Language
Machine translation
Dedicated text and document translation APIs.
What it is
Translation APIs convert text or whole documents between languages, often preserving formatting. Dedicated engines compete with general LLMs on cost, glossary control and document handling.
How pricing works
Billed per character translated (spaces included). Document translation may be billed per page.
We compare everything in one unit: USD per 1M characters.
Typical uses
- Localising apps and websites
- Translating support tickets and chats
- Document translation (DOCX, PDF)
What to compare
- Number of language pairs
- Glossary / terminology control
- Formatting preservation
Watch out for
- Character-based pricing makes CJK languages comparatively cheaper per word than English.
All 4 APIs, cheapest first
Free to browseTick 2 to 4 APIs to compare them side by side.
| API | $ / 1M chars | Languages | Custom glossaries | Document translation | Quality | Price data | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure AI Translator Microsoft Azure AI | $10.00 | 130 | Yes | Yes | – | Unverified sample | |
| Amazon Translate Amazon Web Services | $15.00 | 75 | Yes | Yes | – | Unverified sample | |
| Cloud Translation (NMT) Google (Gemini / Vertex) | $20.00 | 189 | Yes | Yes | 85 | Unverified sample | |
| DeepL API Pro DeepL | $25.00 | 33 | Yes | Yes | 90 | Unverified sample |