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Birefnet
by Birefnet
CLOSEDHOSTEDAPIPAIDCREATIVEFRONTIER
RANKED #24 OF 25 VIDEO · OVERALL #337 OF 6,634 · VIBE SCORE 5.5 · 25 VOICES
Video background removal version of bilateral reference framework (BiRefNet) for high-resolution dichotomous image segmentation (DIS)
HAPPY10.0
6 mentions
SAD5.0
2 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 19 voices
TOO QUIET
Not enough weekly voices to call a trend yet.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. Birefnet hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
Birefnet is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
LTX 2.3WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
Not enough discussion about Birefnet yet to call it. We found 25 posts but people did not say much either way.
16 POSTS · 9 COMMENTS · REDDIT · GITHUB
PEOPLE LOVE
- No fan mail yet. The crowd is still warming up.
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- No complaints yet. The internet is still looking for one. Suspicious.
LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE?
Other models the crowd has fully reviewed, starting with video models like this one.
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Seedance 2.0> SOURCES (12)
- REDDIT · 2025-02-07 · 390 UPVOTESAmazing Newest SOTA Background Remover Open Source Model BiRefNet HR (High Resolution) Published - Different Images Tested and Compared
Amazing Newest SOTA Background Remover Open Source Model BiRefNet HR (High Resolution) Published - Different Images Tested and Compared
- REDDIT · 2024-10-04 · 125 UPVOTESNew Blender add-on for 2D People (via FLUX, BiRefNet & Diffusers)
New Blender add-on for 2D People (via FLUX, BiRefNet & Diffusers)
- REDDIT · 2025-10-11 · 122 UPVOTESVNCCS - Visual Novel Character Creation Suite V1.1.0 just released!
VNCCS - Visual Novel Character Creation Suite V1.1.0 just released!
- REDDIT · 2026-07-13 · 27 UPVOTESGhostwryte: Photoshop-style Image Editor Powered by ComfyUI (WIP - Looking for Feedback)
Ghostwryte: Photoshop-style Image Editor Powered by ComfyUI (WIP - Looking for Feedback)
- REDDIT · 2024-11-15 · 5 UPVOTESPython Program For Removing Image Backgrounds Interactively Using Open Weight Models
Python Program For Removing Image Backgrounds Interactively Using Open Weight Models
- REDDIT · 2026-07-23 · 2 UPVOTESComment in r/StableDiffusion
Comment in r/StableDiffusion
- REDDIT · 2025-02-07 · 2 UPVOTESComment in r/StableDiffusion
Comment in r/StableDiffusion
- REDDIT · 2026-03-16 · 0 UPVOTES[16GB VRAM] Overwhelmed by Character Consistency workflows (Flux/SDXL). What is your current approach?
[16GB VRAM] Overwhelmed by Character Consistency workflows (Flux/SDXL). What is your current approach?
- REDDIT · 2026-08-11 · 0 UPVOTESHow do I use the Toonout Birefnet model in ForgeNeo?
How do I use the Toonout Birefnet model in ForgeNeo?
- REDDIT · 2025-07-25 · 0 UPVOTESIs there a CPU-only background removal model/package with quality comparable to BiRefNet for Lambda deployment?
Is there a CPU-only background removal model/package with quality comparable to BiRefNet for Lambda deployment?
- GITHUB · 2026-08-14 · 0 UPVOTESchore(research): daily SOTA review 2026-08-14
chore(research): daily SOTA review 2026-08-14
- GITHUB · 2026-09-09 · 0 UPVOTESPunch image-model-arena Contender 2: GPT Image 2.5 Flare
<!-- CURSOR_AGENT_PR_BODY_BEGIN --> Rebased onto latest main (a0cb24c, #498). Conflicts in changelog / samples / gallery / updates resolved: Flare Contender 2 stays, product-cutout honesty from #498 is preserved. Swap Krea 2 Turbo for GPT Image 2.5 Flare as…