AI photo editing , by Claid , since 2021
Claid.ai
API for automated product photo enhancement, background removal, and AI photoshoots
- API
- WEB
What Claid.ai does
Claid.ai is an API-first platform that automates product-image enhancement, background removal/generation, upscaling, and AI-generated photoshoots at scale. It's aimed at ecommerce businesses and marketplaces that need to process large photo catalogs programmatically rather than editing one image at a time.
Worth knowing: Verified 2026-08-13. Official claid.ai/pricing and /api-pricing pages returned JS-truncated content on direct fetch; plan names, credit allotments, and price ranges cross-confirmed against a third-party breakdown (wizcommerce.com) that quotes the same $9-15/$39-49 ranges and per-feature credit costs.
What users complain about: The entry tier is expensive for solo sellers and small stores, and credit consumption rates feel restrictive for small-scale experimentation (Aggregated review summary (Pikes/wizcommerce))
Pricing and plan limits
Verification pending| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per mo) | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free | Free | 50 web credits + 50 API credits (one-time), 5 product image uploads, all standard tools |
| Essentials | $15 | $108 | $9-15/mo depending on billing term; 500 background removals, 250 upscales, 125 AI photoshoot generations, 14 video generations/month, 1-month browse history |
| Pro | $49 | $468 | $39-49/mo depending on billing term; 2,000 background removals, 1,000 upscales, 500 AI photoshoot generations, 57 video generations/month, batch processing, priority queue, API starter pack |
| Business | not disclosed | n/a | Custom pricing; unlimited operations, custom SLAs, dedicated support |
Where it wins
- Single API covers background removal, upscaling, relighting, and AI photoshoot generation for product catalogs
- Credit costs are itemized per operation type, making usage predictable for developers
- Enterprise clients cite strong scaling efficiency for high-volume catalogs
Where it falls short
- Entry-tier credit allowance (500 bg removals/mo) is criticized as expensive for solo sellers and small stores relative to per-image cost
- Credits are consumed monthly and don't appear to roll over, so advanced features like video/photoshoot generation can run out quickly
- Positioned and priced more for enterprise/agency scale than casual individual use
How we scored it
Full methodology| Criterion | Weight | Score | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | 30% | 8.0 | 2.40 |
| Value for money | 25% | 6.0 | 1.50 |
| Ease of use | 15% | 7.0 | 1.05 |
| Maturity | 15% | 6.5 | 0.97 |
| Support & docs | 10% | 7.0 | 0.70 |
| Momentum | 5% | 7.5 | 0.38 |
| Weighted total | 100% | 7.0 | 7.00 |
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PhotoRoomFreemiumHas a free tier
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