{"repo":"useknockout/api","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/useknockout/api","clone":"git clone https://github.com/useknockout/api.git","description":"State-of-the-art background removal API for images and video. BiRefNet on Modal GPUs, ~200ms per image. 26 endpoints: cutouts, masks, PSD export, upscale, face restore, inpaint, collage, studio shots, video with ProRes 4444 alpha. MIT, self-hostable, 10x cheaper than remove.bg.","language":"Python","stars":57,"topics":["alpha-matting","background-removal","computer-vision","developer-tools","image-editing","image-processing","remove-background","sdk","ai-background-removal","background-removal-open-source"],"license":"MIT","category":"api-integrations-sdks","readme_excerpt":"# 🥊 useknockout State-of-the-art background removal API for images and video — open source, self-hostable, 10× cheaper than remove.bg. Playground · Docs · Quick Start · API Reference · Self-hosting Drop an image in. Get a transparent PNG out. 200ms per call. A production-grade background removal API powered by BiRefNet — the current SOTA on DIS5K, HRSOD, and COD benchmarks. Served on Modal's GPU infrastructure with scale-to-zero economics. - SOTA quality — matches or beats remove.bg, Photoroom, and Pixelcut on hair, fur, fine detail - Fast — 200ms per image on a warm L4 GPU - Cheap — $0.02 per image pay-as-you-go (10x cheaper than remove.bg PAYG) - Video too — async video background removal with ProRes 4444 alpha output ($0.10/output-second) - 28 documented endpoints — cutouts, masks, PSD export, upscale, face restore, inpaint, collage, studio shots, video, and more - MIT licensed — model weights and code, commercial use OK - Self-hostable — deploy to your own Modal workspace in one command Works alpha-preserving (PNG with transparent bg) OR opaque (solid color / remote image as new bg). --- Table of contents - Demo - Quick start - API reference - Benchmarks - Self-hosting - Architecture - Pricing - License --- Demo Try it in your browser, no signup: useknockout.com/playground Drag an image in, pick an operation, get the result back. It runs the live API. Also available as a Hugging Face Space. Full docs (endpoints, SDKs, self-hosting): useknockout.com/docs Base URL (for cod","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/useknockout","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/useknockout/api/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}