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Is Academi.cx accurate after Turnitin’s October 2026 update?
Turnitin's latest AI update changed how papers are scored. Here's what we learned from thousands of its reports, how we updated, and how closely we now match Turnitin.
Logan ·
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Product Updates
What’s new on Academi.cx
We’ve rebuilt the entire website, reworked the free plan, and added text pasting, Google sign-in and email 2FA.
Brayden ·
Product Updates
Introducing the Academi.cx API
Bring AI detection and Turnitin similarity checks into your application, with structured results, report downloads, and usage-based pricing.
Brayden ·
News
How does Academi.cx work?
How we trained our AI detector to predict Turnitin’s results, what your report shows, and how similarity checks work.
Brayden ·
Benchmarks
Academi.cx vs Pangram
We benchmarked Academi.cx and Pangram against Turnitin across 429 documents, measuring score differences, false flags, and missed AI.
Brayden ·
Benchmarks
Academi.cx vs Copyleaks
We benchmarked Academi.cx and Copyleaks against Turnitin across 129 documents, measuring score differences, false flags, and missed AI.
Brayden ·
Benchmarks
Academi.cx vs Originality AI
We benchmarked Academi.cx and Originality AI against Turnitin across 429 documents, measuring score differences, false flags, and missed AI.
Brayden ·
Product Updates
Improved AI detection for low-scoring documents
Our latest model update focuses on low-scoring documents. In a 242-document test, average deviation from Turnitin was 2.2 percentage points.
Brayden ·
Product Updates
Run AI checks during similarity scans
Paid users can now upload other documents and run AI checks while a similarity scan is still in progress.
Brayden ·
Benchmarks
Academi.cx vs Winston AI
We benchmarked Academi.cx and Winston AI against Turnitin across 429 documents, measuring score differences, false flags, and missed AI.
Brayden ·
Comparisons
Academi.cx vs Originality AI Accuracy Test
We compared each detector’s overall AI scores and sentence-level highlights with Turnitin’s results across five essays.
Brayden ·
Comparisons
Academi.cx vs Winston AI Accuracy Test
We compared each detector’s overall AI scores and sentence-level highlights with Turnitin’s results across five essays.
Brayden ·
Benchmarks
Academi.cx vs GPTZero
We benchmarked Academi.cx and GPTZero against Turnitin across 429 documents, measuring score differences, false flags, and missed AI.
Brayden ·
Comparisons
Academi.cx vs Grammarly Accuracy Test
We compared each detector’s overall AI scores and sentence-level highlights with Turnitin’s results across five essays.
Brayden ·
Comparisons
Academi.cx vs QuillBot Accuracy Test
We compared each detector’s overall AI scores and sentence-level highlights with Turnitin’s results across five essays.
Brayden ·