Google Translate

Free multilingual translation for text, speech, images and documents, plus a pay-as-you-go Cloud API

Deployment Cloud Based
Starting price Free
Free trial Not offered
Best for Freelancers, Startups, SMEs

What is Google Translate?

Google Translate is a free translation service from Google available on the web, Android, and iOS, plus a Chrome extension. It supports 249 languages and language varieties for text, and includes camera-based image translation, offline packs, handwriting input, and real-time conversation mode. Google's Gemini models now power more nuanced translations of idioms and slang.

For developers, Google Cloud Translation offers a separate pay-as-you-go API with Basic, Advanced, and LLM tiers, custom AutoML models, and glossaries, billed per million characters after a 500,000 character monthly free allowance. This makes Google Translate both a consumer app and a foundational translation infrastructure product used inside countless other software products.

Key Features of Google Translate

Google Translate lists 8 documented features, including Text translation across 249 languages and language varieties, Instant camera and photo translation for image text and Real-time bilingual conversation mode. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

Text translation across 249 languages and language varieties
Instant camera and photo translation for image text
Real-time bilingual conversation mode
Offline translation for 59 languages via downloadable packs
Handwriting input translation
Website and document translation
Phrasebook with cross-device sync
Cloud Translation API (Basic, Advanced, LLM) for developers with custom models and glossaries

Google Translate Pricing

Google Translate lists 3 plans without published figures. Pricing is quoted on request.

Google Translate (web/app)

Free

Unlimited for personal use

Free Trial

Free consumer translation via web, Android and iOS apps, and Chrome extension

Cloud Translation Basic/Advanced API

$20/million characters

First 500,000 characters/month free

Free Trial

Pay-as-you-go API for developers; Advanced adds custom models, glossaries, and document translation

Cloud Translation LLM

$10/million characters input + $10/million characters output

Free Trial

Higher-nuance LLM-based translation mode

Google Translate Specifications

Google Translate is available on web app and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API and has a free plan.

Software Tagline :

Free multilingual translation for text, speech, images and documents, plus a pay-as-you-go Cloud API

Deployment :

cloud based

Subscription Plan :

monthly

Desktop Platforms :

web app

Mobile Platforms :

ios
android

Language Support :

english

Target Audience :

freelancers
startups
smes
agencies
enterprises

Available Support :

email
tickets

Integrations :

Chrome extension, Google Docs and Sheets (GOOGLETRANSLATE function), Google Cloud Platform, REST/gRPC API

Product Url :

https://translate.google.com

API Available :

Yes

Free Trial Available :

Run On Mobile Browser :

Yes

Free Plan Available :

Yes

Customization Available :

Yes

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Google Translate FAQs

Yes, the consumer web and mobile apps are free. The Cloud Translation API has usage-based pricing after a free monthly allowance of 500,000 characters.

As of 2026 it supports 249 languages and language varieties.

Yes, the mobile app supports offline translation for 59 languages via downloadable language packs.

Yes, Google Cloud Translation API (Basic, Advanced, and LLM modes) lets developers integrate translation with pay-as-you-go pricing.

Yes, the mobile apps support instant camera translation for 94 languages and photo translation for 90 languages.