BiRefNet vs RMBG-2.0

Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 21 September 2026.

ZhengPeng7 · A
Params
220 M
Context
30d
998 K
mit · commercial OK
briaai · B
Params
220 M
Context
30d
622 K

Specification comparison

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Specification BiRefNet RMBG-2.0
Parameters 220 M 220 M
Architecture BiRefNet BiRefNet
Context length
Licence mit other
Commercial use Allowed Unknown
Languages
Downloads 30d 997,619 621,979
Downloads all time 19.6 M 10.3 M
Quantizations on the Hub SAFETENSORS SAFETENSORS
Gated No Yes — accept licence
First seen on the Hub 2024-07-12 2024-10-29

Download trend

Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)

1.0 M619 K
BiRefNet RMBG-2.0

VRAM side by side

On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted

BiRefNet · fp16 1.0 GB / 24 GB
✅ Runs comfortably
RMBG-2.0 · fp16 1.5 GB / 24 GB
✅ Runs comfortably

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