Remove Tool & Remove button update in Photoshop (Beta) January 2026

The Remove Tool & Remove button were updated in Photoshop (Beta) today, January 8th 2026.
By default, users will now be accessing the updated model (Remove Tool 3) which includes the following improvements:

• More accurate & realistic people
• Example: Use the Remove Tool or button to remove an object in front of a person or their face.
• Even fewer random objects
• ​Even more improvements to ensuring an unexpected object replaces the object being removed.​
• Better reconstruction in complex structure
• Example: better pattern completion when removing an object in front of something like a wallpaper background. 
• Example: better symmetry and completion removing an object in front of a window; the window is more likely to resemble the other windows on the building.
• Improved harmonization and color consistency; less chance of seams.​

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What changed January 8^th 2026 in Photoshop (Beta):

• Remove Tool model picker has been retired.
• Previously, beta users could choose between Remove Tool 2 and Remove Tool 3.No Model for Remove Tool copy.png
• Remove Tool now uses Remove Tool 3 exclusively in Photoshop (Beta) and by default.
• Previously, Remove Tool 2 model was default for beta. 
• The Remove Button now uses Remove Tool 3 technology.
• Previously, the Remove button used Remove Tool 2, no matter the Remove Tool setting.
• The Remove Tool 3 model has a performance update.

 
Please reply to the thread if you see anything unexpected and unwanted. Also please drop a note if you’ve noticed the improvement!

Thank you!