Papaya (Carica papaya L) is a fruit that is easily found in subtropical and tropical regions, including Indonesia. With many varieties of papaya, the manual method used in distinguishing papaya types by humans depends on individual knowledge which can cause inaccuracies in the classification process. The manual classification process also takes a very long time if production is done on a large scale. Therefore, a technology for sorting automation is needed, especially in the industrial world. This research aims to classify papaya classes based on their type. The classification is divided into four classes, namely bangkok papaya, california papaya, hawai papaya, and red lady papaya. The classification process in this study uses the YOLOv8 model, where the total dataset is 1200 papaya images with a training data division of 88% (1050 images), 8% validation data (100 images), and 4% test data (50 images). The dataset is separated according to papaya fruit class. Data training was conducted with 300 epochs. The results show that bangkok papaya has a mAP value of 96%, california papaya 97%, hawai papaya 95%, and red lady papaya has 95% mAP. The average class has a precision value of 99.6%, and recall 100.0%. It can be concluded that the YOLOv8 classification model is able to achieve a high level of accuracy.