Watermark checks
SynthID Detector and Watermark Checker
Check any image with this SynthID detector. Slop or Not is the only AI image detector that reads image SynthID from both Google and OpenAI images. The mark lives in the pixels, not metadata, so it survives screenshots and ordinary sharing, though heavy edits or severe recompression can still make a check inconclusive. When no mark or other readable provenance resolves the picture, a classifier trained on millions of human and AI images scores it instead. Online checks stay away from outside AI companies.
The only AI image detector that reads Google DeepMind's SynthID watermark from both Google and OpenAI images.
Google's own detector checks only Google's images. OpenAI's checks only OpenAI's. Slop or Not reads both.
What it checks
The Only Checker That Reads SynthID From Both Google and OpenAI Images
Google DeepMind's SynthID watermark in images from Google and Gemini
The same SynthID watermark in images from OpenAI, read with its own calibrated threshold
Fallback image-model score when no readable signal remains
Good Uses
- Checking a suspected OpenAI, Gemini, or Google-generated image
- Testing whether an exported image still carries watermark evidence
- Explaining why provenance and visual detection can disagree
Limits to Know
- OpenAI and Gemini public verifiers are provider specific, not universal SynthID checks
- Heavy edits, severe recompression, or very small images can still make a check inconclusive
- A missing readable signal is not a clean bill of authenticity
FAQ
SynthID Detector Questions
Is SynthID the same as C2PA?
No. SynthID is an invisible watermark embedded into generated media. C2PA is signed Content Credentials metadata. Slop or Not checks both when the file exposes them.
Why can a SynthID check be inconclusive?
SynthID is embedded directly into the image, but repeated heavy edits, severe recompression, or too little image detail can weaken the signal. The image detector can still provide a probability when the watermark read is inconclusive.
What does the SynthID check add over the image model?
Evidence instead of a guess. Every image check here works the same way: it reads SynthID watermarks and C2PA or IPTC credentials, then scores the pixels with the image model when neither settles the file. A readable SynthID mark from a supported Google or OpenAI image is the strong case, because the mark lives in the pixels and survives screenshots and re-encodes. Without one, you get a probability from the image model, not a provenance answer.
Does Claude use SynthID?
For text, Anthropic says Claude's watermark is a version of SynthID-Text. For images, Claude uses C2PA Content Credentials, not image SynthID. Slop or Not reads image SynthID from supported OpenAI and Google/Gemini files and reads available C2PA credentials from Claude images.
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