Turnitin product updates

New Features

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27 May 2026

Configurable AI Settings

To support AI literacy at your institution, Turnitin Clarity is introducing new assignment-level controls that enable the educator to decide what 'responsible use of AI' looks like.

Instructors will soon be able to customize AI chat options for the student writing assignments, including adjustable levels of helpfulness and complexity, with the added ability to preview sample responses.

Users will see new settings available to them when creating a student writing assignment:

Helpfulness

The default assistance the AI chat will provide will include:

• Asking questions to help students reflect on their ideas 
• Giving feedback on assignment and rubric alignment

The instructor can allow the AI chat to provide some, all, or none of the below additional options for helpfulness. 

• Planning and ideas
  • Supports outlining and brainstorming to help students get started
• Illustrative examples
  • Introduces approaches or structures without writing full responses 
• Revisions 
  • Offers written suggestions through limited, sentence level re-writes.
• Proofreading
  • Identifies grammar or style issues without rewriting text

The suggested prompts available will vary depending on what options are chosen.

Response Complexity

Instructors will be able to choose from one of these three options:

• Foundational 
  • Responds using simple sentences and language with explanation of terms
• Standard
  • Responds using standard simple structures and academic terms
• Advanced
  • Responds using advanced academic language and discipline-specific conventions

Preview

Instructors will be able to preview AI chat assistance and response complexity examples to help them choose the best option for their assignment. 

Note: the preview will match the user’s chosen UI language, which may differ from the selected AI tool language.

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5 May 2026

Spanish AI writing detection model update

We've released an update to our AI writing detection model for Spanish submissions that improves detection of AI-generated content from newer large language models (LLMs), including GPT-5, GPT-5-mini, GPT-5-nano, GPT-5.1, Gemini-2.5-pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash, and tools based on these LLMs, while maintaining our low false positive rate.

This release only affects Spanish submissions.

This update does not introduce any visual changes to the AI writing report or changes to product functionality beyond the improved detection. If you currently license Turnitin Originality or iThenticate 2.0 and have AI writing detection enabled on your account, the updated model applies automatically — no action is required.

Note: This update does not retroactively update previously generated AI writing reports. To view scores generated by the updated model, existing submissions must be resubmitted.

What to expect

• Why is Turnitin updating the model? 
  Given the rapid evolution of large language models, it is our goal to regularly update our AI writing detection model in an effort to keep pace with the latest generative AI tools. This update enhances detection of content generated by newer LLMs like GPT-5, GPT-5.1, Gemini-2.5-pro, and Gemini 2.5 Flash while maintaining our <1% false positive rate for documents with over 20% of AI-written text.
• Will this change my AI detection scores & why?
  Previously generated AI writing reports are not affected by this update unless those papers are resubmitted after the update goes live. In that case, there may be a change in score as the AI writing detector will evaluate the papers based on the updated model and its capability to detect content from newer LLMs. With improved detection, this may result in higher AI scores on new submissions, but with every update, we prioritize not incorrectly flagging human-written text.
• Will existing submissions be checked retroactively?
  No. This update applies only to new submissions. If you'd like to see a score generated by the updated model, you'll need to resubmit the document.
• Does this change my workflows?
  No. This update does not introduce any changes to how the product looks or functionality beyond improved detection. There are no visual changes to the AI writing report, and no changes to your settings or configurations are required.

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25 March 2026

Headers, footers, and page numbers in the Turnitin Clarity writing space

To further support the formatting and citation needs of students writing in Turnitin Clarity, the option to add the following pagination-based editing features will soon be available in the formatting toolbar of Turnitin Clarity’s writing space:

• Page numbers
• Headers and footers 

As a reminder, footnotes became available on 14 January 2026.

Important to note is the editor will remain pageless. Students can use the “Preview” button at the top right corner of the writing space to see how their paper, including all pagination-based options, will appear upon submission.

Headers, footers, and page numbers are controlled in the “Insert header and footer” modal, available from the formatting bar. 

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12 March 2026

Student Writing Assignment Data Points Included in Data Export

On 4 November 2025, we  enabled admins to export AI writing detection data and new standard assignment data as a CSV file, providing institutions with greater flexibility in analysis.

We now also include data from student writing assignments in the data export when “New Standard Assignments” is the chosen product. New columns for this data will include:

• AI Assistant Enabled
• Grammar Assistant Enabled
• Citation Assistant Enabled 
• Low Writing Time Flags
• Low Modification Flags
• Pasted Text Flags

Please note, while these columns appear for all “New Standard Assignments” data exports, they only show data points when Turnitin Clarity is enabled and student writing assignments have been utilized.

As a reminder, administrators can access the new data export functionality through the Statistics section in the Administrator settings. The new "Export Data" option within the Statistics page allows you to download the data in a flexible format for further analysis.

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12 March 2026

Turnitin Clarity’s AI assistant available in multiple languages

Turnitin Clarity helps students responsibly incorporate AI into their work by including an instructor-controlled AI assistant trained to guide rather than simply provide answers.

Though previously only supported in English, the AI chat functionality available for student writing assignments is now supported in 19 additional languages: 

• Čeština
• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Italiano
• Nederlands
• Polski
• Português
• Română
• Suomi
• Svenska
• Tiếng việt
• Türkçe
• 한국어
• 日本語
• 简体中文
• 繁體中文
• العربية
• Ελληνικά

When enabling the AI chat for an assignment, instructors may select a default language for the AI chat, as shown below. Please note that the AI tool language selection will apply to all AI tools, and that grammar and citation check remain supported in English only at this time, with support for other languages coming at a later date. 

The AI chat is capable of interacting with a student in multiple languages for a single assignment, but will default to the language set by the instructor unless otherwise prompted by the student. Suggested prompts will also appear in the designated “AI tool language.”

Resources

• AI Tools with Turnitin Clarity: Assignment Creation

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11 March 2026

Harvard and Chicago style guides for Turnitin Clarity’s citation assistant

On 17 September 2025, we released an AI-powered citation assistant for the student writing assignment type to help students become more confident and proficient writers. In addition to APA and MLA, it now also supports Harvard and Chicago style guides. 

When enabled by their instructor, students can get citation feedback on their submission by selecting the Citation check button. The feature provides feedback on:

• Formatting to ensure that all citations/references match the specified style
• Mismatches between citations and references
• Missing citations

Citation feedback is delivered within the composition space, using the same pattern as grammar and spell check.

Additionally, students can prompt the AI assistant with questions, such as:

• How do I cite this source? (referencing pasted or selected text)
• Do my citations in the text match my references?
• Have I formatted my citations correctly?

Instructors can enable/disable citation help independently from Turnitin Clarity’s other AI assistant features, such as AI chat and grammar feedback. 

Note: The citation check tool only supports English at this time, with support for other languages coming soon.

Resources

• Creating a Student Writing assignment: AI Tools by Turnitin
• Writing in Turnitin Clarity: Citation Assistance

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14 January 2026

Footnotes in the Turnitin Clarity writing space

To further support the formatting and citation needs of students writing in Turnitin Clarity, the option to add footnotes is available in the formatting toolbar of Turnitin Clarity’s writing space.

It is important to note that the editor will remain pageless. Footnotes added will all appear at the bottom of the document while the student is writing, but will manifest as footnotes on the pages that match their respective text when the paper is submitted and viewed by the instructor, or exported as a PDF by the student at any point during writing or after submission.

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8 January 2026

AI writing score visibility in the Authorship Report

Investigators & administrators can now view AI writing scores in the Authorship Report when generating these reports using the Turnitin paper ID, as well as in auto-generated reports. This enhancement allows investigators & administrators to see AI detection results alongside other integrity results, such as the Similarity score, without needing to open individual reports.

This release will help you:

• Save time and streamline your investigations workflow by viewing AI writing scores directly in the Authorship Report, eliminating the need to open individual reports.
• Prioritize reviews more effectively by quickly identifying submissions that may require closer review based on their AI writing scores.
• Gain valuable insights into AI writing usage patterns across the entire corpus of reports, viewing AI writing scores at a glance, helping identify potential contract cheating or AI misuse.

How can you get access to this feature?

This feature is automatically available within our Authorship feature to all customers who license Turnitin Feedback Studio with Originality, Originality Check with Originality, or Similarity with Originality and have AI writing detection enabled on their accounts.

Additional Resources:

• Creating an authorship report guide

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7 January 2026

New Submission Options for Turnitin Clarity

Previously, for Turnitin Clarity assignments, students could submit their work as many times as they wished before the due date; however, the students’ papers and their Writing Reports were not available until after they had submitted and the due date had passed. 

We implemented improvements to provide instructors with more flexibility in the options for students to submit student writing assignments. 

Single or multiple submission options

Instructors have the option to control at the assignment level if students may submit their assignment only once, or to allow students to continue to submit until the due date. 

When resubmission is enabled for an assignment, students may submit an assignment up to three times in a 24 hour period.

Immediate access to review submissions

Instructors may review students’ papers and Writing Reports immediately after submission, even before the due date, giving instructors earlier insight into their students’ writing process.

Instructors can also provide feedback immediately after submission; however, when multiple submissions are enabled, we recommend waiting until after the due date to provide feedback, as feedback will be deleted if a new version of the paper is submitted afterward.

Late submissions and extensions

While late submissions were previously enabled for all student writing assignments, instructors can now control whether or not late submissions are allowed at the assignment level. Instructors may also provide extensions for individual students. 

Summary of changes:

• Instructors can review student writing assignment submissions immediately, even before the due date.
• Instructors can control at the assignment level if students can submit only once or multiple times per assignment.
• When multiple submissions are enabled, students may submit their assignment up to three times in a 24 hour time period.
• Instructors may allow late submissions on the assignment level.
• Instructors can add extensions for individual students.

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12 November 2025

Turnitin Clarity Support for UK English

Students can now choose between UK and US English when using Turnitin Clarity’s AI-powered writing tools.

For students accessing Turnitin via their LMS, the selected language automatically defaults to their LMS language setting when starting a Student Writing assignment with an AI-powered writing tool enabled.*

Students can also manually choose between UK and US English by clicking the Menu button in the top-right corner of their screen and selecting Select language for writing tools.

Students may then choose between US and UK English. The choice applies to all AI-powered writing assistant tools that may have been enabled by their instructor, including:

• Spelling and grammar check
• AI chat
• Citation assistance

*AI assistant tools are only supported in English; if the LMS language is not supported, the AI assistant selector will default to US English, but can be changed to UK English via the menu shown above.

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12 November 2025

AI detection integration into the Writing Report

Pasted text cards from Turnitin Clarity’s Writing Report currently show whether text pasted into the composition space from outside Clarity was changed or remained the same,  if there are any matches from Turnitin databases, or if pasted text came from Turnitin Clarity’s AI assistant. Text pasted from within the document is not included in the pasted text findings or pinpointed on the writing timeline.

To help instructors understand how students may have used AI writing tools in their writing process, the Writing Report will soon include the results for Turnitin's AI writing detection in a pasted text card. The pasted text card will show when our model predicts a block of pasted text greater than 300 words was likely written or altered by AI.* 

When this happens, the pasted text card will show:

• The overall percentage of the text estimated as likely originating from generative AI or likely AI generated, which may have further been bypassed or paraphrased  
• The percentage breakdown of likely AI-generated, likely AI-bypassed, and likely AI-paraphrased text
• Highlights of the text estimated as likely originating from generative AI or likely AI generated, which may have further been bypassed or paraphrased

The complete AI Writing Report will still be available for the entire submission in the “AI Writing” tab. 

*When both Turnitin Clarity and Originality are licensed and AI writing detection is enabled. AI writing detection is only available for English, Spanish, and Japanese submissions. AI paraphrase and bypasser detection are only available for English submissions.

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4 November 2025

AI writing detection & TFS+ data export

Administrators can now export AI writing detection data and new standard assignment data as a CSV file, providing institutions with greater flexibility in analysis. This feature allows administrators to export key data points, enabling deeper insights into AI writing patterns and new standard assignment metrics within their institution.

This release will help you:

• Analyze AI detection and new standard assignment data at a more granular level.
• Identify trends and patterns in new standard assignment and AI writing data.
• Improve institutional understanding of new standard assignment activity and AI writing's impact on academic integrity.
• Facilitate custom reporting and analysis.

How can you get access to this feature?

Administrators can access the new data export functionality through the Statistics section in the Administrator settings. The new "Export Data" option within the Statistics page will allow you to download the data in a flexible format for further analysis.

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29 October 2025

Turnitin Clarity Student Composition Download

With our new composition download enhancement for Student Writing assignments, students can now download a PDF copy of their composition at any point during the writing process or after submission.

This can be done by clicking Menu at the top right of the screen when writing in Turnitin Clarity’s writing space, and then selecting Download.

This feature is available for all Student Writing assignments, including those already submitted.

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17 September 2025

Citation assistant with Turnitin Clarity

Turnitin Clarity now gives instructors the option to enable an AI-powered citation assistant to help students become more confident and proficient writers. The citation assistant currently supports APA and MLA citation formats, with support for Chicago and Harvard coming at a later date.

When enabled by their instructor, students can get citation feedback on their submission by selecting the Citation check button. The feature provides feedback on:

• Formatting to ensure that all citations/references match the specified style
• Mismatches between citations and references
• Missing citations

Citation feedback is delivered within the composition space, using the same pattern as grammar and spell check.

Additionally, students can prompt the AI assistant with questions, such as:

• How do I cite this source? (referencing pasted or selected text)
• Do my citations in the text match my references?
• Have I formatted my citations correctly?

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