BiRefNet vs RMBG-2.0

Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 10 November 2026.

ZhengPeng7 · A · Open weights
Params
220 M
Context
—
30d
1.0 M
mit · commercial OK
briaai · B · Open weights
Params
221 M
Context
—
30d
408 K

Specification comparison

Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.

Specification BiRefNet RMBG-2.0
Parameters 220 M 221 M
Architecture BiRefNet BiRefNet
Context length — —
Licence mit other
Commercial use Allowed Unknown
Languages — —
Downloads 30d 1,014,054 407,616
Downloads all time 21.2 M 11.0 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 90 days (13 Aug – 10 Nov)

1.0 M363 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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