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GMicrosoft Translator vs ModernMT
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Microsoft Translator if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on iOS, Android, Windows
- you're in its core audience: travelers, developers
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Choose ModernMT if…
- you're in its core audience: localization teams, professional translators
Side by side
Feature Microsoft Translator ModernMT
Pricing modelFreemiumContact for pricing
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, APIWeb, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyMicrosoftTranslated S.r.l.
Based in——
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
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
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.
Microsoft Translator
Free (F0)Free
S1 Pay-as-you-goPer million characters
D3 Custom volume$40 per million characters
ModernMT
Enterprise / TeamCustom
Strengths and limitations
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
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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