Winston AI Review: Is it the Best Alternative for Originality AI? My Personal Take, 30 Tests + My Final Take

Alright, folks. Winston AI. Heard of it? It’s this shiny new toy that claims to spot AI content. Not bad. But, like every tool, it’s got its highs and lows. In today’s read, we’re going under the hood. We’ll break down how to handle Winston, what it’s got going for it, and where it stumbles.

Then? We’re putting it in the ring with the heavyweight, Originality AI. Sounds epic, right? 15 tests each. Winston. Originality. Who’ll reign supreme? And yeah, I know. “Is Winston even worthy of being called a titan?” Hang tight. We’ll see if it bags that badge from yours truly, Alex Kosh. Everyone’s certain Originality’s a big deal. But is it all talk? We’ll see.

Quick Peek at the Playbook:

• 15 tests. Each tool.
• Content breakdown: 5 pieces by ChatGPT without a nudge. 5 with a little prompt action. 5? All me. Pure, unadulterated Alex Kosh originality. The kicker? I know which piece is which. Objective evaluation, check.

30 tests in total. Madness? Maybe. Dedication? Absolutely. Why? For you, the ever-curious reader.

Not only will we be squaring off the detection chops of Winston and Originality, but we’ll also be sizing up their capabilities side by side. Curious about which one ticks your boxes? Stick around.

Got that Whiskey and Coke? Comfortable? Dive in. Let the battle begin.

Meet Winston AI — Your New AI Content Detector

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An AI content detector. Simply put. Nah, just pulling your leg. It’s a recent player, burst onto the scene, think around Feb 2023. It’s game? Sniffing out AI content. Usual suspects: ChatGPT, Jasper, Copy AI, LongShot.Ai. You name it, it’s got it covered.

Here’s the lowdown

4.8 / 5

Starts at $18/month

Winston AI: My Personal Take

First up, the good stuff. Responsive support takes the cake. Freshly signed up for a trial, I pinged support, asked for a little boost — 8,000 words to give the tool a proper workout. They hooked me up with 20,000. Hey John, you’re a champ! Might seem trivial, but not to me. Barely a blip on the digital radar, and I’m getting the VIP treatment.

Registration’s a breeze. Go old school, email and password. Or ride the social wave, Google or Facebook. I hitched a ride with Google.

Once in, it’s a simple layout. Main panel on the left, options aplenty: Quick Scan, Dashboard, Projects, Documents, Usage.

Check out your word balance, plan details:

And voila, a blank canvas smack dab in the middle. That’s your future project space.

Don’t miss the chat window at the bottom. Speaking of which, here’s a receipt of my word gift from John:

I’ve taken a small bite already, so it’s not the full 20,000. Days added too, courtesy of John. So you get 2,000 free words, 7-day trial. Plenty of time. Best part? No credit card info required. Ever been blindsided by a forgotten trial morphing into a subscription? Not on this watch.

Let’s tour the left panel:

Quick Scan: a nifty tool for a swift text scan.

Dashboard: Your project hub.

Projects: Sort through projects by Title, creation date, Date modified, and Favorites.

To christen a project, scan a document, hop over to Projects, sort by name, and voila, you’ve got renaming rights. Click on the three-dot icon on the right, hit Rename. Easy peasy. Comes in handy when you’re juggling multiple docs under the same category:

Documents: Navigate through your scanned docs. Sort by Title, creation date, Date modified, and Favorites.

Usage: A tally of your word credits. Hover over the relevant column, on the right date.

Did you really need a rundown? Who knows, but there you have it.

Putting Winston AI to the Test

The drill? Whip up an article on ChatGPT, copy, click “Quick Scan”, paste, hit “Scan text”, hold tight for a few seconds, and there’s your result. Here’s the play-by-play, in pictures:

And voila, the good stuff: human score, plagiarism score (not in sight for me, because despite the generous 20,000 credits, I’m still on the trial plan), and readability score. All-in-one, neat and tidy. Unlike Originality, no option to pick and choose. Is it a hit or miss? Let’s put a pin in that. Scroll further, there’s the AI prediction map, red flags for confirmed AI, yellow for potential AI:

Reports and plagiarism results up for grabs next. Both off-limits to me, as a free-plan user. But you get the gist.

Now here’s a head-scratcher. Text’s 506 words, two sentences flagged as AI, and it’s a 57% human score. To make sense of it all, here’s the official guide.

A quick digest for those short on time:

Winston AI’s honed on heaps of data from popular AI text generators, like GPT-4, GPT-3, ChatGPT, Jasper, Copy AI, Open Assistant, to name a few. Packs a 99% accuracy punch distinguishing AI from human text.

Detection hinges on linguistic analysis and comparison with known AI-generated texts. The former delves into text attributes like semantic meaning and repetition. Key metrics: perplexity and burstiness. Perplexity gauges AI language model proficiency and helps pick out AI vs. human text. Lower perplexity, higher chance of AI. Burstiness is all about AI’s penchant for rehashing words and phrases, a dead giveaway of AI authorship.

Winston AI dishes out a “Human Score” estimating the odds of a text being AI vs. human-made. It’s grounded in data from all generative AI tools, linguistic analysis, perplexity, and burstiness.

Add to that, an AI prediction map analyzing text predictability, highlighting words based on their probable appearance. Works independently from the Human Score, but provides additional insights.

And the cherry on top, the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Score, gauging text readability. A handy tool for writers to match their content to their audience’s accessibility.

Originality also throws curveballs, with a couple of sentences painted red but the human score lingering around 50%. Time for more tests. And I think I’ve covered the interface enough. Now, for the big showdown. Originality AI vs. Winston AI. Buckled up? I’m not. This one’s gonna be a roller coaster.

Winston AI vs Originality AI: The Showdown, 30 Trials Lined Up (15 for Each Tool)

So, here’s the roadmap for crowning our champ:

1. Whip up 5 unique articles on ChatGPT (off the cuff, first round).
2. Push ’em through Winston AI, keep an eye on the human score (since Originality’s plagiarism and readability checks are optional extras).
3. Repeat with Originality.
4. Weigh up the scores.

Rinse and repeat, twice more. Round two, we get ChatGPT to work with prompts. Final round, it’s my turn to write, 100% human input. Both tools get to run the gauntlet. The goal? Pinpointing their success rates. And then, we stack up the main features and prices. Ready, set, go!

Round 1:

Here’s our topic list for the first round (no prompts):

1. “ChatGPT’s Favorite Recipe”: A tongue-in-cheek take on ChatGPT crafting a recipe. Pizza topped with chocolate sauce, anyone?
2. AI in Love: Imagine AI catching feelings. Siri and Alexa a couple? What about Cortana?
3. “ChatGPT’s Dream Diary”: Peek into AI “dreams”, ChatGPT style.
4. “ChatGPT’s Favorite ‘Pets’”: ChatGPT’s pet picks? Antivirus? Firewall? Let’s see!
5. “ChatGPT’s Dream Job”: Weaving a comical tale of ChatGPT’s dream gig, if it were human.

First article, let’s go:

Results: Winston AI and Originality AI both scored 7% human content, 93% AI. Next!

Article #2.

Results: Winston AI pegged it at 1% human content. Originality AI called it 100% AI. A wash, essentially.

Article #3.

Results: Both tools on the same page — 1% human content.

Article #4.

Results: Winston AI — 3% human content. Originality AI — 1% human content. Not a big gap.

Article #5.

Results: Winston AI — 5% human content. Originality AI — full-on AI. Bit of a stretch, but 5%? Acceptable in my book. Less than 10% error margin works for me. Plus, Winston AI’s test coverage seems to trail Originality AI’s.

Takeaway. Winston’s performance held steady, no major missteps. I won’t dwell on Originality, I know it’s solid. Both tools can tell AI content from human, spot on.

Round 2

Here we come. ChatGPT’s still at the wheel, but this time with prompts.

This time, we’re serving up articles with a twist of prompt. The menu:

1. AI Pet Trainer: A madcap ride into the world of AI pet training. What happens when dogs start barking in binary?
2. Robo-Fashion Police: Envisioning AI as your personal stylist. A runway success or fashion faux pas?
3. AI’s Worst Nightmare: Diving into AI’s “nightmares”. Overheated processors? Power cuts? Too much human interaction?
4. ChatGPT’s Misadventures in Time: Taking a whimsical tour through history and future with ChatGPT at the wheel.
5. The Ultimate AI Prankster: Exploring an AI playing pranks. Good fun, or the making of a “Terminator” flick?

Sprinkled some humor on the topics for a dash of fun. Well, at least for me.

Test 1:

Results: Winston AI — 68% human, Originality AI — 100% human.

Seems like my stripped-down prompt worked wonders. Been seeing YouTubers cooking up half-page prompts. Overkill, if you ask me. Check out this article (Expert Tips for Human-like Writing with GPT-4) where I delve into it. Simplicity’s key. Feel free to take my prompt for a spin, tweak it to your style.

Results? Originality AI’s full score’s a little off. Some parts are in dark green (potentially 16% AI). Some in bright green. The math’s a little fuzzy, but you see the picture. Winston AI, on the other hand, cut to the chase, 68% human. Closer to the truth? But hey, I had a hand in this masterpiece.

Let’s cut the self-praise and move on.

Test 2:

Results: Winston AI — 28% human, Originality AI — 99% human.

Well, well, things are heating up. Winston AI’s playing hardball! Just 28% human. But hey, let’s not jump the gun, plenty of tests ahead.

Test 3:

Results: Winston AI — 52% human, Originality AI — 97% human.

Starting to feel like Winston AI’s got the upper hand spotting AI content. Or does it? On we go.

Test 4:

Results: Winston AI — 45% human, Originality AI — 4% human.

Interesting. Winston AI’s still hovering around the 50% mark. Originality AI seems to have caught on to my repeat prompts. Just kidding. Here’s the deal: ChatGPT’s not equally adept at every topic, even with the same prompt. And Originality’s clued in on that. One last test for this round.

Test 5:

Results: Winston AI — 19% human, Originality AI — 0% human.

Well, that was a letdown. ChatGPT was shooting in the dark, no context. With a bit of guidance, the output could’ve been better.

Round 2 summary: Originality’s performance didn’t surprise me. ChatGPT’s hit and miss approach is understandable. It’s not sentient, after all. The takeaway? You can’t expect a one-size-fits-all prompt. Lesson learned.

As for Winston AI, it never bought into the 100% human story, nor did it drop to zero. Your call. Round three’s up next: My original content.

Round 3

Now, I’ll pluck pieces from my own writings, and let’s see if Winston AI and Originality AI have any false positives to spill.

Test 1:

Results: Winston AI — 87% human, Originality AI — 100% human.

Can’t complain. Originality AI sometimes tags my content as part robot (it does get it right sometimes, truth be told). Winston’s take: 87% human. No sign of AI, but still not a full score. Odd, but we’ll roll with it.

Test 2:

Results: Winston AI — 99% human, Originality AI —100% human.

Splendid! Both tools recognize my handiwork, all me. Winston AI, just a percent shy. Acceptable.

Test 3:

Results: Winston AI — 79% human, Originality AI —100% human.

Winston AI can’t detect any AI handiwork but only gives me a 79% human score. False positive? Jury’s out on this one.

Test 4:

Results: Winston AI — 54% human, Originality AI —100% human.

Okay, you got me. I do remember this one, not entirely my writing. I set the stage, described the tone, and let AI take the wheel. Let’s correct that. So, Originality AI gives it a 100% human score. Look closer, you’ll see some text in orange. Hover over, and you’ll get a hint, possibly 86% AI. Winston AI’s verdict: 54% AI.

Test 5:

Results: Winston AI — 94% human, Originality AI —100% human.

The results speak for themselves. Checked 15 pieces of content, each tool. Winston AI never gave my content a full score, not once. No biggie. Three rounds in, can’t declare a clear winner. Let’s size up their features next.

Winston AI Important Update (at least for me)

Before, I didn’t like Winston because it didn’t color-code the results. But now it does, just like Originality AI:

When you run text through Winston, here’s what the colors mean:

• Red text — probably written by an AI.
• Yellow highlighted text — might be from a robot.
• Green text — most likely written by a human.

So, if you see red or yellow, that means a robot could have written that part. Green shows it came from a real person.

The colors help you spot quickly where AI or humans wrote. No more guessing!

I like how Winston marks robot versus human stuff with easy colors now.

Winston AI vs. Originality AI: A Feature Comparison

Alright, let’s dive into the feature pool for each tool.

Feature	Winston AI	Originality AI
Free Trial	Offers a free trial with 2000 words	Counterpunches with 50 credits (5000 words) with the Chrome extension
Chrome Extension	No extension in sight	Has a Chrome extension
Credit Card for Sign-Up	Gets you started without a credit card	Needs those digits
Detection Feature	Only flags sentences longer than 60 characters	Highlights full text potentially AI-written, drops a percentage score for confidence
API Integration	Update: Now, Winston AI has it	Has API integration
Team Addition	Update: yes	Yes
Language Support	Multilingual (English and French)	UPDATE: Multilingual now (15 languages)
OCR Technology	Has OCR technology to check scanned images for AI content	Not so much

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Pricing Showdown

Feature/Service	Winston AI (Monthly)	Winston AI (Yearly)	Originality AI (Pay-as-you-go)	Originality AI (Base Subscription)
Payment Type	Monthly	Yearly	One-time	Monthly
Free Plan	Up to 2,000 Words Scan	Up to 2,000 Words Scan	N/A	N/A
Essential Plan Price	$18/month	$12/month (Billed $144/year)	N/A	N/A
Advanced Plan Price	$29/month	$19/month (Billed $228/year)	N/A	N/A
Elite Plan Price	$49/month	$32/month (Billed $384/year)	N/A	N/A
Cost per 100 Words	$0.02 (plagiarism and readability checks included)	$0.015 (plagiarism and readability checks included)	1 Credit ($0.01 if bought additionally; plagiarism and readability checks ARE NOT included)	1 Credit ($0.01 if bought additionally; (plagiarism and readability checks ARE NOT included))
Credits Given	They give words, not credits	They give words, not credits	3000	2000
Services Covered	AI detection, plagiarism, readability, OCR, Email/Chat support, Document Scan, PDF reports, Team Members (only for Advanced plan)	Same as Monthly	AI Scan, Plagiarism Scan, Readability Scan	AI Scan, Plagiarism Scan, Readability Scan and more
Additional Features	N/A	N/A	30 Day Scan History, File Upload, Shareable Reports	Unlimited Scan History, File Upload, API, Full Site Scans, etc.
Words Limit (Essential)	Up to 80,000 Words Scan	Up to 80,000 Words Scan	N/A	N/A
Words Limit (Advanced)	Up to 200,000 Words Scan	Up to 200,000 Words Scan	N/A	N/A
Words Limit (Elite)	Up to 500,000 Words Scan	Up to 500,000 Words Scan	N/A	N/A
Duration	Monthly	Annual	One-time with 2 years validity	Monthly with 1 month validity

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Just checked out Originality AI’s checkout, no discounts for bulk buys. See for yourself:

The Final Call

So, here we are at the crossroads. Winston AI or Originality AI? It’s no easy pick, not clear-cut by any stretch. In the price department, it’s a tie unless you’re playing the annual game. Quality-wise, both tools hold their ground. The only gripe with Winston? The lack of sub-lighting AI content. Originality.AI’s got that covered, and it’s super useful.

Your move, really. I’ve done my bit with rigorous tests, putting up a mirror to both contenders. I’ve compared prices, functionalities. Like I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m not here to pitch any tool but to present choices by laying bare their features. Sure, I’ve got a stake in affiliate marketing, but I play it straight, no cookie-cutter methods here. Will it be valued? Only time will tell.

Feature-wise, both tools are brimming, making a definite choice tricky. For instance, Originality AI lets you bring your team on board, super convenient, and I’m planning to do just that. Winston AI also has it, but the tool lacks the Chrome extension. but hey, it’s a young tool, still green compared to Originality AI, so keep an eye out.

And yes, a piece of advice to the developers — maybe consider uncoupling the plagiarism and readability fees. I run these checks through Grammarly. Bet a lot of folks do too. That way, the tool’s price would be slashed by half, and it’d come cheaper than Originality AI.

Both tools offer a clear view of your credit consumption. But, the count’s different. Originality AI counts per 100 words — one credit for 100 words, while Winston AI runs a one-to-one count: one word equals one credit.

That’s all folks, my two cents on these two remarkable tools. The ball’s in your court now!

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