Is it Fake? vs Originality.AI

Is it Fake?

Is it Fake? gives a quick second opinion on a suspicious article or video by showing its work — which sources it checked and whether quotes hold up — rather than just returning a bare score. Like any AI-driven fact-checker, its verdict is only as good as the underlying model's ability to correctly interpret nuance, satire, or fast-moving news the reference outlets haven't covered yet.

Pros

• +No account needed for a basic check
• +Cross-references specific outlets rather than returning an unexplained score
• +Supports YouTube video verification, not just article text
• +Shareable report links for sending results to someone else

Cons

• −Free tier is capped at 2 verifications a month
• −Trust score is a model estimate, not a human-reviewed fact-check

Originality.AI

The detector to pick if you are a publisher or agency policing freelance output at volume, because the team history and writing replay matter more than the raw score. A free Basic tier (three AI-only scans a day, 2,000 words each) now lets you test it before paying. Do not use it to accuse a student; no detector is accurate enough to carry that weight.

Pros

• +Credit model is legible: 100 words per credit, no hidden weighting
• +API on the higher tier makes batch pipelines possible
• +Chrome extension works inside Google Docs, where the writing actually happens
• +Writing replay from revision history is process evidence, not just a score
• +Free Basic tier allows three AI-only scans a day with file upload, no subscription needed

Cons

• −Monthly subscription credits expire, so a light month is wasted spend
• −The jump from $14.95 to $179 a month is a steep single step
• −False positives on heavily edited or non-native English writing are a documented hazard across every detector
• −Accuracy benchmarks are largely vendor-run

Is Is it Fake? cheaper than Originality.AI?

On published entry prices, Is it Fake? starts lower — $10/mo against $14.95/mo for Originality.AI. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Is it Fake? or Originality.AI have a free tier?

Both: Is it Fake? has a free tier, and Originality.AI has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Is it Fake? or Originality.AI?

Originality.AI ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Is it Fake? is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.