Deezer's new tool can identify AI music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others

Overview

Deezer has released a free web tool called the AI Music Detector that scans your playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, and roughly 20 other streaming services to flag songs made by artificial intelligence. The tool supports 27 languages and gives everyday listeners a way to see how much of what they stream was generated by a machine. It arrives as 44% of all new music uploaded to Deezer each day is AI-generated.

Key Takeaways

The AI Music Detector is free and works across about 20 streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and YouTube Music, not only Deezer's own service.
Users pick their streaming service, grant read access to their playlists, and get back a report showing which tracks were flagged as AI-generated.
The tool supports 27 languages, so listeners worldwide get results in their own language.
Deezer first built this detection technology in early 2025 and became the first streaming service to tag AI music for its own listeners.
Deezer goes further than rivals by removing AI tracks from recommendations and editorial playlists, while Spotify and Apple Music rely mainly on labeling.
Deezer said it does not store playlist data after a scan finishes.

Stats & Key Facts

#44% of all new music uploaded to Deezer each day is AI-generated, a sign of how fast synthetic content is scaling.
#Nearly 75,000 fully AI-generated tracks arrive on Deezer daily.
#More than 2 million AI-generated tracks reach the platform each month.
#AI music accounts for 1% to 3% of total streams on Deezer, so listening stays low for now.
#Deezer flags 85% of AI-generated streams as fraudulent and removes them from artist payouts.
#The tool covers about 20 of the most popular streaming platforms and supports 27 languages.

How the AI Music Detector Scans Your Playlists

The tool turns Deezer's internal detection system into something any listener uses in a few clicks.

›Visit the AI Music Detector website and select your streaming service.
›Authorize Deezer to read your playlists from that service.
›Import the playlists and let the scan run on Deezer's servers.
›Get back a report listing which tracks were flagged as AI-generated.
›Share the results, which Deezer formats for easy posting.

Reaching Beyond Deezer to Spotify, Apple Music, and More

The detector does not limit itself to songs hosted on Deezer. It scans content from about 20 of the most popular platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and YouTube Music. That means a listener who does not even use Deezer still checks their library.

Support for 27 languages widens the reach further. People in different countries get their results in their own language, which lowers the barrier for casual users who want a quick read on their music.

Why 44% of Daily Uploads Are Now AI-Generated

The launch lands in the middle of a flood of synthetic music.

Roughly 75,000 fully AI-generated tracks now arrive on Deezer every single day. That figure works out to 44% of total daily uploads, meaning nearly half of all new music hitting the service is made by software rather than people.

Over a month, the volume passes 2 million AI-generated tracks. The scale shows why a detection tool matters: human listeners and editors cannot sort that quantity by hand, so automated flagging becomes the only practical way to keep up.

Streaming Fraud and the 85% Removal Rate

Detecting AI music is also about protecting artist payouts.

Actual listening to AI music stays low, sitting at 1% to 3% of total streams on the platform. The bigger problem is fraud. Deezer flags 85% of those AI streams as fraudulent and removes them from payout calculations.

Cutting fraudulent streams out of the payout pool blocks a common scheme where bad actors upload mass amounts of synthetic tracks and use fake plays to skim royalties. By demonetizing flagged streams, Deezer keeps more of the money flowing to real artists.

How Deezer's Approach Differs From Spotify and Apple Music

Deezer has taken a harder line on synthetic music than its larger rivals.

›Spotify and Apple Music lean mainly on tagging or labeling AI tracks.
›Deezer tags AI music and also removes it from recommendations.
›Deezer excludes flagged tracks from its editorial playlists.
›Deezer recently began offering its detection technology to rival platforms.

A Detection System Built Over the Past Year and a Half

Deezer first developed this detection technology in early 2025 and later became the first streaming service to tag AI-generated music for its own listeners. CEO Alexis Lanternier said the company has spent the past year and a half detecting and tagging AI music to push for transparency in streaming.

Opening the tool to the public is the next step in that effort. Instead of keeping the technology behind the scenes, Deezer now hands it to listeners who want to see, in plain terms, how much of their library a machine produced.

What This Means for Everyday Listeners

For a non-technical music fan, the value is transparency without effort.

Most people have no easy way to tell whether a song was written and performed by a person or generated by AI. This tool answers that question for free across services they already use. The result is a clearer picture of what fills modern playlists.

For business readers, the launch signals where the streaming industry is heading. As synthetic content scales, platforms that label and filter it gain a trust advantage, and detection becomes a feature listeners shop for rather than a hidden backend process.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Deezer AI Music Detector free to use?

Yes. The AI Music Detector is a free web tool. You select your streaming service, authorize access to your playlists, and get a report at no cost.

Does it only check music on Deezer?

No. The tool scans playlists from about 20 of the most popular platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and YouTube Music, so you do not need a Deezer account to use it.

Does Deezer keep my playlist data after the scan?

Deezer said it does not store users' playlist data once the scan completes. The scan runs on its servers and returns a report of flagged tracks.

How much of the music on Deezer is AI-generated?

About 44% of all new tracks uploaded to Deezer each day are AI-generated, which works out to nearly 75,000 tracks daily and more than 2 million per month. Actual listening to AI music stays low at 1% to 3% of total streams.

How is Deezer's approach different from Spotify and Apple Music?

Spotify and Apple Music rely mainly on tagging AI tracks. Deezer tags them and also removes them from recommendations and editorial playlists, and it flags 85% of AI streams as fraudulent to exclude them from payouts.

Deezer's free AI Music Detector gives listeners a simple way to see how much of their music came from a machine, across the services they already use. As synthetic tracks scale toward half of daily uploads, transparency tools like this are becoming a standard part of streaming.