Is This Real AI

Is This Image AI Generated?

Upload an image to see how likely it is to be AI-generated or a deepfake.

JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 8MB. Screenshots lower accuracy, so upload the original image when you can.

We use your image only for this Check and don’t keep it. Our image-analysis provider may keep it for up to 14 days and have people review it. How we handle images

What the Verdict means

Every Check ends in one of four Verdicts, worked out from the AI Probability and the Deepfake Probability.

Likely AI-generated
AI Probability of 90% or more. The model found strong signs that the image came from an AI image generator. When one generator stands out, we name the closest match.
Likely Deepfake
Deepfake Probability of 90% or more. The model found strong signs that a face in the image was swapped or altered with AI. Faces in AI-generated images score high here too, so when the AI Probability is also 90% or more, the Verdict is Likely AI-generated instead.
Not likely
AI Probability of 15% or less, and Deepfake Probability of 50% or less. The model found no strong sign of AI generation or face manipulation. That isn’t proof the image is unedited: the model can miss some face swaps.
Uncertain
The evidence is mixed, or too weak to lean either way. That covers everything between the thresholds above, and any image the model itself rates as inconclusive.

Uncertain is an honest answer, not a malfunction. When the signals are mixed, we say so instead of guessing. A confident wrong answer does more harm than “we can’t tell”: calling a real photo AI-generated can hurt the person who took it. Uncertain is more common for screenshots, heavily compressed or edited images, and real photos with AI edits. If you can find the original file, check that instead.

How it works

  1. Choose an image

    A JPEG, PNG or WebP image up to 8MB. It doesn’t leave your browser until the Check starts. The original file works best: screenshots and re-saved copies lose the fine detail the model looks at.

  2. The model reads the pixels

    A detection model trained to tell real photos from AI-generated images examines the pixels. Image generators tend to leave statistical traces in how they render texture, noise, edges and lighting, most of them invisible to the eye. The model estimates how strongly the image shows those traces, and which of the 100 generators it knows the image looks most like. Separately, it looks at faces in the image for signs they were swapped or altered. It doesn’t depend on metadata or watermarks, which are easy to remove.

  3. Get a Verdict

    You get one of four Verdicts with the AI Probability and the Deepfake Probability, plus the most similar generator when one stands out. A Check usually takes a few seconds and uses one Credit. If it fails on our side, you get the Credit back.

Generators it recognizes

When the Verdict is Likely AI-generated and one of these stands out, the Verdict names it as the closest match. Images from generators that aren’t listed can still get a Likely AI-generated Verdict. The list includes video and talking-head tools: a still frame from their videos can be checked like any other image.

FAQ

How accurate is it?

No detector is right every time, and this one isn’t either. It is most reliable on original images, straight from the generator or the camera. It is less reliable on screenshots, on images that were compressed, resized or filtered, and on real photos with AI edits.

We set the thresholds to avoid the costliest mistake: calling a real photo AI-generated. When neither probability is clear enough, the Verdict is Uncertain instead of a guess.

Can it detect an AI image that has no watermark or metadata?

Yes. The Check doesn’t rely on watermarks, content credentials (C2PA) or EXIF metadata, which are easy to strip or edit. It looks at the pixels, so an image with its metadata removed can still get a Likely AI-generated Verdict.

Which AI image generators does it recognize?

100 generators, including Midjourney, Flux, Stable Diffusion, DALL·E, GPT Image, Nano Banana Pro, Ideogram and Adobe Firefly. See the full list.

When the Verdict is Likely AI-generated and one generator stands out, the Verdict shows it as “Most similar to”. That is the closest match, not proof of which tool made the image. Images from generators that aren’t on the list can still get a Likely AI-generated Verdict.

Can it detect deepfakes and face swaps?

Partly. Every Check also returns a Deepfake Probability: how likely it is that a face in the image was swapped or altered with AI. A Deepfake Probability of 90% or more gives the Verdict Likely Deepfake, unless the image as a whole is likely AI-generated.

It misses some face swaps, though (see the next question), so a low Deepfake Probability doesn’t prove a face is real.

What are its limits?

In our own tests, it missed face swaps made with InsightFace, a widely used open-source face-swap tool: their Deepfake Probability stayed near 0%.

Screenshots, heavy compression, resizing and filters remove detail the model relies on. That makes the Verdict less reliable: often Uncertain, and sometimes wrong.

It checks still images only (JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 8MB), not video, audio or text.

How should I read the percentages?

The AI Probability is the model’s estimate of how likely the image is to be AI-generated. The Deepfake Probability is its estimate of how likely a face in it was swapped or altered with AI. Neither one is the share of the image that AI made.

Read them as how strongly the evidence leans, not as a guarantee. An AI Probability of 70% leans towards AI-generated, but not strongly enough for Likely AI-generated, so the Verdict is Uncertain.

The Verdict turns both numbers into one answer. Here’s how.

Do you store my images?

We don’t, but our image-analysis provider may. Our server holds your image in memory only while it’s analyzed, and discards it as soon as the provider responds. It is never written to disk or logged, and we keep no record of which images you checked or what their Verdicts were.

Under its standard terms, the provider may keep the image for up to 14 days, may have people working for it review it, and may use it to improve its services. Details are in our Privacy Policy.

Do I need an account?

You can choose an image and preview it without one. To run a Check, log in with Google or with a link we email you. There’s no password to create.

The account is where your Credits live, which is why a Check needs one.

How much does it cost, and can I get a refund?

Every Check is paid. Credit Packs are one-time purchases, with no subscription: 20 Credits for $2.99, 100 Credits for $9.99, or 300 Credits for $24.99, tax included. One Credit is one Check, and Credits never expire. If a Check fails on our side, you get the Credit back.

Within 14 days of buying a pack, you can get a full refund for it as long as your Credit balance is still at least the number of Credits in that pack. Refund terms.

Does an Uncertain Verdict use a Credit?

Yes. The model ran and gave its reading, so the Check counts, the same as for any other Verdict. An Uncertain Verdict tells you the evidence is mixed, which is worth knowing before you trust or share the image.