Who should use Birefnet Lite?

Birefnet Lite is an open-source project built for computer vision developers.

Does Birefnet Lite have a free plan?

Yes — Birefnet Lite is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does Birefnet Lite run on?

Birefnet Lite runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Birefnet Lite still active?

The GitHub repository shows 10 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to Birefnet Lite?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include verdikt, cliver, and ChatGPT Prompts Extension.

Who develops Birefnet Lite?

Birefnet Lite is developed by Ko033.

When did Birefnet Lite launch?

Birefnet Lite first shipped in 2023.

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Birefnet Lite

Name: Birefnet Lite
Author: Ko033

huggingface.coInfrastructure

birefnet-lite-onnx is an open-source ONNX model for image segmentation and background removal. It is designed for computer vision developers and researchers, supporting integration with popular libraries and offering open weights for customization and deployment.

Open SourceMITWebCLIAPISelf-hosted

Visit huggingface.co

501stars

41forks

5features

2023since

Overview

5 features

In the Other AI space, Birefnet Lite takes a focused approach. It focuses on automating image segmentation and background removal for developers and researchers. Birefnet Lite is an open-source project aimed at computer vision developers. Birefnet Lite is open source under the MIT license. It runs on the web, the command line, and API, and it can be self-hosted.

Ko033 builds and maintains Birefnet Lite, and it first shipped in 2023. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 501 stars and 10 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are image segmentation, background removal, and ONNX format.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Image segmentation
Background removal
ONNX format
Open source
Transformer-based

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-onlySelf-hosted

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of Service Open SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 501Active maintenance

Legal

Indexing history

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Frequently asked questions about Birefnet Lite

What is Birefnet Lite?: Birefnet Lite focuses on automating image segmentation and background removal for developers and researchers. It is catalogued under Other AI on PulseGate.
Who should use Birefnet Lite?: Birefnet Lite is an open-source project built for computer vision developers.
Does Birefnet Lite have a free plan?: Yes — Birefnet Lite is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does Birefnet Lite run on?: Birefnet Lite runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Birefnet Lite still active?: The GitHub repository shows 10 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to Birefnet Lite?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include verdikt, cliver, and ChatGPT Prompts Extension.verdikt cliver ChatGPT Prompts Extension
Who develops Birefnet Lite?: Birefnet Lite is developed by Ko033.
When did Birefnet Lite launch?: Birefnet Lite first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 501
License: MIT
Built for: computer vision developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Automating image segmentation and background removal for developers and researchers.

Registered as

GitHub: inisis/OnnxSlim
Hugging Face: Ko033/birefnet-lite-onnx

Developer

Ko033

Team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 501
Forks: 41
Open issues: 20
Last commit: 2 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 10
Contributors: 20
Authorship: Team
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.1.94 · 22 May 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 17 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 17 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: ko033-birefnet-lite-onnx-huggingface-co
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 17 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Derived from the model's own Hugging Face metadata.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 17 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/Ko033/birefnet-lite-onnx

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