Moving to our new API pricing plans
What you need to know
Two new monthly plans 📷
We simplified our pricing with two new monthly plans which are the most affordable and offer the best background remover and AI photo editing solutions in the market. The plans are:
Basic plan for background removal at $0.02 per image and monthly plans starting at $20
Plus plan for advanced photo editing including AI solutions at $0.10 per image and monthly plans starting at $100.
Timelines to bookmark ✨
You have until February 27, 2025 to use your existing credits.
You can continue renew your existing plan from your API dashboard until that date.
The process for renewing your existing plan won't change.
We'll send a notification when you have 20% of your credits left as well as when you deplete all your credits. This will allow you plan for when to make your transition.
Actions to take 😎
If you decide to continue on your existing plan, no action is required.
If you want to move to a new plan, you can do so from your API dashboard in 3-steps:
Create a new team
Enable a new API key
Select your new plan (Basic or Plus) and proceed to payment
Note: you will have 2 teams - one subscribed to the new pricing plan and the other to our old pricing.
If you prefer to use your old API key, contact us on api-help@photoroom.com with your previous API key, new API key (first 10 characters), and your switch date, so we can update your account.
Create polished product and ad images that convert
Automatically add depth and dimension to your product images using our AI Shadows. Design appropriate AI generated backgrounds that make your products shine and automatically relight your images in seconds.
Unlimited AI photo editing options
Bulk resize your images, center, add margins, AI shadows, Ai backgrounds, logos, text, and adjust brightness. The image editing possibilities are endless and give you the flexibility to adhere to your brand guidelines, ad platforms, and marketplace specifications without any manual work.
100% money-back guarantee
You only pay for images that satisfy your quality standards or you get your money back. Our guarantee also covers cases when you find a photo editing API that's better than ours.
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You asked, we answered
How do I find my API dashboard?
You can access your API dashboard under the "Team" section in your account. Watch this video to see the process.
How do the new plans differ from the previous plans?
We've simplified our pricing plans to 2 plans. Both plans deliver the best price points with superior features, are more easy to understand, and allow you better predict your usage.
Our Basic plan covers our background remover which is #1 in the market and the most affordable price in the market at $0.02 per image with plans starting at $20/month for brand activations, content creation, and apps.
Our Plus plan at $0.10 per image and plans starting at $100/month includes background remover, AI Shadows, AI Backgrounds, AI Relighting, in addition to positioning and padding adjustments to create high quality product listings, ad asset and point of sale materials.
I was subscribed to the previous pricing, how do I transition to a new plan and maintain my credits?
From your API dashboard:
Create a new team
Enable a new API key
Select your new plan (Basic or Plus) and proceed to payment
Note: you will have 2 teams - one subscribed to the new pricing plan and the other to our old pricing.
If you prefer to continue using your previous API key, contact us at api-help@photoroom.com with:
Your previous API key
New API key (first 10 characters)
Your switch date, so we can update your account.
What if I run out of my plan before it renews?
To prevent service disruptions, update your plan from your API dashboard by clicking on “change plan.”
Note: we send a notification when you’ve used 80% and another notification when you're at 100% of your plan.
If I subscribe to a Basic plan can I make Plus calls and vice versa?
Yes.
If you’re on the Basic Plan (which is Remove Background API) and make a Plus call (which is the Image Editing API), you’ll be charged for 5 images (Plus cost per image is 0.10¢).
If you’re on the Plus Plan and call the Remove background API, you’ll be charged 0.2 images (Basic cost per image is 0.02¢).
Can I downgrade or cancel my plan?
Yes, from your API dashboard. Your plan will be downgraded or canceled on your next billing date.
You can use your remaining plan until then.
- If you cancelled your plan, we won’t bill you.
- If you downgraded your plan, you will billed your new plan amount at the time of your renewal.
Can I change the number of images in my plan?
Yes, you can increase or decrease the number of images from your API dashboard.
- If you add more images, the change applies immediately.
- You can immediately use your additional images from your new plan.
- Your new subscription starts from the day you increased your plan images.
- 30 days after your upgrade, your new plan will renew as long as you don’t cancel it.
- Example:
- You subscribed to (& pre-paid for) a $20 Basic plan (1000 images).
- You increase your plan to the $40 Basic plan (2000 images)
- In this scenario, we’ll immediately charge you $40.
Your new plan applies immediately. Email api-help@photoroom.com if you notice any discrepancies in your plan.
- If you remove images, the change will apply on your next billing date. You can use your remaining images until then.
I canceled or downgraded my plan by mistake, can I correct this?
Cancelled plans: please contact our customer support team to assist you.
Downgraded plans: from the API dashboard, select, “change plan” then select your new plan. Your new subscription date starts from the day you updated your plan.
Can I subscribe to an annual plan?
At this time, you can subscribe only to monthly plans. If you’re processing more than 500k images per year, contact sales@photoroom.com for custom pricing options.
Can I rollover any of the plans?
Unused images will not roll over month-to-month.
What is happening to credits?
We are doing away with credits. Our new plans have a number of images per month you can process with the Image Editing and/or Remove Background APIs.
What will happen to my existing credits?
Your credits are valid until Feb 27, 2025. You can stay on your old plan until February 27, 2025. After which you can subscribe to a Basic or Plus plan.
Can I transition my credits from the previous plans to the new plans?
No. However, your credits are valid until Feb 27, 2025. Furthermore, you can stay on your current/old plan until February 27, 2025. If you subscribe to one of the new plans (Basic or Plus), you will lose access to the previous credits and can no longer subscribe to an old plan.
Do you have preview images?
We don’t. For prototyping/testing you can sign up for a free trial with 200 images.
Can I access Plus images with the API Partner plan?
- The API Partner plan covers Basic plans (Remove Background).
- If you are interested in our Plus plans (using Image Editing API) and you meet all the API Partner plan eligibility criteria, contact sales@photoroom.com.
What is the API Partner Plan?
The API Partner plan is for "consumer facing" apps processing 100k images per month who can display Photoroom's logo on your public user interface in exchange for an exceptional $0.01 per image pricing.
If you meet all the eligibility criteria for the API Partner plan, you can subscribe to it. Note that you will need to send us more information so we can verify that you are eligible for the plan.
I am on a Basic or Plus plan, can I subscribe to the API Partner plan?
If you meet all the eligibility criteria for the API Partner plan, you can subscribe to it. Note that you will need to send us more information so we can verify that you are eligible for the API Partner plan pricing.
How can I enrol in the API Partner plan?
After confirming you meet all the API Partner plan eligibility criteria:
Subscribe to the API Partner plan from our pricing page - click on “sign up” follow the prompts to add your form of payment.
After subscribing to the API Partner plan; email sales@photoroom.com with the following information:
1. The name of your company.
2. Where can we access the app of your company?
3. The type of service you provide to customers.
4. How you’ll use the Photoroom API in your app or on your website.
5. The email address you used to enable your API key.
6. A video of the Photoroom logo displayed and linking to Photoroom’s app or website.
7. Confirmation that you can commit to at least 100k images (that is $1000) every month.
3. After you’ve sent us the info, we’ll review your website and/or app to ensure you’re eligible. In the event, we determine you’re not eligible we will follow up with you to change your subscription.
I subscribed to the API Partner plan before the new price change, do these changes impact me?
Your pricing terms and conditions will remain the same. Please continue to subscribe to your current API plan. If you have more questions, contact sales@photoroom.com.
I don’t meet all the API Partner plan eligibility, but I process a high volume of images?
If you process 500k images per year, contact sales@photoroom.com to learn about our custom pricing options.
Can I select any amount of images or is it fixed amounts?
You can purchase fixed amount (for ex., 1000, 2000, etc.) from your API dashboard.
How does your free trial work?
To enable your prototyping and testing, you can edit 200 images per month using either all the Basic and/or Plus plan features. To avail of a free trial, you need to sign up with Google.
After your testing concludes, please subscribe to a monthly plan from your API dashboard.
We reserve the right to revoke a free trial if we suspect cases of abuse.
I have another question
For any other questions, please review our technical FAQ or join our Slack community.