# Photoroom API vs Placid API + MCP (slim)

> Photoroom scores 56 (C) to Placid's 42.9 (E) for design templates. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Photoroom API scores 56 (C) on agent readiness against Placid API + MCP's 42.9 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Placid API + MCP leads on reliability. Both do design templates.

- Photoroom API: C 56, rank #642 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom.min.md
- Placid API + MCP: E 42.9, rank #886 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/placid.min.md
- Photoroom API, good for Product-photo work at volume, such as cutouts, white backgrounds, shadows, generated scenes and clothing shots, one image a call. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 86 against 34; Agent ergonomics, 64 against 40; Security & auth, 54 against 34; Payments & pricing, 40 against 35; Maintenance & community, 23 against 7; Transparency & trust, 68 against 57.
- Placid API + MCP, good for Small teams and no-code builders who want template renders to image, PDF and video at a low monthly price, and agents that should be fenced to a few templates. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 46.

| Category | Photoroom API | Placid API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 46 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 86 | 34 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 64 | 40 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 54 | 34 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 23 | 7 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 57 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Photoroom API | Placid API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Photoroom | Placid |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://image-api.photoroom.com/v2` | `https://api.placid.app/api/rest` |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Photoroom Terms and Conditions. The sample code repository is MIT | none |
| Tools exposed | 1 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-04-21 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-29 | 2024-11-25 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-03-01 | 2024-11-18 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |