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DGoogle Translate vs ModernMT
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Google Translate if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: travelers, students
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Choose ModernMT if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: localization teams, professional translators
Side by side
Feature Google Translate ModernMT
Pricing modelFreeContact for pricing
Starting priceFree—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyGoogleTranslated S.r.l.
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 ModernMT
- Translation across 200+ languages
- Document translation in 60+ file formats
- Image translation for 10+ file types
- Audio translation via API in 60+ languages
- Adapts to glossaries, translation memories and style guides
- Trados Studio and memoQ plugins
- MCP server, CLI and SDKs for seven languages
- Integrations with Crowdin, n8n, Blackbird and Google Sheets
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Google Translate
Free. Plan details aren't published.
ModernMT
Enterprise / TeamCustom
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
ModernMT
- Supports 200+ languages
- Handles 60+ document formats
- SDKs available for seven programming languages
- Plugins for Trados Studio and memoQ
- ModernMT will shut down by the end of 2026 and is being replaced by Lara
- No public prices; pricing requires contacting sales
- Style guides and profanity detection are available only through the API
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