TruthScan AI Detection Review: Accuracy, Features, & Verdict - All Data, No Guesses

TruthScan is one of those platforms that sounds almost too broad at first.

AI text detection, AI image detection, deepfake detection, voice detection, email scam detection — it’s an entire “AI authenticity” suite, not just a single checker. And unlike a lot of lightweight detectors that feel like hobby projects, TruthScan positions itself as an enterprise tool from day one.

This review is meant to answer the only question that matters: does it actually work — and if so, for who?

To keep this useful (and not just another feature dump), this review includes:

• A clear testing methodology (with space for real results)
• Comparisons against other enterprise-level detectors
• What the results mean in the real world (false positives, policy risk, moderation workflows)
• A verdict that ties directly to test outcomes

Who TruthScan Is

TruthScan markets itself as an enterprise AI detection and content security platform — and it backs that up with enterprise language across the site: SOC 2 Type II compliance, API integration, support tiers, deployment options, and SLAs.

That framing matters. A detector that’s “good enough” for personal checks can still be a liability in education, media, compliance, or trust & safety.

TruthScan’s pitch is essentially: fast, scalable, multi-modal AI detection for organizations that can’t afford to guess.

What TruthScan is (and what it isn’t)

TruthScan is best understood as a detection suite, not a single AI checker.

The platform supports multimodal detection across text, images, video, and audio, with credit-based usage (e.g., per-word for text, per-image for images).

The tools most relevant to this review:

AI Text Detector

Designed to flag AI-generated writing (essays, articles, emails, etc.) and score likelihood / confidence. TruthScan also claims its models are trained to handle paraphrased or “humanized” AI content.

AI Image Detector

Designed to detect AI-generated or manipulated images, and TruthScan’s pricing page suggests it includes “detection heatmaps & visual analysis” and a history dashboard.

Other Tools

• AI Email Detector
• AI Voice Detector
• Deepfake Detection
• Fake Receipt Detection

Pricing and Credits Structure

TruthScan offers a free trial with 20,000 credits and no credit card required. Paid plans start at $49/month for 1,000,000 credits, and scale upward, with enterprise options and volume discounts.

Credits are applied differently by media type:

• Text: 1 credit per word
• Images: 1,000 credits per image
• Video: 50,040 credits per minute
• Audio: 1,500 credits per minute

This matters because “accuracy” without cost context is misleading. A detector that’s slightly better but 10× more expensive may be the wrong choice for a newsroom or moderation queue.

The thing is — although these credits are not free for their full product, TruthScan DOES have a free version of their AI image and text detection. No upfront costs at all, which is more than I could say for other free AI detection suites in the market.

Testing Methodology

A lot of competitor reviews include a results table — but often leave out the most important details: how the test was actually run.

1. The same content is tested in the same order.
2. No edits are made between tools (no “fixing” the text or images).
3. Scores are recorded as-is.
4. Any “confidence” labels / sentence-level flags are captured.
5. Screenshots are saved for proof

For more information:

For AI Text Detection

Sample size and content types

• Sample size: 8 
• Sources of AI text: ChatGPT (4) and Gemini (4)
• General word count per sample: 500

Competition

• Sapling (often positioned as enterprise-grade detection)
• Grammarly AI detector (widely accessible baseline)

For AI Image Detection

AI image test set

• Sample size: 8
• AI image sources: Midjourney (4) and GPT (4)

Competition

• Illuminarty
• Decopy AI

AI Text Detection Test

Test #1

AI-Generated Essay:

TruthScan: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 98%

Sapling: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Grammarly: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 96%

Test #2

AI-Generated Essay:

TruthScan: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 94%

Sapling: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Grammarly: AI detector confused.
AI Likelihood Score: 57%

Test #3

AI-Generated Essay:

TruthScan: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 99%

Sapling: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Grammarly: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 75%

Test #4

AI-Generated Essay:

TruthScan: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 95%

Sapling: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Grammarly: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Test #5

AI-Generated Essay:

TruthScan: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 93%

Sapling: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Grammarly: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 92%

Test #6

AI-Generated Essay:

TruthScan: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 95%

Sapling: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Grammarly: AI detector confused.
AI Likelihood Score: 58%

Test #7

AI-Generated Essay:

TruthScan: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 89%

Sapling: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Grammarly: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 62%

Test #8

AI-Generated Essay:

TruthScan: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 89%

Sapling: Correctly identified text as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Grammarly: Incorrectly identified text as human-written.
AI Likelihood Score: 39%

The Results

AI Image Detection

Test #1

TruthScan: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 97%

Decopy: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 99%

Illuminarty: Incorrectly identified image as human-made.
AI Likelihood Score: 3%

Test #2

TruthScan: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 97%

Decopy: Incorrectly identified image as human-made.
AI Likelihood Score: 2%

Illuminarty: Incorrectly identified image as human-made.
AI Likelihood Score: 21.9%

Test #3

TruthScan: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 98%

Decopy: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Illuminarty: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 89.8%

Test #4

TruthScan: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 97%

Decopy: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 71%

Illuminarty: Incorrectly identified image as human-made.
AI Likelihood Score: 3.9%

Test #5

TruthScan: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 99%

Decopy: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 95%

Illuminarty: Incorrectly identified image as human-made.
AI Likelihood Score: 21%

Test #6

TruthScan: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 99%

Decopy: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Illuminarty: Incorrectly identified image as human-made.
AI Likelihood Score: 14.3%

Test #7

TruthScan: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 99%

Decopy: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 100%

Illuminarty: Incorrectly identified image as human-made.
AI Likelihood Score: 9.8%

Test #8

TruthScan: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 99%

Decopy: Correctly identified image as AI-generated.
AI Likelihood Score: 99%

Illuminarty: Incorrectly identified image as human-made.
AI Likelihood Score: 3.3%

The Results

The Bottom Line

After running both the AI text and AI image tests, the main takeaway is pretty simple: TruthScan is the most consistently strong “all-around” detector in this lineup — and it’s not just barely winning. It’s putting up enterprise-level numbers where it matters.

AI Text Results (TruthScan vs Sapling vs Grammarly)

On AI text detection, Sapling technically wins — it posted a clean 100% score, while TruthScan landed at 94.38%, and Grammarly trailed at 72.38%.

And credit where it’s due: Sapling is genuinely excellent. It’s fast, confident, and in this test set, it didn’t miss.

That said, there’s a practical catch that matters in real usage: Sapling’s free tier truncates input at around 2,000 characters. That means longer essays, full blog posts, or full-length academic papers often get chopped — and detection quality becomes a “partial scan” rather than a true document-level verdict. 

Even with that limitation, Sapling is still really good. But it’s worth calling out because it changes how usable the tool is for most people day-to-day.

TruthScan, meanwhile, is doing something slightly different: it’s not trying to “win one category” — it’s trying to be reliable across every category.

AI Image Results (TruthScan vs Decopy vs Illuminarty)

This is where TruthScan really flexes.

TruthScan scored 98.13% on AI image detection — which is honestly ridiculous in the best way. That’s near-perfect performance across eight tests, and it stayed consistent from start to finish.

Decopy did solidly at 83.25% — not bad at all, and definitely usable for casual checks.

Illuminarty, though, came in at 22.79%, which basically turns it into a coin flip (or worse) once the images get even slightly realistic.

So if the question is “can TruthScan actually detect AI images reliably in 2026?” — this test says yes. Loudly.

What the results mean

Even though Sapling edges TruthScan in the text-only test, TruthScan is still the stronger overall recommendation for one reason:

TruthScan is elite at AI image detection and still highly accurate at AI text detection.

Sapling is an amazing text detector — but it’s still a text-first tool, and the free-tier truncation makes it harder to use for full-length, real-world documents unless it’s upgraded.

TruthScan, on the other hand, is doing what a true “suite” should do:

• Text detection that’s strong enough to trust (94.38%)
• Image detection that’s borderline surgical (98.13%)
• Plus the added value of being part of a wider detection platform (real-time monitoring, deepfake/voice/email tools) if a workflow ever needs it

So the final verdict is this:

If the goal is the single best free-tier text detector in this exact test, Sapling deserves the crown — even with the character cap.
But if the goal is the most reliable, most complete AI detection tool overall — especially when images are involved — TruthScan is the one that feels like the real “2026-grade” solution.