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DuckDuckGo (Hide AI-Generated Images)

A DuckDuckGo search setting, on by default at noai.duckduckgo.com, that hides AI-generated images using open-source blocklists.

noai.duckduckgo.com/Active

Filter launched July 2025; noai.duckduckgo.com served 2026-10-26 ('AI-generated images are filtered out of image results by default'). (checked 2026-10-25)

In AI content filters

Where it stands apart

How is it mainly sustained? company with a paid product, tier, or ads (19% of 16 others)
Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? uBlock Origin / uBlacklist filter lists (6% of 16 others)
How does it mainly decide what to flag? curated or crowdsourced lists and reports (19% of 16 others)
In the default setup, where is each item judged? inside the search engine or platform itself (13% of 16 others)
Which place does it mainly cover? search results (13% of 16 others)
What form does it take? a setting inside an existing search engine or platform (13% of 16 others)
Once you start using it, is filtering or labeling on by default? no, you switch it on (25% of 16 others)

What it shares with most of the community

Is it actively maintained? active (94% of 16 others)
Do you need an account to use it? no account (50% of 16 others)
What does it try to remove? content written or generated by AI (56% of 16 others)
In the default setup, how do users mainly pay for it? free, no paid option (56% of 16 others)
Does it publish its verdicts for others to reuse (a list, dataset, feed, or API)? no (69% of 16 others)

Nearest neighbors

Kagi SlopStop 65% of 17 shared answers match
Pinterest Gen AI labels and controls 59% of 17 shared answers match
uBlockOrigin & uBlacklist Huge AI Blocklist 47% of 17 shared answers match

Every answer

Question	Answer	Source
Is it actively maintained?	active	source 2026-10-26
How is the main thing licensed?	proprietary or closed source	source 2026-10-26
How is it mainly sustained?	stands apart company with a paid product, tier, or ads Ad-supported search plus a paid privacy subscription.	source 2026-10-26
Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers?	no, it needs the maker's servers	source 2026-10-26
Do you need an account to use it?	no account	source 2026-10-26
Who is it for?	non-developers	source 2026-10-26
Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on?	stands apart uBlock Origin / uBlacklist filter lists Uses the uBlockOrigin/uBlacklist Huge AI Blocklist and the 'nuclear' list.	source 2026-10-26
What does it try to remove?	content written or generated by AI	source 2026-10-26
How does it mainly decide what to flag?	stands apart curated or crowdsourced lists and reports	source 2026-10-26
In the default setup, where is each item judged?	stands apart inside the search engine or platform itself	source 2026-10-26
What happens to flagged content by default?	removed or hidden	source 2026-10-26
Which place does it mainly cover?	stands apart search results Image search.	source 2026-10-26
What form does it take?	stands apart a setting inside an existing search engine or platform	source 2026-10-26
Once you start using it, is filtering or labeling on by default?	stands apart no, you switch it on Off on duckduckgo.com; on by default at noai.duckduckgo.com.	source 2026-10-26
Can you correct a wrong verdict?	no Show/hide toggle only.	source 2026-10-26
In the default setup, how do users mainly pay for it?	free, no paid option	source 2026-10-26
Does it publish its verdicts for others to reuse (a list, dataset, feed, or API)?	no Consumes others' lists; doesn't publish its own.	source 2026-10-26

Sources

This page was derived from:

Web page · duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/how-to-filter-out-ai-images-in-duckduckgo-search-results · collected 2026-10-26
Web page · noai.duckduckgo.com/ · read 2026-10-25

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