Detect PlayHT AI voices.
Suspect a clip was made with PlayHT? Drop it in and get a citable verdict with the model named, in under half a second. Smooth production TTS tuned for narration and IVR, with optional cloning.
PlayHT, and why it shows up in suspicious audio
PlayHT is a text-to-speech and voice-cloning platform popular for content narration, podcasts, and phone-system (IVR) prompts. Its cloned voices show up in both legitimate media and impersonation attempts.
Its focus on long-form and telephony audio means PlayHT clips often arrive already compressed, which is exactly the harder case a good detector has to handle honestly.
Where you tend to see it: IVR and phone prompts, narrated content, and cloned-voice impersonation.
PlayHT is a legitimate product; misuse is the problem, not the tool. You can read about it on the official PlayHT site.
How to tell a PlayHT voice
The human ear is unreliable on current PlayHT audio. These are the signals a detector weighs. We report which ones drove the verdict rather than handing you a bare number.
- 01Prosodic regularity typical of production TTS, especially in long narration.
- 02Vocoder fingerprints that persist through telephony-grade compression.
- 03Consistent pacing that does not react to punctuation the way a human reader would.
- 04Uniform spectral balance across a clip that a real microphone-and-room recording would not hold.
A verdict you can cite, not a vibe
The detector reads the audio, not the speaker. Cloning or stock voice, clean or compressed, it looks for the synthesis signature and attributes the source.
Drop the clip
Upload a file or paste a URL. MP3, WAV, M4A, WebM, or the audio track of a video. About half a second of clear speech is enough.
The model scores it
The same model behind the public detector reads the acoustic signature and weighs the artifacts, then attributes the source, e.g. PlayHT, when it recognizes it.
Get a citable verdict
You get a probability, a confidence level, the named model, and a permanent citation URL you can quote, file, or subpoena.
What to do next
A verdict is evidence, not a verdict of intent. Save the result to get a permanent citation URL and a one-way audio fingerprint you can reference later without storing the file. If you are a journalist or investigator, cite the verdict alongside your own reporting; if this is a suspected scam, treat the contact as unverified and confirm through a channel you already trust. The FTC's advice on suspected scam calls is a sensible baseline.
Building this into a workflow? The API returns the same verdict as JSON with webhooks for bulk jobs, and the browser extension checks audio in place on WhatsApp Web, YouTube, and podcasts.
Common questions
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