AI Detect vs TruthLens
AI Detect
github.comTruthLens
mrtomdev.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | AI Detect | TruthLens |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · AI Detection Software | 9.0 (#4) | 7.1 (#28) |
| Audience | The maker positions it for people checking commissioned or unpublished copy locally, including users handling batches of writing. | The maker names journalists, teachers, researchers, parents, voters, and recruiters as intended users. |
| License | The project is released under the MIT license. | TruthLens is open-source under the MIT license. |
| Privacy | Text inference runs on the user's hardware; the repository says the only network call is the initial model download. | The maker says detection runs on-device, data is not uploaded, and there are no accounts or tracking. |
Plans
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TruthLens
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