Insect Sound ID

Insect Sound ID is a browser tool that uses AI to suggest the most likely insect behind a recorded or uploaded sound, explaining the audible features behind each guess. A free recording check assesses the signal; full identification uses one-time paid credits (Starter $2.99 / 3 credits, Field $6.99 / 10 credits, no subscription). You keep your credit if it can't return a confident match. Results are AI suggestions, not expert IDs.

Insect Sound ID is a browser-based tool that uses AI to suggest which insect is most likely behind a sound you record or upload. You capture or drop in an audio clip (WAV, MP3, M4A or OGG, up to 25 MB) and it returns a likely insect name along with an explanation of the audible features — pitch, rhythm, pulse pattern — that point to the suggestion, which helps you learn what to listen for rather than just handing you a name. You can add optional clues (approximate location, date and time, up to three photos) to help narrow the possibilities. A free recording check first assesses whether your clip has a usable signal without naming an insect, so you can tell if a recording is worth analyzing before spending anything. Full identification runs on one-time paid credits with no auto-renewing subscription: a Starter pack is $2.99 for 3 credits and a Field pack is $6.99 for 10 credits, and one delivered full ID uses one credit. If the AI cannot return an explained match at 80% confidence or higher, you keep your credit. Clips, originals and optional photos stay private and are scheduled for deletion after 7 days. The most important thing to understand — and something the tool states plainly itself — is that results are AI-generated suggestions, not expert-verified identifications, and can be wrong; the site frames each result as an educational field lead, not a safety, toxicity, medical, pest-control or ecological determination. Treat it as a helpful starting point for curiosity, learning or narrowing things down, not as authoritative species ID.