Which AI images Aveus AI detects
Aveus AI reads the declaration that AI tools write inside the image file. This page shows what it finds, what it cannot find and what it never labels, checked against real images from public sources.
Detected automatically
Each line is backed by real files made with that tool, and the check runs again with every change to the app.
| Tool | What Aveus reads |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT and the OpenAI image API | Content Credentials that name the generator |
| Google Gemini | Content Credentials with the IPTC digital source type |
| Adobe Firefly | Content Credentials that declare generative AI |
| Midjourney | The IPTC digital source type written into the file |
| Canva | The note Canva writes into an export that contains AI content |
| Microsoft Bing Image Creator, Designer and Paint | Content Credentials that name the generator |
| FLUX by Black Forest Labs | Content Credentials with the IPTC digital source type |
| Runway | Content Credentials with the IPTC digital source type |
| Amazon Nova Canvas | Content Credentials with the IPTC digital source type |
| Apple Image Playground | The IPTC digital source type written into the file |
| Recraft | Content Credentials with the IPTC digital source type |
| Stable Diffusion with Automatic1111, ComfyUI, InvokeAI or NovelAI | The generation data saved inside the PNG |
| Stable Diffusion with Automatic1111 or Forge, saved as JPEG | The generation data saved in the EXIF comment of the JPEG |
| Wan, Doubao, Kling, Baidu and Tencent Yuanbao | The Chinese AIGC label written into the file |
| Photoshop generative fill | The Content Credentials of the edit. The image is labelled as AI generated, because the file names Adobe Firefly as the tool |
AI edits of real photos
When the file declares an AI edit of a photo and nothing more, the label says the image was modified with AI.
| Tool | What Aveus reads |
|---|---|
| Google Photos AI edits | Content Credentials of an edit made with generative AI |
| Samsung Galaxy AI edits | Content Credentials of an edit made with generative AI |
Not detected
These images are AI, but the file carries nothing Aveus can read. You can label them yourself in one click.
| Case | Why |
|---|---|
| Grok, Krea 2 and Seedream 4 | The files we tested carry no declaration of AI |
| Copies saved again, screenshots and older exports | Saving again or taking a screenshot removes the declaration |
| AI edits that write nothing into the file, such as removing the background in Adobe Express | The edited file carries no metadata at all, so there is nothing to read |
Never labelled automatically
Content Credentials on their own do not mean AI. Aveus labels an image only when the file declares AI.
| Case | Why |
|---|---|
| Camera photos signed with Content Credentials | Checked with photos from Leica, Nikon, iPhone and Truepic |
| Photos edited without AI in Photoshop, Lightroom or GIMP | Their credentials record the edit, and the edit is not AI |
| Ordinary phone photos | Checked with a photo taken with an Android phone |
How we check
We keep a bank of real images made with these tools by other people and published under open licences, none of them made for Aveus. The app is checked against all of them every time its code changes, and what it misses stays listed on this page. Invisible watermarks such as SynthID live in the pixels, not in the file metadata, so Aveus does not read them.
Changelog
| Date | What changed |
|---|---|
| 5 November 2026 | In your theme editor you can now choose on which pages the label appears and change its colours, size and shape, with a live preview. You can also write your own label text; if you leave it empty, the label is shown translated into the 24 official EU languages. |
| 13 October 2026 | Aveus AI also reads the Stable Diffusion data that Automatic1111 and Forge save inside a JPEG, and no longer counts that data when it only appears typed into another field of the file. |
| 11 October 2026 | Canva and InvokeAI are detected, and so are more images from ComfyUI and NovelAI. Detection is checked against a bank of real images from public sources. |
| 10 October 2026 | With the EU icon and text style, or the EU icon that reads AI GENERATED, clicking the label on a product page shows the AI tool when the file names it, for example ChatGPT or Adobe Firefly. |
| 22 September 2026 | Aveus AI reads Content Credentials, the IPTC digital source type, Stable Diffusion data and the Chinese AIGC label. Photos signed by cameras are not labelled, and AI edits get their own label. |
No list of AI tools is complete, and tools change how they mark their files. You decide what to label. This page is not legal advice.
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