A method and apparatus for detecting an object. The method includes: inputting a to-be-detected picture into a target detection model, marking at least one region of interest in the picture using the target detection model, and determining an initial confidence that each region of interest contains a preset target object; determining concentration information of an interferent in the picture; and determining, based on the concentration information and the initial confidence corresponding to the region of interest, a target confidence that the region of interest contains the preset target object.