Side-by-side comparison · Image, Logo & Design
Cleanup.pictures vs Lovart vs Nano Banana
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Anyone who needs to erase something from a photo quickly without learning an editor.
Pick it if: Small business owners, marketers and designers who want a full set of on-brand designs without briefing a designer for every piece.
Pick it if: Marketers, store owners and creators who need realistic images and edits that stay true to the original person or product.
Overview
| Attribute | Cleanup.pictures | Lovart | Nano Banana |
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| In one line | Brush over people, objects or text in a photo and they disappear, with the gap filled in. | An AI design agent that makes brand kits, posters, ads and social sets from one brief. | Google's image model. Describe an edit and faces and products stay the same. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $5/mo | $0 | $19.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | No | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Cleanup.pictures | Lovart | Nano Banana |
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| Overall rating | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.6Winner |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Cleanup.pictures | Lovart | Nano Banana |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | – | No | Yes |
| Desktop app | – | No | No |
| Browser extension | – | No | No |
| API access | Yes | No | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | – | Yes | No |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | – | No | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | – | No | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | No | Yes | Yes |
| Makes video | No | Yes | No |
| Writes code | No | No | No |
| Runs agents or automations | – | Yes | No |
| Learns your brand or style | – | Yes | No |
| Works in many languages | – | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 4/ 17 | 9/ 17 | 9/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Cleanup.pictures | Lovart | Nano Banana |
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| Plans | Free Free Quick fixes for web or social. | Free $0 Trying a few designs. | Free (Gemini app and AI Studio) Free Trying it and occasional images. |
ProOur pick $5/mo, or $36/yr Anyone who needs full-resolution results. | Starter $19/mo, or $16/mo billed yearly Occasional design jobs. | Google AI ProOur pick $19.99/mo Marketers and creators making images every week. | |
Clipdrop Pro See website People who also need background removal and other edits. | BasicOur pick $32/mo, or $27/mo billed yearly A small business making designs every week. | Google AI Ultra From $99.99/mo Heavy daily image and video makers. | |
Pro $90/mo, or $45/mo billed yearly in year one Marketers making lots of content. | Gemini API From $0.034 per image Developers and automated workflows. | ||
Ultimate $199/mo, or $109/mo billed yearly in year one Agencies and heavy users. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Use Free for social posts and quick checks. If you need the cleaned photo for print, a listing or a website hero, Pro is cheap enough to pay for a month when you need it. | Try the free plan with one real brief. Basic suits most small businesses making designs every week. Before you take a big yearly discount on Pro or Ultimate, check the renewal price for year two. There's a separate Team plan for shared use. | Start free in the Gemini app to see if it suits your work. If you make images most weeks, Google AI Pro is the one to buy because it adds Nano Banana Pro and comes with Gemini, video credits and storage. Developers should use Nano Banana 2 on the API and save Pro for hero images. |
Key features
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Cleanup.pictures, Lovart or Nano Banana?
Nano Banana scores highest overall in our ratings (Cleanup.pictures 4.2/5, Lovart 3.9/5 and Nano Banana 4.6/5). Cleanup.pictures is best for removing people or objects from photos and erasing text and logos. Lovart is best for creating a brand kit for a new business and batches of on-brand social posts and ads. Nano Banana is best for editing photos by describing the change and product shots and lifestyle scenes.
Which is cheaper, Cleanup.pictures, Lovart or Nano Banana?
Cleanup.pictures: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $5/mo. Lovart: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0. Nano Banana: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.99/mo.
Which is easier to use, Cleanup.pictures, Lovart or Nano Banana?
Cleanup.pictures rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Anyone who needs to erase something from a photo quickly without learning an editor.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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