NEW FOR 2025

1. AI-model selection
2. .pdf file upload support
3. .doc file upload support
4. V2 of the API

This plagiarism plugin leverages Moodle's plagiarism API to connect to Originality.AI, a premier plagiarism and AI detection tool for online writing within Moodle's core quiz, online text, and forums. 

Unlike many providers, Originality.AI meters by tokens instead of a per-user cost and does not require papers to be submitted to a database. The minimum monthly cost for Originality.AI is low (around $100 USD for an account with access to API keys (a personal account is about $15 a month but does not support API use). While more expensive than direct access, this low monthly pricing still makes Originality.AI one of the most cost-effective plagiarism solutions for Moodle LMS.

Installation and configuration documentation can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KzYqrmDeGbTCO-JlO2zDSV-cXuVUyeTH03F0buzufyw/edit

The plugin approaches plagiarism and AI detection uniquely, 

1. it lets teachers choose whether to scan a submission, 
2. it minimizes costs by charging based on usage (rather than "active users" or "FTEs"),
3. it does not upload student submissions to a 3rd party database, and
4. it works on core Moodle activities.

Cursive Technology, Inc. sponsored the development of this plugin. We are unaffiliated with Originality.AI or Passed.AI, but appreciate their work and want to make this solution available to the community.