iThenticate
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Plans and prices
From iThenticate's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Single | $125, paid once | 1 manuscript up to 25,000 words · Credits valid for 12 months · 5 free revisions · AI writing detection not available · $125 (Exclusive of taxes) |
| Multiple | $300, paid once | Up to 3 manuscripts or one up to 75,000 words · Credits valid for 12 months · 5 free revisions · AI writing detection not available · $300 (Exclusive of taxes) |
| Organization | Priced on request | Customized pricing based on organization size and plagiarism checking and reputation management needs · On request |
The facts
Each one read from iThenticate's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- AI detection and individual plans
- The Single and Multiple individual credit packages state that AI writing detection is not available.checked 8 Oct 2026
What it does
- API
- API access is available only for organizational accounts and requires contacting an iThenticate account sales representative.checked 8 Oct 2026
- API constraints
- API requests use XML-RPC over SSL and are throttled to 60 requests per second per account.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- iThenticate supports Crossref Similarity Check and its search targets can include Crossref content.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Individual credits are intended for researchers, scholars, and graduate students preparing manuscripts, theses, or dissertations for publication and submission.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- iThenticate screens high-stakes documents for originality and potential misconduct before publication.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Report interpretation
- The similarity score indicates the percentage of text matching other sources and should be used as part of a review process to determine whether a match is acceptable.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Report tools
- The Similarity Report offers match overview, all sources, match breakdown, and side-by-side comparison modes.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The service added multi-factor authentication by one-time passcode for iThenticate administrator sign-ins in September 2026.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Similarity checking
- The Similarity Report highlights matching text and compares submissions against billions of web pages, previously submitted works, and periodicals, journals, and publications.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- iThenticate says its support team is available 24/7 and provides support by email at [email protected].checked 8 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The listed desktop operating systems are Windows 8.1, 10, and 11, Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11, and ChromeOS; supported browsers are current and previous versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Upload limits
- Uploads are limited to 200 MB total, 100 MB per file, 800 pages per paper, and at least 20 words per file.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Oakland, Californiachecked 28 Sep 2026
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