Clipdrop — Single-Pass AI Image Utility Belt: Remove/Cleanup/Replace Background, Uncrop, Relight, Upscaler, Text Remover, SDXL Text-to-Image, Universal Resizer — Web/iOS/Android/PS Plugin + REST API (Jasper-owned, Acquired-Kept)

Init ML 2020 Paris → Stability AI Mar 2023 → Jasper Feb 2024 (acquired-kept, brand retained, standalone clipdrop.co live).

Website

Field	Value
Official Website	https://clipdrop.co · API docs: https://clipdrop.co/apis (now branded “Clipdrop APIs by Jasper.ai”, routes dev sign-up to Jasper API)
Company	Init ML (Paris, Jul 2020, Cyril Diagne + Jonathan Blanchet + Damien Henry, YC W21) → acquired Stability AI Mar 2023 → sold to Jasper.ai Feb 20 2024; operates as Clipdrop under Jasper, team Paris-based, Damien Henry leads Jasper research
Status	Active, acquired-kept (Jasper owns, brand retained, consumer site live, API folded into Jasper API Business tier) — NOT shut down, NOT Stability-owned since 2024-02
Category	ai-productivity-data
Pipeline Stage	none

Field	Value
Product	Clipdrop (by Jasper)
Descriptive Title	Clipdrop — Single-Pass AI Image Utility Belt: Remove/Cleanup/Replace Background, Uncrop, Relight, Upscaler, Text Remover, SDXL Text-to-Image, Universal Resizer — Web/iOS/Android/PS Plugin + REST API (Jasper-owned, Acquired-Kept)
One-line Positioning	One uploaded image → pick one atomic action (cutout / inpaint / outpaint / relight / upscale 16x / dedup text / SDXL gen / social resize) → returned in seconds; Stable Diffusion-family models under the hood, Jasper wraps the legacy API into its Business image endpoint.

Field	Value
Cutout	Remove Background (BASNet-origin segmentation, no manual mask), Replace Background (text-prompt scene gen)
Inpaint	Cleanup (brush unwanted object/person/text/defect, context-fill), Text Remover (reconstruct behind watermark/caption)
Outpaint/Resize	Uncrop (extend beyond borders to any aspect ratio), Universal Resizer (one image → IG/TikTok/YouTube/XD sizes in one pass)
Light/Detail	Relight (monocular depth + virtual light sources, ambient occlusion 2026), Image Upscaler (2x free / 16x Pro, denoise + detail recovery)
Generate	Text to Image on SDXL / SDXL Turbo / Stable Doodle (sketch→image), Reimagine XL (unCLIP variation, 3 variants)
Surfaces	Web app, iOS, Android, Adobe Photoshop plugin, Figma plugin, API per endpoint
Commercial	FAQ states generated/edited images not limited for commercial use (buyers still verify plan export/watermark terms per workflow)

Field	Value
Free	$0 — per-tool rolling 24h quotas (most tools 20 actions/24h, Text Remover 50/24h), watermark or capped resolution (BG removal ≤1024px), queue wait, SDXL gens limited
Pro	~ $9–15/mo (geo varies; INR 1,350/mo observed Jun 2026,$ 15/mo cited US) — 1,000 actions/24h per tool, skip queue, HD/16x upscale, no watermark, Replace Background/Reimagine unlocked
API (legacy)	Self-serve credit packs retired from public page; 100 free dev credits historically, ~1 cr BG-removal / 2 cr Relight / 3 cr Cleanup; clipdrop.co/apis/pricing now renders Jasper contact form — scale buyers routed to Jasper Business + API subscription
Jasper API route	Image endpoints require Jasper Business plan with API add-on; Clipdrop legacy endpoints wrapped, not priced à la carte anymore
Type	freemium-per-tool-daily-quota + flat pro + api-folded-into-jasper; starting_paid_pro=$9-15; free_tier=yes-20-per-tool-24h

Field	Value
Product Hunt	4.2/5 (~166) — launch-era consumer creator sentiment, primary available star for Clipdrop as standalone
G2	1.5/5 (2 reviews) — effectively unrated; not a material G2 surface for Clipdrop (do not weight)
Capterra	0/5 (0) — no genuine Capterra profile; exclude
Trustpilot	Not material (B2B/dev-tool buyer base not on TP for this) — exclude
Seek4 blend	4.2/5 (168) — almost entirely Product Hunt weighted; label blend not independent
Editorial	AISOtools 4.2/5; AI Invasion qualitative — feature confirm
Praise	Best-in-class atomic Relight + Uncrop combo, free tier generous for testing, Cleanup inpaint seamless on hair/water, $9 Pro cheap vs Photoroom single-feature, SDXL pedigree real
Gripes	Ownership churn (Init→Stability→Jasper 24mo) spooks API buyers, legacy API pricing de-listed to contact form, free BG cap 1024px, not layer editor (vs Photoshop/Firefly), cutout trails remove.bg on hard edges, Jasper route makes procurement heavier

Field	Value
Product Hunt (producthunt.com)	4.2/5 ~166 — primary standalone star, launch/creator base
G2.com	1.5/5 2 reviews — insufficient, excluded from avg
Capterra.com	0/5 0 — no profile, excluded
Trustpilot	Not a Clipdrop B2B surface — excluded
Seek4 4.2/168 blend	PH-weighted convenience, labeled blend
AISOtools / AI Invasion	4.2/5 + qualitative — positioning only
Vendor (Jasper/Clipdrop)	Ownership/pricing/API-route facts only

Field	Value
Web	https://clipdrop.co — browser studio, no desktop app (PS/Figma plugins are separate installs)
Mobile	iOS + Android native apps (consume same quotas)
Plugins	Adobe Photoshop, Figma
API	Legacy REST per endpoint (remove-bg/cleanup/uncrop/relight/upscale/text-to-image) still documented but pricing de-listed; new dev sign-up → Jasper API (Business+API sub), 60 req/min historical default, MCP none first-party
Integrations	PS plugin, Figma plugin, no Zapier/MCP/SSO/Salesforce; embed-only via API
Self-host	None (Jasper/Stability cloud, no on-prem)

Field	Value
Audience 1	E-com sellers needing fast BG removal + replace + uncrop-to-9:16 for marketplace variants
Audience 2	Creators/designers wanting Relight + Cleanup + Uncrop without opening Photoshop
Audience 3	Indie devs embedding one atomic image op (BG remover/upscaler) via legacy API at low volume
Audience 4	Jasper marketing-copilot customers who get Clipdrop image ops inside Jasper Business

Field	Value
Exclude 1	Teams needing layer-based retouching / masks / blend modes (→ Photoshop + Firefly)
Exclude 2	High-volume API buyers wanting stable à-la-carte per-call pricing (now Jasper Business contact-sales — → remove.bg / Photoroom / fal.ai)
Exclude 3	Text-heavy image gen (→ Ideogram / GPT Image)
Exclude 4	Frontier aesthetic generation (→ Midjourney / Flux)
Exclude 5	Enterprise needing SOC2/SSO on Clipdrop standalone (only via Jasper Ent)

Field	Value
Remove.bg	Single-purpose BG remover, better hard-edge cutout, API-priced transparently
Photoroom	Commerce-first BG + shadow + batch, stronger mobile commerce workflow, pricier
Adobe Firefly	Photoshop-native generative fill + retouch, enterprise rights story
Canva AI	Design+BG-remover+magic-erase in one canvas, not atomic-precision utility
Topaz Gigapixel	Print-grade upscale only, no cutout/relight
SDXL via fal.ai / Stability API	Raw model access, no UI, for builders
Midjourney / Flux / Ideogram	Generation-first, not editing-first