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DGoogle Translate vs Lara Translate
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Google Translate if…
- you're in its core audience: travelers, students
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Choose Lara Translate if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: professionals and freelancers, business teams
Side by side
Feature Google Translate Lara Translate
Pricing modelFreeFreemium
Starting priceFree—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
Rank in its category#1 of 12#11 of 12
CompanyGoogleTranslated
Based in——
Founded——
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Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
Google Translate
- Nov 2, 2026Pricing model: Pricing unknown → Free
- Nov 2, 2026Pricing model: Free → Pricing unknown; Plan dropped: Free
Lara Translate
- Nov 2, 2026Pricing model: Pricing unknown → Freemium; New plan: Free (€0); New plan: Pro (€8/mo billed annually); New plan: Team (From €25/mo billed annually); New plan: Enterprise (Custom)
Key features
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- Text translation across many languages
- Document translation that keeps formatting
- Website translation by entering a URL
- Camera translation of text you point your phone at
- Conversation mode for talking with someone in another language
- Transcribe for translating speech as it is spoken
- Offline translation with downloaded languages
- Voice and handwriting input
L Lara Translate
- Translation across 200+ languages
- Document translation in 60+ formats with layout preserved
- Image translation that keeps the visual design
- Audio translation and live AI interpreter
- Faithful, fluid and creative translation styles
- Glossaries and translation memories
- Incognito mode with no storage or training use
- Optional human review by professional linguists
Plans and prices
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Google Translate
Free. Plan details aren't published.
Lara Translate
Free€0
Pro€8/mo billed annually
TeamFrom €25/mo billed annually
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Google Translate
- Available on the web, Android and iOS
- Offline translation for downloaded languages
- Input by text, voice, handwriting, camera or document
- Saved translations sync across devices
- The product page doesn't list pricing or usage limits
- The product page doesn't give a total language count
Lara Translate
- Free plan includes 60,000 characters a month and no credit card is required
- API access on every plan, including 10,000 free characters a month
- Team plans include unlimited free users on a shared quota
- Incognito mode states that content is not stored or used for training
- Prices are listed only in EUR
- Pro and Team prices are shown only with annual billing; monthly-billing prices aren't listed
- The Free plan has no extra usage beyond its monthly limit
- Mobile apps and scanned PDF support require the Pro plan or higher
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Facts from each vendor's public pages. Editorial policy