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Remove backgrounds from images with AI

Upload an image and get a clean transparent PNG in one click. Ideogram preserves fine edges on product photos, logos, typography, hair, glass, and intricate cutouts.

How to remove a background with AI

  1. Step 1

    Upload your image

    Start with a product photo, portrait, logo, illustration, or graphic that needs a transparent background.

  2. Step 2

    Remove the background

    Ideogram separates the subject from the scene and preserves fine details like soft edges, type strokes, hair, and glass.

  3. Step 3

    Download the PNG

    Export a transparent PNG ready for marketplaces, catalogs, ads, design mockups, and creative tools.

Transparent PNG output of a wine glass with refraction and soft edges preserved

Transparent PNGs with clean edges

Most background removers struggle at the border between foreground and background, leaving halos, fringing, or leftover color. Ideogram focuses on clean alpha channels so logos, typography, product silhouettes, hair, fur, and glass can stay sharp without manual cleanup.

White leather sneakers isolated as a transparent PNG after background removal

Built for product photography and catalogs

Remove distracting studio, tabletop, and lifestyle backgrounds from product images so every asset is ready for listings, launch pages, ads, and marketplace refreshes. Teams can process one image in the app or send high-volume jobs through the API.

RISE NOW flame typography isolated with the background removed

Keep typography, logos, and detailed graphics intact

Background removal is hardest when the subject is made of fine strokes and negative space. Ideogram preserves graphic detail in lettering, badges, illustrations, and print-on-demand artwork so the cutout can be reused on new colors and layouts.

Transparent PNG output of a sloth illustration with fine details preserved

Remove backgrounds through the API

POST an image to /v1/remove-background and receive a signed URL for the transparent PNG. The endpoint is built for tools, marketplaces, and production workflows that need consistent background removal across thousands of images.

Examples

MY PLANS FOR TODAY wine glass illustration, background removed
MY PLANS FOR TODAY wine glass illustration, original
Before After
LATER alligator in pink boa with sunglasses, background removed
LATER alligator in pink boa with sunglasses, original
Before After
San Jose retro sunset palm trees logo, background removed
San Jose retro sunset palm trees logo, original
Before After
White leather sneakers on glossy reflective surface, background removed
White leather sneakers on glossy reflective surface, original
Before After
Portrait in cherry blossoms with sunglasses, background removed
Portrait in cherry blossoms with sunglasses, original
Before After
Raccoon sketch with sunglasses sipping bubble tea, background removed
Raccoon sketch with sunglasses sipping bubble tea, original
Before After
API

Remove backgrounds via the API

POST an image to /v1/remove-background and receive a signed URL to the transparent PNG. The endpoint is built for teams running volume across product launches, marketplace listings, and catalog refreshes that need consistency over thousands of images. The cutout quality is the same on the first request and the ten-thousandth. Pricing is per image, with volume tiers for enterprise teams.

Get API Key
POST /v1/remove-background 
                      curl -X POST https://api.ideogram.ai/v1/remove-background \
  -H 'Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -F '[email protected]'

Frequently asked questions

Why is Ideogram the best background remover?
Ideogram produces cleaner edges than remove.bg, Photoroom, BiRefNet, and RemBG on the hardest subjects: hair, fur, glass, reflections, intricate cutouts, and fine product silhouettes. The output is a transparent PNG with no fringing, no halo, no manual cleanup.
How was Ideogram able to outperform other background removal models?
Ideogram's research team was the first to solve reliable text rendering in a text-to-image model. That work required a deep understanding of how letterforms, fine strokes, and anti-aliased edges behave at the pixel level. The same expertise transfers directly to background removal, producing cleaner alpha channels where other tools struggle: logos, fine typography, hair, fur, intricate cutouts, and refraction through glass.
Does it handle glass and transparent objects?
Yes. Glass, reflections, and semi-transparent materials are preserved correctly in the alpha channel, where other tools produce halo artifacts or lose fine detail.
Can I process images in bulk via the API?
Yes. POST an image to /v1/remove-background as multipart/form-data and receive a transparent PNG via signed URL in the JSON response. JPEG, PNG, and WebP inputs up to 10 MB. Run requests in parallel for high-volume catalog and product photography workflows. See developer.ideogram.ai for documentation.
What image formats are supported?
JPEG, PNG, and WebP inputs. Results are transparent PNGs with a clean alpha channel.
How does Ideogram compare to remove.bg and PhotoRoom?
Ideogram outperforms both on edge precision, particularly on glass and reflections. It is also 20x cheaper than remove.bg ($0.01 per image versus $0.20).