&token=9327b3b6-68a6-4106-88cc-978afa5c048e",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fcosmetic%2F3.png?alt=media&token=6c25d2aa-4a11-4b00-bac6-b98f59289b5c",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fcosmetic%2F4.jpg?alt=media&token=be6075e1-b754-4f98-8937-cba8d234942d",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fcosmetic%2F5.jpg?alt=media&token=982083a1-b8df-40f7-88cc-c9185670f162",
    ]

    COSMETIC_PROMPTS = [
        "the image displays a bottle with a pink substance surrounded by cherry blossom. The image features a minimalistic and professional looking background.",
        "the image displays a tube of false lashes in a bathroom. The image features a minimalistic and professional looking background.",
        "the image displays an orange plastic bottle with a pump top on a tropical beach on a bright day with a slightly blurred background of the ocean",
        "the image displays a tube of lotion on a cream marble countertop. The image features a minimalistic and professional looking background.",
        "the image displays a spray bottle sitting on top on a table with a beautiful orange yellow sunset where the clouds are brightly lit from the sunset and a field is in the background slightly blurry",
    ]

    COSMETIC_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY = "./output-photoroom/cosmetic/"

    if not os.path.exists(COSMETIC_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY):
            os.makedirs(COSMETIC_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)

    iterate_over(image_urls=COSMETIC_IMAGE_URLS, prompts=COSMETIC_PROMPTS, file_names=list(map(str, range(1, len(COSMETIC_IMAGE_URLS) + 1))), result_directory=COSMETIC_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
    
    # APPAREL

    APPAREL_IMAGE_URLS = [
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fapparel%2F1.jpeg?alt=media&token=462bd079-f084-4a97-bdf5-51e1ea6454a3",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fapparel%2F2.jpg?alt=media&token=7666a271-93c8-4fa5-bf46-e550f2832189",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fapparel%2F3.jpg?alt=media&token=3551ca21-e31a-4076-b810-1bc0aacbaceb",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fapparel%2F4.jpg?alt=media&token=4a2d0c5d-b44a-479f-bc35-64fcc3d3d366",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fapparel%2F5.jpeg?alt=media&token=4624dafe-959b-4bfc-b230-7785780abcf7",
    ]

    APPAREL_PROMPTS = [
        "the image displays a jacket hanging on a wall standing against a baby blue background. The background is plain, textureless, doesn't have any discernible objects or patterns, and its color is baby blue",
        "a baseball cap on a baseball field, with a bright sun in the background",
        "a crocheted poncho on a fluffy blanket, with a soft green grass field in the background",
        "the image displays a group of three people standing set against an autumn-themed backdrop, captivating the essence of fall season.",
        "the image illustrates a person walking set against a breathtaking mountain view. It exudes a professionalism in composition and performance.",
    ]

    APPAREL_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY = "./output-photoroom/apparel/"

    if not os.path.exists(APPAREL_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY):
        os.makedirs(APPAREL_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)

    iterate_over(image_urls=APPAREL_IMAGE_URLS, prompts=APPAREL_PROMPTS, file_names=list(map(str, range(1, len(APPAREL_IMAGE_URLS) + 1))), result_directory=APPAREL_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)

    # JEWELRY

    JEWELRY_IMAGE_URLS = [
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fjewelry%2F1.jpg?alt=media&token=0afec946-38cf-4773-a96a-d0c158358557",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fjewelry%2F2.jpg?alt=media&token=9b93ee57-9343-4611-8156-76c512149002",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fjewelry%2F3.jpg?alt=media&token=925a455c-1b58-469d-95c7-7db4ff5ac61e",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fjewelry%2F4.jpg?alt=media&token=c694560d-951d-4fe5-8390-a4c5df846f51",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fjewelry%2F5.jpg?alt=media&token=38205d4d-ce4f-4168-9a91-94d872aed3fe",
    ]

    JEWELRY_PROMPTS = [
        "the image displays a ring with a pink stone on a cream marble countertop. The image features a minimalistic and professional looking background.",
        "a long necklace on a black velvet cushion, with a cream stone wall in the background",
        "the image displays a pair of earrings on a green marble countertop. The image features a minimalistic and professional looking background.",
        "the image displays a pair of wedding rings sitting next to each other on a concrete countertop. The image features a minimalistic and professional looking background.",
        "the image displays a necklace in a cozy home. The image features a minimalistic and professional looking background.",
    ]

    JEWELRY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY = "./output-photoroom/jewelry/"

    if not os.path.exists(JEWELRY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY):
        os.makedirs(JEWELRY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)

    iterate_over(image_urls=JEWELRY_IMAGE_URLS, prompts=JEWELRY_PROMPTS, file_names=list(map(str, range(1, len(JEWELRY_IMAGE_URLS) + 1))), result_directory=JEWELRY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)

    # PEOPLE

    PEOPLE_IMAGE_URLS = [
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fpeople%2F1.jpg?alt=media&token=5b57a70d-e94d-4056-8e48-2b8a2c296028",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fpeople%2F2.jpg?alt=media&token=f0e8a0bb-9fd7-4cc3-bd90-b5655321d46d",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fpeople%2F3.jpg?alt=media&token=37ade83a-611e-4346-b4fe-5ee484f69ea3",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fpeople%2F4.jpg?alt=media&token=3569a732-9be2-4b2d-b685-c55a1093fca8",
        "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/photoroom-demos.appspot.com/o/api-benchmark%2Fai-backgrounds%2Fpeople%2F5.jpg?alt=media&token=38875d9b-8f48-4bec-a30a-ca10be2b86d5",
    ]

    PEOPLE_PROMPTS = [
        "a person standing with their eyes closed on an old, twisted brick wall, with a grey field in the background",
        "the image features a person walking on a boulder with a breathtaking mountain view in the background.",
        "the image displays a person wearing glasses and a green shirt with New York in the background. The overall scenery in the background is typical and instantly transports you to New York",
        "the image displays a person riding a skateboard set against an autumn-themed backdrop, captivating the essence of fall season.",
        "the image displays a person holding a suit case on a tropical beach on a bright day with a slightly blurred background of the ocean",
    ]

    PEOPLE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY = "./output-photoroom/people/"

    if not os.path.exists(PEOPLE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY):
        os.makedirs(PEOPLE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)

    iterate_over(image_urls=PEOPLE_IMAGE_URLS, prompts=PEOPLE_PROMPTS, file_names=list(map(str, range(1, len(PEOPLE_IMAGE_URLS) + 1))), result_directory=PEOPLE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)