AI Image Detector

Upload any photo, and PhotoProof Labs checks it for signs it may have been made or changed by an AI image generator — including Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, Flux, and Imagen. The report also shows file details and other useful signs, not just one score.

Midjourney v6–v7DALL-E 3Stable Diffusion XL / SD3Flux.1Google Imagen 3Adobe FireflyGrok AuroraEmu (Meta)

What an AI image detector does

An AI image detector doesn't look at a photo the way a person does. It checks several things at once — patterns in the pixels, the file's built-in details, and how natural the scene looks — then combines them into one overall result.

The result isn't a simple yes or no. It's a report that shows which signs were found, how strong each one is, and how confident the system is overall, so you can decide how much weight to give it.

Five signals in every report

PhotoProof Labs checks five things on every photo you upload. Because each check works independently, a strong sign in one place can support a weaker sign somewhere else.

AI generation likelihoodCompares the photo against patterns learned from images made by Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, Flux, Imagen, and Adobe Firefly.

Face-change riskLooks at any faces in the photo for signs they may have been swapped or artificially generated.

File informationChecks file details like camera model, date, and software, and looks for signs that this information is missing or was changed.

Where the image came fromEstimates whether the file looks like it came from a camera, a screenshot, or a screen recording.

Scene consistencyLooks for details that don't fit together naturally, such as odd lighting, shapes, or repeated patterns in the background.

Combined resultAll five signals are combined into one overall estimate, with a confidence level shown for each part.

Visual signs an AI image can leave behind

AI-generated images keep improving, but they can still leave clues. Hands are the most common one — fingers that merge together, extra joints, or shapes that don't quite match real anatomy. Ears sometimes show similar issues. Text inside an image often comes out garbled. Backgrounds can repeat the same pattern in a way real photos don't.

None of these signs prove anything on their own. A real photo with unusual hands can look suspicious, and a carefully touched-up AI image can pass a quick look. That's why checking several signs together works better than checking by eye alone.

What this check can't do

No AI image detector is 100% accurate. Detection gets harder when a photo is compressed, resized, converted, or edited again after it was made — each of those steps can remove some of the small details the check relies on.

About confidence levels: Every result in a PhotoProof Labs report comes with a confidence level. A "medium confidence" result means some signs are present but not strong enough for a clear answer. Use the report alongside what you already know about the photo, not as a final answer on its own.

Frequently asked questions

How accurate are AI image detectors?

Accuracy depends on the photo's quality and how it was made. Clear, uncompressed images from well-known generators show the clearest signs. Low-resolution screenshots or images edited after creation tend to give lower-confidence results. No public detector is perfectly accurate.

Can an AI image detector be fooled?

Yes. Running an AI image through an upscaler, adding filters, or editing it by hand can weaken the signs a detector looks for. PhotoProof Labs checks five signals at once, which makes it harder to fool all of them together.

Which AI generators does this detector cover?

The checks are tuned using output from Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, Flux, Adobe Firefly, Google Imagen, and several others. Coverage grows as new AI image tools are released.

What image formats can I upload?

PhotoProof Labs accepts JPG, PNG, and WEBP files. For the clearest result, upload the original file rather than a screenshot or a heavily re-saved copy.

Does uploading a photo share it with anyone?

Your photo is processed to create the report. It is not used to train models or sold to anyone. Reports keep the result and findings, not the original image data.

Can I use the result as legal evidence?

No. PhotoProof Labs produces a probability report for screening and research. It is not a certified expert report and isn't meant to stand alone as legal evidence.

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Topic cluster: AI Detection
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