[Open] useknockout – free SOTA background removal + super-res API alternative to remove.bg / Topaz, MIT, runs on Modal

Released v0.6.0 of useknockout this week. Single FastAPI service, 20 endpoints deploys to Modal in one command.

Endpoints

- /remove (BiRefNet + pymatting matting refinement)

- /upscale (Swin2SR or Real-ESRGAN, x2/x4)

- /face-restore (GFPGAN v1.4)

- /replace-bg, /remove-batch, /remove-url

All weights baked into the Docker image. Self-host on any GPU box, or use the free hosted endpoint and playground at useknockout.com (FREE while in Beta)

SDKs all MIT too:

- /useknockout/node

- /useknockout/react

- /useknockout/cli

- useknockout (PyPI)

Repo: https://github.com/useknockout/api

Signup: www.useknockout.com

If you want to add something, PRs welcome - issues open for /colorize next and please feel free to give me yor input! would be greatly appreciated!