Lorem Picsum vs ObjectCut

Lorem Picsum serves placeholder photos by encoding the size, and optionally a specific image ID or a seed, directly into the request URL — no signup or key required. Every photo comes from Unsplash's library, and query parameters can request a grayscale or blurred variant, a JPEG or WebP file extension, or a random cache-busting suffix for multiple images at one size. A companion /v2/list JSON endpoint returns the full photo catalog with author and dimension metadata for browsing before you hotlink.

ObjectCut is a background-removal API built on the open-source BASNet image-segmentation model, published exclusively as a RapidAPI marketplace listing rather than through its own developer portal — objectcut.com is just marketing, with the interactive docs, console, and pricing living at the RapidAPI listing page. Every call needs a RapidAPI key sent via the x-rapidapi-key header, and the listing is tagged freemium, meaning a free tier sits alongside metered paid plans. The underlying GitHub project (AlbertSuarez/object-cut) is still actively maintained, with commits as recent as July 2026.