Follow the small things
Trace a cable, a fence or a chair leg with your eye. In AI images they often melt into something else or stop for no reason.
Before you answer
How to tell if an image is AI-generated
Counting fingers used to be enough. Today's models rarely make mistakes that obvious, so this AI or Not game is really practice at slowing down and looking closer. Here's what's worth checking before you pick an answer.
Try to read it
Signs, labels and posters are where models still slip. The shapes look like letters until you try to read them as words.
Ask who lit this
Light that looks like a film still is a hint. So are shadows that disagree with each other, or a glow with no source.
Look at the surfaces
Skin, fur, grass and mud can look painted on, or too even from one side of the frame to the other.
Flaws prove nothing
Blur, noise and clutter feel real, but models can fake them, and plenty of real photos look strange. No single clue settles it, which is why people get both kinds wrong.
A good eye only goes so far
The AI or Not game trains your eye, but it can't check your own images. For an image that matters, run it through our AI image detector. It gives you a probability that the image is AI-generated, and it is trained on output from Midjourney, DALL·E, Stable Diffusion, Flux and other popular models.
Try the AI image detectorDetection results are estimates, not proof. Weigh them alongside where the image came from.
Midjourney
DALL·E
GPT Image
Stable Diffusion
Flux
Imagen
Ideogram
Grok
AI or Not game FAQ
What is the AI or Not game?
It's a guessing game from AI or Not. We show you one image at a time, and you decide whether it's AI-generated or a real photo. After each answer, you see whether you were right.
How do you play the AI or Not game?
Look at the image and pick an answer. Each correct answer scores 1 point. A wrong answer loses no points but costs a life. You get 5 lives a day, and 5 right answers in a row win one back, up to 5.
Can I earn credits in the AI or Not game?
Yes. 1 score = 1 credit. Click Claim to add them to your account. Credits can only be used the day you earn them (UTC), and any you don't claim are lost when the day ends. From day 5 of a streak, you also get 20 bonus credits a day.
Do I have to pay to play?
No. You only need to sign in with your account.
What happens when I run out of lives?
The AI or Not game is over for the day, and you get 5 new lives the next day (UTC). Until then you can keep going in practice mode, which uses the same images and earns no credits.
Can the AI or Not game check my own images?
No. The game only uses its own images. To check yours, use our AI image detector. It gives you a probability that the image is AI-generated, which is an estimate, not proof.