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  "name": "AI Detection Tools Comparison Database 2026",
  "description": "AI detection tools by content type: pricing, accuracy, specialty",
  "attribution": "Data via Eyesift (https://www.eyesift.com/)",
  "license": "CC-BY 4.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-26",
  "total_records": 26,
  "data": [
    {
      "content_type": "Essays",
      "name": "Eyesift AI Essay Detector",
      "pricing": "Free, no signup",
      "accuracyClaim": "92%",
      "specialty": "Education + freelance verification",
      "badge": "best-free"
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Essays",
      "name": "Turnitin AI Detection",
      "pricing": "Institutional only",
      "accuracyClaim": "98% (claimed)",
      "specialty": "Industry standard for academic integrity",
      "badge": "most-accurate"
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Essays",
      "name": "GPTZero",
      "pricing": "Free + $9.99/mo",
      "accuracyClaim": "88%",
      "specialty": "Originally built for educators",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Essays",
      "name": "Originality.ai",
      "pricing": "$0.01/credit",
      "accuracyClaim": "96%",
      "specialty": "High accuracy across GPT-4/Claude/Gemini",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Essays",
      "name": "Copyleaks AI Detector",
      "pricing": "$9.99/mo",
      "accuracyClaim": "99% (claimed)",
      "specialty": "AI + plagiarism combined",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Essays",
      "name": "Winston AI",
      "pricing": "$12/mo",
      "accuracyClaim": "94%",
      "specialty": "Specifically for educators, OCR-enabled",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Blog Posts",
      "name": "Eyesift AI Blog Detector",
      "pricing": "Free, no signup",
      "accuracyClaim": "92%",
      "specialty": "Editorial + SEO content review",
      "badge": "best-free"
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Blog Posts",
      "name": "Originality.ai",
      "pricing": "$0.01/credit",
      "accuracyClaim": "96%",
      "specialty": "Industry standard for content marketing",
      "badge": "most-accurate"
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Blog Posts",
      "name": "Writer.com AI Content Detector",
      "pricing": "Free up to 1500 chars",
      "accuracyClaim": "85%",
      "specialty": "Editorial team plans",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Blog Posts",
      "name": "Copyleaks AI Detector",
      "pricing": "$9.99/mo",
      "accuracyClaim": "99% (claimed)",
      "specialty": "AI + plagiarism",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Emails",
      "name": "Eyesift AI Email Detector",
      "pricing": "Free, no signup",
      "accuracyClaim": "88%",
      "specialty": "Sales/HR email screening",
      "badge": "best-free"
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Emails",
      "name": "GPTZero",
      "pricing": "Free + $9.99/mo",
      "accuracyClaim": "85%",
      "specialty": "Short text mode",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Emails",
      "name": "Sapling AI Detector",
      "pricing": "Free + $25/mo",
      "accuracyClaim": "83%",
      "specialty": "Inbox browser extension",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Emails",
      "name": "Originality.ai",
      "pricing": "$0.01/credit",
      "accuracyClaim": "90%",
      "specialty": "Lower confidence on short emails",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Cover Letters",
      "name": "Eyesift AI Cover Letter Detector",
      "pricing": "Free, no signup",
      "accuracyClaim": "90%",
      "specialty": "HR-focused, bulk upload",
      "badge": "best-free"
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Cover Letters",
      "name": "Originality.ai",
      "pricing": "$0.01/credit",
      "accuracyClaim": "94%",
      "specialty": "High accuracy for short professional text",
      "badge": "most-accurate"
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Cover Letters",
      "name": "GPTZero",
      "pricing": "Free + $9.99/mo",
      "accuracyClaim": "86%",
      "specialty": "Quick recruiter check",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Cover Letters",
      "name": "Copyleaks AI Detector",
      "pricing": "$9.99/mo",
      "accuracyClaim": "99% (claimed)",
      "specialty": "ATS integration",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Resumes",
      "name": "Eyesift AI Resume Detector",
      "pricing": "Free, no signup",
      "accuracyClaim": "93%",
      "specialty": "Recruiter-focused workflow + bulk upload",
      "badge": "best-free"
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Resumes",
      "name": "Originality.ai",
      "pricing": "$0.01/credit (~$10/mo)",
      "accuracyClaim": "96%",
      "specialty": "Industry-leading accuracy on long text; integrates with ATS",
      "badge": "most-accurate"
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Resumes",
      "name": "ZeroGPT",
      "pricing": "Free + Premium $9.99/mo",
      "accuracyClaim": "90%",
      "specialty": "Sentence-level highlighting of AI segments",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Resumes",
      "name": "Copyleaks AI Detector",
      "pricing": "$9.99/mo",
      "accuracyClaim": "99% (claimed)",
      "specialty": "Multi-language support, plagiarism + AI combined",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Resumes",
      "name": "GPTZero",
      "pricing": "Free + $9.99/mo",
      "accuracyClaim": "88%",
      "specialty": "Original GPT detector, education-focused",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Resumes",
      "name": "Sapling AI Detector",
      "pricing": "Free 200 chars / $25/mo unlimited",
      "accuracyClaim": "85%",
      "specialty": "Browser extension for inbox/ATS integration",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Resumes",
      "name": "Writer.com AI Content Detector",
      "pricing": "Free up to 1500 chars",
      "accuracyClaim": "82%",
      "specialty": "Quick free check, no signup",
      "badge": null
    },
    {
      "content_type": "Resumes",
      "name": "Turnitin AI Writing Detection",
      "pricing": "Institutional license only",
      "accuracyClaim": "98% (claimed)",
      "specialty": "Higher-ed standard; not recruiter-accessible",
      "badge": null
    }
  ]
}