BACKGROUND REMOVAL API
Remove backgrounds with AI.
Use vision-language and image generation models to remove backgrounds from product photos, portraits, and marketing materials. Describe what you need in natural language, or use image-to-image generation to isolate subjects. Clean cutouts without Photoshop or specialized segmentation libraries.
QUICK START
Integrate in minutes.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.runcrate.ai/v1",
api_key="rc_live_YOUR_API_KEY",
)
# Use a vision model to identify and describe the subject
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct",
messages=[
{
"role": "user",
"content": [
{"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": "https://example.com/product.jpg"}},
{"type": "text", "text": "Describe the main subject for background removal. Return a detailed prompt for regenerating just the subject on a white background."},
],
}
],
)
# Use the description to generate a clean version
image = client.images.generate(
model="black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev",
prompt=response.choices[0].message.content,
size="1024x1024",
)
print(image.data[0].url)AVAILABLE MODELS
Models you can use today.
| Model | Provider | Price | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct | Alibaba | Per-token | Vision analysis for subject isolation |
| black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev | Black Forest Labs | Per-image | High-quality image regeneration |
| ideogram-ai/ideogram-v2 | Ideogram | Per-image | Clean product image generation |
WHY RUNCRATE
Built for production.
AI-Powered Isolation
Vision-language models understand scene semantics, not just edges. They can isolate complex subjects like hair, transparent objects, and reflections.
E-Commerce Ready
Generate clean product photos on white backgrounds for marketplaces. Process entire catalogs through the API for consistent presentation.
No Specialized Tools
Skip Photoshop, remove.bg, and specialized segmentation models. Use the same API you already use for chat and image generation.
Flexible Output
Describe exactly what you want: subject on white, subject on transparent, subject on a new background. Natural language control over the output.
FAQ