Head-to-head · AI Content Detectors
Originality.ai vs It's AI
Originality.ai leads on 0 checks, It's AI on 1, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreOriginality.ai · 9.4/10
- Free planboth
Originality.ai scores higher on our rubric for ai content detectors: 9.4 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.
It's AI leads on word limit: 150000 words versus 10000 words.
Originality.ai is the better fit for broad academic and content verification. It's AI is the better fit for institutions needing affordable bulk detection.
- Originality.ai fits best
Broad academic and content verification
- It's AI fits best
Institutions needing affordable bulk detection
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Side by side
| Feature | Originality.ai 9.4/10 Visit ↗ | It's AI 8.5/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Ranking | #1 in AI Content Detectors | #7 in AI Content Detectors |
| Best for | Broad academic and content verification | Institutions needing affordable bulk detection |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
| Starting price | — | $5/yr |
| Free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud, Browser extension | Cloud, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web, Chrome extension | Web, Chrome extension |
| Integrations | 4 integrations | 6 integrations |
| Features Originality.ai 4/4 · It's AI 4/4 | ||
| Paraphrase detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser extension | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Detection languages | 30 languages | Not checked yet |
| Word limit | 10000 words | 150000 words (best) |
| Our review | ||
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| Our verdict | Originality.ai is a web-based content verification platform for writers, editors, marketers, publishers, agencies, educators, and students. It analyzes text for likely AI generation and plagiarism, including paraphrased content, while also… Read the review → |
It's AI is a web-based AI content detector for educators, students, writers, publishers, recruiters, managers, and machine-learning teams. It analyzes pasted text and uploaded PDF, DOCX, and TXT files, estimating whether content was… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Originality.ai — where it wins
- Detects AI-generated and paraphrased plagiarized content
- Supports 30 languages, batch scans, URLs, files, and websites
- Offers extensions, Google integrations, reports, and API access
Where it doesn't
- Basic limits scans to three per day and 2,000 words per scan
- Basic includes AI detection only
- Advanced plans use monthly credits and tiered pricing
It's AI — where it wins
- Sentence-level deep scans and word-level predictions
- Batch uploads, API endpoints, and Canvas LMS integration
- Free plan plus a $5-per-student educational tier
Where it doesn't
- Free plan limits scans to 4,000 words and three deep scans
- Advanced capacity requires annual billing on most paid plans
- Detection estimates may not suit decisions requiring definitive proof
- Originality.ai9.4/10 · Free plan
A broad verification platform with AI detection, plagiarism checks, and workflow integrations.
Visit Originality.aiFull verdict → - It's AI8.5/10 · Free plan
A flexible detector for institutions that need bulk scanning at a measured cost.
Visit It's AIFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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