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Choose Hive for published per-request rates, the likely generator named in each result, and on-premises deployment.Choose Detector24 when AI-edited regions in genuine photos need their own model, alongside document tampering checks.

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Where Detector24 and Hive differ

Hive sells AI-Generated and Deepfake Content Detection APIs that scan images, video and audio for AI generation, returning confidence scores and the likely generative engine, alongside music detection and a no-code app, Hive Detect for Enterprises. Detector24 by Bynn brings specialist detection models to images, video, audio and text, answering generation and editing as separate questions. This page sets the detection side of Hive beside Detector24.

  • Entirely generated, or edited

    Hive's image and video endpoint runs two models, AI-generated detection and deepfake detection; a separate output for AI-edited or locally manipulated regions is not stated in its public materials we reviewed. Detector24 names AI-edited image forgery as its own model, beside Trinity for fully generated images.212

  • Documents

    Hive says it helps financial services detect potential AI-enabled identity and document fraud; a dedicated document-forgery model is not stated. Detector24's catalogue includes document tampering, document liveness and classification, and its signals sit beside document forensics in ZOREAL Verify.111215

  • Where the service runs

    Hive's privacy policy states its services are operated from the United States. Bynn agrees deployment environments and data location for each engagement.612

  • Per-request rates, or a monthly plan

    Hive lists per-request rates with a limit of 100 requests a day and higher limits through sales. Detector24 publishes its prices on detector24.ai: from $99 a month, monthly minimum commitment (Core plan), with a free tier.412

Hive vs Detector24, side by side

Hive and Detector24 by Bynn compared on media types, image and video models, attribution, audio and music, deployment, data location, security and pricing, from Hive's public materials read on 17 October 2026 and Bynn's own pages.
HiveDetector24
What it isAI-Generated and Deepfake Content Detection APIs that help determine whether content is authentic or AI-created, per Hive, which also sells moderation, generation and search models.1Detector24, Bynn's specialist detection models for images, video, audio and text: AI-generated images, image forgery, deepfakes and moderation, one question per model.12
Media typesImages, video and audio for AI generation; AI-generated music covering music and vocals; the docs describe text detection too, with no price line for it.13Images: fully AI-generated images (Trinity, without relying on watermarks or metadata), AI-edited image forgery and image deepfakes. Video: deepfake detection and face liveness. Audio: voice deepfakes and AI-generated music. Documents: tampering, liveness, classification and OCR. Text: fraud text and AI-generated text. Moderation categories for images, video and text.12
Images and videoOne endpoint running two models, AI-generated detection and deepfake detection; confidence scores and the likely generative engine; an image's C2PA metadata when present. Models are regularly updated for new generators, per Hive.12Image-authenticity models treat generation and editing as separate questions: fully AI-generated images detected from the pixels without relying on watermarks, localized edits within a genuine photo, face swaps in images and video, and synthesized voices in audio.14
AudioAI-generated audio detection scores each 10-second segment of a clip.1Voice deepfake detection and AI-generated music detection, among the 3 audio entries in the published catalogue.12
Ways to use itAPIs; Hive Detect for Enterprises, launched January 2026, for checking images, video, music and speech without an API; a free Chrome extension with no Hive login required.17Trinity is also a DecisionNode booster, and Detector24's image-authenticity signals sit alongside document forensics in Bynn's fraud workflows. ZOREAL Meet, also in the portfolio, checks camera video for face-swap deepfakes in standard rooms.1215
Deployment and dataOn-premises deployment available for its AI-generated and deepfake detection, per Hive; services operated from the United States; customers can set custom rules for retention or removal.156Deployment environments are agreed for each engagement, around your requirements for data location, security and scale. Under Bynn's Data Processing Addendum, customer personal data is encrypted in transit over public networks and at rest, kept for the period you set or the order form provides, then deleted.1317
Security statedHive states it adheres to SOC 2 Type II compliance, and lists SAML single sign-on and role-based access control.5ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified by an accredited certification body, and a SOC 2 report from an independent auditor, monitored continuously, per Bynn's Trust Center and Data Processing Addendum. Controls are mapped to ISO/IEC 42001:2023: compliant, not certified.1617
Public sectorHive announced a US Department of Defense contract for deepfake detection of video, image and audio in December 2024, reported by MIT Technology Review as worth $2.4 million over two years.89Detector24 is one of five products in Bynn's portfolio; public sector work is agreed per engagement.12
PricingAI Image + Deepfake Classifier: $6.00 per 1,000 image requests. AI Video Detection: $6.00 per 1,000 video frames. AI Audio Classifier: $10.00 per audio hour. Each lists “Limit: 100 requests/day”, with higher limits through sales. The developer tier lists $50+ in free credits after adding a payment method; enterprise is custom-priced.4From $99 a month, monthly minimum commitment (Core plan), as detector24.ai publishes it, with a free tier; larger volumes are priced with the Detector24 team.12

Where Detector24 and Hive hold the same bar

Both sell API detection of AI-generated images, image and video deepfakes and AI-generated or cloned voice, and both detect AI-generated music.

Both offer moderation models alongside detection from the same vendor, and both serve fraud use cases such as onboarding, identity and insurance evidence as well as trust and safety.

Both return confidence scores per class rather than a bare verdict, for a reviewer or a system to act on.

Choosing between Hive and Detector24

Both have real strengths. These are the situations each one's public materials point to.

Hive may fit you if

  • You want the likely generator named in each result, and C2PA metadata when present
  • You need on-premises deployment, as Hive states for its detection
  • You want a no-code app or a free browser extension for non-technical teams
  • You want published per-request rates and free developer credits to start
  • You already use Hive moderation and want detection on the same platform

Detector24 may fit you if

  • You need AI-edited regions in genuine photos detected separately from fully generated images
  • You need document tampering and document liveness models in the same catalogue
  • Your media checks sit inside document fraud or insurance claims workflows
  • You want deployment and data location agreed for your engagement

Other alternatives to Hive

Three more deepfake detection vendors compared on this site, each on its own page with its own sources.

Hive alternatives: common questions

What are the alternatives to Hive for deepfake detection?

Alongside Detector24 by Bynn, this site compares Hive's deepfake detection peers Reality Defender, Sensity and Sightengine, each on its own page with its own sources.

How much does Hive cost?

Hive lists its AI Image + Deepfake Classifier at $6.00 per 1,000 image requests, AI Video Detection at $6.00 per 1,000 video frames and its AI Audio Classifier at $10.00 per audio hour, each with a limit of 100 requests a day and higher limits through sales (October 2026). Detector24 publishes its prices on detector24.ai: from $99 a month, monthly minimum commitment (Core plan), with a free tier.

Does Hive detect AI-edited images, not just fully generated ones?

Hive's image and video endpoint runs AI-generated detection and deepfake detection; a separate output for AI-edited or locally manipulated regions is not stated in the public materials we reviewed. Detector24 names AI-edited image forgery as its own model, beside Trinity for fully generated images.

Where does Hive process data?

Hive's privacy policy states its services are operated from the United States, adding that information may be processed and stored in other countries; Hive states on-premises deployment is available for its detection. Bynn agrees deployment environments and data location for each engagement.

Can Hive check documents for fraud?

Hive says it helps financial services detect potential instances of AI-enabled identity and document fraud; a dedicated document-forgery model is not stated in the public materials we reviewed. Detector24's catalogue includes document tampering detection, and Bynn's document forensics examine how a file was made.

How this comparison was made

  • Every statement about the vendor comes from its own public materials or a marketplace listing, recorded in a claim register with the source address, a supporting excerpt and the date it was read.
  • Where those materials say nothing about a topic, the page says it is not stated in the public materials we reviewed. It never infers a gap.
  • Prices are quoted as published, with their qualifiers. Where no price is published, the page says so.
  • Nothing is scored or ranked, and no review or rating markup is used. Bynn's side comes from Bynn's own published pages, listed with the sources.
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Compared: Hive's AI-generated and deepfake detection against Detector24 by Bynn. Hive's moderation, generation and search models are mentioned, not compared.

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Bynn Intelligence, the company behind Bynn, is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Castle Global, Inc. (Hive). Product and company names are trademarks of their owners and are used here only to identify the products compared.

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Hive: public sources

  1. Hive AI-generated and deepfake content detection (scope, attribution, audio, music, updates, on-prem, extension) (opens in a new tab)Read 17 October 2026
  2. Hive docs: image and video detection (two models, C2PA) (opens in a new tab)Read 17 October 2026
  3. Hive docs: AI-generated content detection (text) (opens in a new tab)Read 17 October 2026
  4. Hive pricing (rates, limits, credits, enterprise) (opens in a new tab)Read 17 October 2026
  5. Hive enterprise commitments (SOC 2, SSO, retention) (opens in a new tab)Read 17 October 2026
  6. Hive privacy policy (operated from the US) (opens in a new tab)Read 17 October 2026
  7. Introducing Hive Detect for Enterprises (January 2026) (opens in a new tab)Read 17 October 2026
  8. Hive and the Defense Innovation Unit (December 2024) (opens in a new tab)Read 17 October 2026
  9. MIT Technology Review: the DoD invests in deepfake detection (December 2024) (opens in a new tab)Read 17 October 2026
  10. Hive Series D (April 2021) (opens in a new tab)Read 17 October 2026
  11. Hive for financial services (opens in a new tab)Read 17 October 2026

Bynn's side: Bynn pages

  1. Detector24 by Bynn (catalogue)bynn.com/products/detector24
  2. Bynn enterprise AI (service lines; terms agreed per engagement)bynn.com/enterprise-ai
  3. Bynn document fraud detectionbynn.com/document-fraud-detection
  4. ZOREAL by Bynn (Verify and Meet)bynn.com/products/zoreal
  5. Bynn Trust Center (ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2)bynn.com/company/trust
  6. Bynn Data Processing Addendum (encryption, retention, attestations)bynn.com/legal/data-processing

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