How to Download an AI Report From Turnitin
The Turnitin AI writing report downloads as its own PDF, separate from the similarity report. Instructors can download it from the report viewer. Students usually cannot, because they cannot open the AI report in the first place. Here is how each route works.
How the AI report is generated
You do not generate an AI report by pressing a button. Turnitin creates it automatically when:
- The institution has AI writing detection enabled.
- The file has at least 300 words of long-form prose and no more than 30,000 words.
- The file is .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf.
- The text is in a supported language: English, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, German, Dutch or Turkish.
If any of these is missing, the AI indicator shows grey or no score.
Instructors: how to download the AI report
- Open the submission in Turnitin.
- Click the AI writing indicator to open the AI Writing Report in a new tab.
- Use the download icon in the report viewer to save it as a PDF.
The PDF opens with the same cover page as the similarity report, followed by the AI Writing Overview and the full paper with highlights.
Students: why there is no download option
In most setups the AI report is hidden from the student view, so there is nothing to download. See how to see your AI report as a student for the reasons and your options.
Get a downloadable AI report for your own paper
- Create an account and buy a slot ($3.99 per document).
- Upload your paper.
- Download both PDFs from your dashboard, usually within minutes: the AI writing report and the similarity report.
What a downloaded AI report looks like
Both screenshots below come from the same 24-page, 6,364-word paper. The similarity report found 1% overall similarity. The AI writing report flagged 51% of the qualifying text as likely AI-generated. Tap either one to see it full size.
Screenshots shown for illustration. Your own reports arrive as full PDFs in your dashboard.
What is in the downloaded PDF
| Page | Content |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cover page: submission ID, dates, file name, word count |
| 2 | AI Writing Overview: percentage, detection groups, disclaimer, FAQs |
| 3 onward | Your paper with AI-flagged sentences highlighted |
For the similarity PDF, see how to download a Turnitin similarity report.
AI score too high? Humanize it to 0%
If your Turnitin AI writing report flags your paper, you can rewrite the highlighted sentences yourself, use a humanizer, or let our editors do it by hand. Since August 2025 Turnitin also detects text run through AI humanizer tools, so check which approach still works: best AI humanizer for Turnitin, can Turnitin detect humanizers? and how to get 0% AI on Turnitin.
Frequently asked questions
Can students download the Turnitin AI report?
Usually not through their course, because the AI report is normally visible to instructors only.
Is the AI report included in the similarity report download?
No. It is a separate PDF with its own cover page and page count.
How do I generate an AI report on Turnitin?
It is generated automatically when a file of 300 to 30,000 words of prose is submitted to an assignment where the institution has AI detection enabled.