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AI Image Inspector

Drop any image to detect AI generation markers, C2PA provenance data, and watermarks from Midjourney, DALL-E, Firefly, and Stable Diffusion.

How to Detect AI-Generated Images in 2026

As AI image generation becomes indistinguishable from photography, verifying content authenticity is critical for journalists, legal professionals, content moderators, and anyone who cares about truth.

Our inspector analyzes image metadata for AI fingerprints: C2PA content credentials (the industry standard for provenance), tool-specific signatures from Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and Adobe Firefly, explicit AI disclosure tags, Google SynthID watermarks, and the absence of camera EXIF data that real photos always contain.

This is metadata-level analysis — it checks what the file says about itself, not pixel-level detection. It is fast, private (runs in your browser), and catches most properly-tagged AI content. For forensic-level analysis, combine this with dedicated AI detection services.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can this detect any AI-generated image?▾
It detects AI images that contain metadata markers (C2PA, tool signatures, disclosure tags). Images that have been stripped of metadata or screenshotted will not be detected by metadata analysis alone.
What is C2PA?▾
C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity) is an industry standard for content credentials. Major AI tools and cameras now embed C2PA data to prove content origin.
Is my image uploaded to a server?▾
No. All analysis runs locally in your browser. Your images never leave your device.
What if the image has no metadata?▾
If an image has been stripped of metadata (common on social media), our tool will report 'Insufficient Data'. This itself can be a signal — real camera photos typically retain EXIF data.

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