diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/playwright.config.ts b/frontend/test/playwright/playwright.config.ts
index b7f9090c87e..9d6f0735d89 100644
--- a/frontend/test/playwright/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/test/playwright/playwright.config.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
    * to avoid the test also becoming a load test.
    */
   workers: UPDATE_TAPES === "true" || baseURL !== localBaseURL ? 1 : undefined,
+  expect: {
+    toMatchSnapshot: {
+      threshold: 0.1,
+    },
+  },
 }
 
 export default config
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index a8c5efe8192..42849bef6af 100644
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index 2f89977b1ca..98ee4194159 100644
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index 2fdf895ca87..50232aed32c 100644
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index debd59b5b79..53e12188832 100644
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index 6069e8fda7e..f0f4b0a3745 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/components/global-audio-player.spec.ts-snapshots/global-audio-player-on-search-rtl-xs-light-linux.png b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/components/global-audio-player.spec.ts-snapshots/global-audio-player-on-search-rtl-xs-light-linux.png
index 9bad6e17203..56114000245 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/components/header.spec.ts-snapshots/filters-open-ltr-2xl-dark-linux.png b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/components/header.spec.ts-snapshots/filters-open-ltr-2xl-dark-linux.png
index 8e40558e443..a557366e36d 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/components/header.spec.ts-snapshots/filters-open-ltr-lg-dark-linux.png b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/components/header.spec.ts-snapshots/filters-open-ltr-lg-dark-linux.png
index 3ea77409ce4..b8eb8728f82 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/components/header.spec.ts-snapshots/filters-open-ltr-xl-dark-linux.png b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/components/header.spec.ts-snapshots/filters-open-ltr-xl-dark-linux.png
index 98ee62ab9fd..bc48fe4e00b 100644
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index 3393992fac5..4aa6999ba7c 100644
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index 1da8e37f3eb..0c6aab4268e 100644
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index a053a1e0b59..e67ebda79f4 100644
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index 2b3a01d9824..b2dcdcc9fee 100644
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index 1a40e3e2c20..e6cb3ec8477 100644
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index 4fdf2086afb..4b14d213161 100644
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index 690e82daac6..d44830736c4 100644
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index 3e5f3603220..0d05600e3ff 100644
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index 5aa96bf034f..36c7ddaa9e5 100644
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index 58ed6a72e64..aa724cecf54 100644
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index 30a96b2663b..3b4269692e1 100644
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index 8db06a6c396..cda9540515e 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/errors.spec.ts-snapshots/search-result-audio-no-results-ltr-xl-dark-linux.png b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/errors.spec.ts-snapshots/search-result-audio-no-results-ltr-xl-dark-linux.png
index d80c937184e..c6435f31e07 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/errors.spec.ts-snapshots/search-result-audio-no-results-rtl-xl-dark-linux.png b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/errors.spec.ts-snapshots/search-result-audio-no-results-rtl-xl-dark-linux.png
index 5b12a94ce07..ead562316a5 100644
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index 852561f7373..370726cda1b 100644
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index 518b8aba135..69836c479aa 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/content-switcher-with-external-sources-open-ltr-md-light-linux.png b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/content-switcher-with-external-sources-open-ltr-md-light-linux.png
index a602c1b6e53..57d88cc3f23 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/content-switcher-with-external-sources-open-ltr-sm-light-linux.png b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/content-switcher-with-external-sources-open-ltr-sm-light-linux.png
index 2abfad76d5f..2fe4f06f167 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/content-switcher-with-external-sources-open-rtl-md-light-linux.png b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/content-switcher-with-external-sources-open-rtl-md-light-linux.png
index f2fbe5e9e48..f8f85f2f0c8 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/content-switcher-with-external-sources-open-rtl-sm-light-linux.png b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/content-switcher-with-external-sources-open-rtl-sm-light-linux.png
index bb456682abe..9a9355da9dd 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/content-switcher-with-external-sources-open-rtl-xs-light-linux.png b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/content-switcher-with-external-sources-open-rtl-xs-light-linux.png
index f09143e1132..23f1aa421e2 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/pages.spec.ts b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/pages.spec.ts
index 47ad69bb74a..4242618636e 100644
--- a/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/pages.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/test/playwright/visual-regression/pages/pages.spec.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ for (const contentPage of contentPages) {
           await expectSnapshot(page, contentPage, page, {
             dir,
             screenshotOptions: { fullPage: true },
-            snapshotOptions: { maxDiffPixelRatio: 0.01 },
           })
         })
       })
@@ -100,8 +99,7 @@ test.describe("layout color is set correctly", () => {
       await page.mouse.move(100, 100)
 
       expect(await page.screenshot({ fullPage: true })).toMatchSnapshot(
-        "about-ltr-lg-light.png",
-        { maxDiffPixelRatio: 0.01 }
+        "about-ltr-lg-light.png"
       )
     })
   })
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index 1fe7200027b..322d5923348 100644
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index 789047bfc96..9b26dc40193 100644
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index 16cf22791fd..15df690404f 100644
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