SlopTotal

Overview

SlopTotal is a text and website screening service for people who want multiple AI-detection signals in one place. It is best suited to editors, educators and teams doing preliminary checks; its results can guide closer review, but should not settle a consequential decision.

Key features

Paste text or submit a public URL, and SlopTotal extracts the article content for analysis. Its 23 engines run in parallel and span neural classifiers, statistical tests and linguistic heuristics. Votes appear as engines finish, alongside a combined score weighted across the results. Seeing the individual votes gives reviewers more context than a single unexplained number, though the combined score still needs human interpretation.

Site check reports whether a site appears to have been built with an AI app builder. The Chrome extension can mark AI-looking results in Google Search and LinkedIn, making it useful for screening while browsing as well as checking a specific article.

Submitted text is processed on SlopTotal’s servers rather than sent to third-party detection APIs or LLM providers. Reports are automatically deleted after 30 days, and the privacy policy says the service uses no cookies, analytics trackers or fingerprinting. The open-source detection backend can be self-hosted on the user’s hardware, which may suit organizations that prefer to operate it themselves. For privacy questions, SlopTotal directs users to a GitHub issue or the maintainer’s email.

There is an important accuracy caveat: the maker says scores are unreliable below about 80 words and settle at roughly 200 words or more. Short snippets are therefore poor candidates for confident conclusions. SlopTotal also cautions against using a score alone to determine a grade, hiring decision or publication; that is the right standard for a tool whose output is evidence, not a verdict.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing, requires no account or credit card, and has no scan limits. It includes API access and batch scanning, so it can serve individual checks as well as larger screening workflows without a usage cap. The trade-off is that report exports are not included. There is no free trial, but the free plan makes one unnecessary for readers evaluating the service.

Platforms

SlopTotal supports API, browser extension, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web and Windows use. The extension is for Chrome and marks AI-looking results in Google Search and LinkedIn. Self-hosting applies to the open-source detection backend.

Who it's for

Educators, editors, SEO teams, recruiters, school teachers, law firms and e-commerce operations are among the use cases the maker describes. The combination of URL extraction, batch scanning and API access may suit teams that screen multiple pieces of content, while the no-limit free plan is also practical for occasional individual checks. It is a poor fit for anyone seeking a definitive authorship test or planning to make high-stakes decisions from short text alone.

Pros and cons

• Pros: 23 engine votes and a weighted score offer several signals in one report, with results streaming as each engine finishes.
• Pros: No-account, no-credit-card access and unlimited scans remove cost and setup friction for routine screening.
• Pros: API access, batch scanning and self-hosting provide options for both integrated workflows and independent operation.
• Cons: Scores on text under about 80 words are unreliable, limiting use on snippets and short posts.
• Cons: Reports are stored for up to 30 days, and exports are not included in the free plan.
• Cons: A score cannot safely stand alone as a grading, hiring or publishing decision.

Alternatives

Trinka is worth considering for readers comparing another freemium option with API, extension, macOS, self-hosted, web and Windows platforms.

TrustOriginality.ai may suit someone who wants a stated monthly allowance instead: its free tier includes one text analysis per month, and its Quick Check plan is €4.99 a month for three multimodal verifications and three API calls per month.

AI Detect is a fit for people who want local use across Linux, macOS, self-hosted and Windows, with no API key or usage limits on its free plan.

Corrector.app is an option for free grammar and spelling checks on Android, iOS, web or extension, with no registration and a 15,000-character input limit.

Ahrefs is an alternative for readers looking for website data and site auditing: its free plan offers limited access to Site Explorer and Site Audit.

AI or Not may appeal to users who want both text and image detection; its free plan includes $5 in credits, 1M words of AI text detection each month, 20 AI image checks and an API key.

GPTZero is another freemium choice, with a free allowance of 10,000 words per month and 50,000 characters, plus a free trial.

Hive AI-Generated Content Detection is worth a look for developers who prefer access to 10+ models and selected-model pay-as-you-go billing; its free credits require adding a payment method.

Browse AI Content Detection Software for more options.

Verdict

SlopTotal is a strong starting point for editors, educators and teams that need broad, no-cost screening, especially when API access or batch scanning matters. Choose it for its visible votes, URL extraction and flexible deployment; look elsewhere if you need report exports or expect a detector to deliver a reliable verdict on short text or decide a high-stakes case.