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Google Translate

Google US

Google's free translator for web and app, plus the paid Cloud Translation API billed per character in USD.

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Free plan
Yes
Trial
No
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Best for

Occasional non-confidential text, and high API volumes with the EU endpoint

Strengths / Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Free web version
  • Low API price per character
  • EU endpoint for Cloud Translation Advanced
  • Luxembourgish listed

Weaknesses

  • No business terms for the free version
  • API prices only in USD

Pricing

Plan Price Unit Note
Google Translate Free plan free web and app, consumer terms
Cloud Translation NMT Price on request usage 20 USD per million characters, first 500.000 characters per month free; about 18,05 EUR net
Cloud Translation documents Price on request usage 0,08 USD per page, about 0,07 EUR net

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Verdict

Cheapest for occasional use and large API volumes; keep customer data out of the free version.

Other AI tools software

Adobe Firefly Readers who need documented Content Credentials and, on eligible business plans, a contractual IP indemnity. €9.23 ChatGPT Readers who already use ChatGPT and need a documented euro catalogue, plus a DPA on Business, Enterprise and the API. Price on request Claude Readers who want a documented no-training default on commercial products and a DPA built into the commercial terms. Price on request DeepL Businesses that translate client documents and want no training on paid plans €6.40 FLUX (Black Forest Labs) Readers who want an EU-established API provider, commercial rights in the image price, and documented C2PA credentials on hosted outputs. Price on request Gemini in Google Workspace SMEs on Google Workspace, or price-sensitive teams that want AI included in the office suite €13.60

Where we write about it

Where these numbers come from

  1. [1] Google Cloud Translation pricing accessed 2026-11-12
  2. [2] ECB euro reference rate USD, 12.11.2026 accessed 2026-11-12
  3. [3] Cloud Translation: data usage FAQ accessed 2026-11-12
  4. [4] Google Privacy Policy accessed 2026-11-12

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