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DGoogle Translate vs Microsoft Translator
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 Microsoft Translator if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Windows
- you're in its core audience: travelers, developers
Side by side
Feature Google Translate Microsoft Translator
Pricing modelFreeFreemium
Starting priceFree—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyGoogleMicrosoft
Based in——
Founded——
Part of——
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
M Microsoft Translator
- Real-time conversation translation
- Multi-device conversation translation
- Offline translation of menus and street signs
- Website and document translation
- Live captioning for classrooms
- Translator API for text and speech
- Custom translation model training and hosting
- Built into Bing and Outlook, with an Outlook add-in
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Google Translate
Free. Plan details aren't published.
Microsoft Translator
Free (F0)Free
S1 Pay-as-you-goPer million characters
D3 Custom volume$40 per million characters
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
Microsoft Translator
- API free tier includes 2 million characters a month
- Apps for Android, iOS and Windows
- Custom model training is capped at $300 per run
- Built into Bing and Outlook
- S1 pay-as-you-go rates did not display on the pricing page we fetched
- Business API use requires an Azure subscription
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AI translation for text, documents and voice, for individuals and businesses
TranslationFree planAPI
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CC
Freemium
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Localization platform for translating software, apps, games, websites and docs
TranslationFree planAPI
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SS
From $100/mo
P
PP
From $27/mo
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Translation management and localization platform for teams, developers and LSPs
TranslationAPI
S
SS
From $18.99/mo
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LL
From $149/mo
Built from each vendor's public website; we haven't tested them hands-on. Editorial policy