How to Use Winston AI for Text Analysis

Overview

Winston AI is a content analysis tool that helps detect AI-generated content, check for plagiarism, and improve writing quality. This guide walks you through the complete process of analyzing your text.

Prerequisites

  • An active Winston AI account

  • Sufficient credits for your desired analysis

  • Text containing at least 600 characters

Credit Cost Reference

  • AI Detection: 1 credit/word

  • Plagiarism Detection: 2 credits/word

  • Writing Feedback: 1 credit/word

Step 1: Starting a New Scan

  • Log into your Winston AI account

  • Locate the "New scan" button in the top-left menu

  • Click to initiate a new analysis

Step 2: Adding Your Text

Option A: Manual Entry

  • Paste or type your text directly into the editor

Option B: File Upload

  • Click the "File upload" butto

Supported formats:

  • DOCX

  • PDF

  • JPG (OCR-enabled)

  • PNG (OCR-enabled)

  • TIFF (OCR-enabled)

Option C: URL Import

  • Select "Import from URL"

  • Enter the webpage URL containing your content

Step 3: Configuring Your Scan

Document Details

  • Click the title at the top to customize your project name

  • Set the document title

  • Input the author's name

Feature Selection

  • Toggle desired analysis features: AI Detection, Plagiarism Detection, Writing Feedback

  • Review credit cost (displayed at bottom-left)

  • Click "Scan text" to begin analysis

Step 4: Understanding Results

Main Scores

  • Human Score: Probability of human authorship

  • Plagiarism Score: Percentage of duplicate content

  • Readability Score: Text complexity assessment

Step 5: AI Detection Analysis

Reading the Prediction Map

Color indicators:

  • 🔴 Red: High probability of AI generation

  • 🟠 Orange: Possible AI generation

  • ⚪ No highlight: Likely human-written

Step 6: Plagiarism Review

Analyzing Results

  • Access the Plagiarism tab

  • Review highlighted sections:

  • Yellow highlights indicate duplicate content

  • Source list appears on right panel

  • Hover over sources to view matching text

Step 7: Writing Feedback Review

Analyzing results

  • Navigate to the Writing Feedback tab

  • Review suggestions across three categories: Grammar corrections, Spelling improvements. Style enhancements

  • Hover on suggestions to see which part of the text it refers to

  • Use the feedback to improve Writing clarity. Document readability, Overall text quality

Step 8: Report Generation and Sharing

Creating Reports

  • Navigate to AI detection or Plagiarism tab

  • Click "Generate Report"

  • Use "Download Report" for PDF version

Sharing Options

  • Click the social sharing button

  • Copy the provided URL

Shared reports become publicly accessible once you click on the share button.

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