Microsoft Translator

Microsoft's free translation apps plus Azure AI Translator API for text, speech and document translation

Deployment Cloud Based, On Premises, Hybrid
Starting price Free
Free trial Available
Best for Freelancers, Startups, SMEs

What is Microsoft Translator?

Microsoft Translator is a free translation app for Windows, iOS, Android, and the web, offering text, speech, and multi-device conversation translation across 100+ languages. It includes camera and photo translation, offline language packs, and a phrasebook, and integrates directly into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Behind the consumer app sits Azure AI Translator, a cloud API billed pay-as-you-go with a free tier of 2 million characters per month. Paid usage covers standard, document, and custom translation, and Microsoft also offers on-premises and disconnected container deployments for regulated industries that cannot use the public cloud.

Key Features of Microsoft Translator

Microsoft Translator lists 8 documented features, including Text translation across 100+ languages, Real-time speech translation and multi-device conversation mode and Camera and photo translation. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

Text translation across 100+ languages
Real-time speech translation and multi-device conversation mode
Camera and photo translation
Offline language packs
Custom Translator for domain-specific neural translation models
Integration with Microsoft Office and Teams
Azure AI Translator REST API for developers
On-premises/disconnected container deployment option

Microsoft Translator Pricing

Microsoft Translator lists 6 plans without published figures. Pricing is quoted on request.

Free consumer apps

Free

Free Trial

Free translation apps for Windows, iOS, Android, and web

F0 (API Free tier)

Free

2 million characters/month

Free Trial

Free tier for standard and custom translation training combined

S1 Standard Translation (pay-as-you-go)

$10/million characters

Free Trial

Text translation via Azure AI Translator API; document translation is $15/million characters

S1 Custom Translation (pay-as-you-go)

$40/million characters

Free Trial

Custom-trained models; training costs $10/million characters of training data (max $300/job) plus $10/month per hosted model

Commitment Tier (Azure S1)

$2,055/month

250 million characters included

Free Trial

Volume commitment for standard translation, overage at $8.22/million characters

On-Premises Edition

Custom

Free Trial

Enterprise on-premises/disconnected deployment, custom quoted

Microsoft Translator Specifications

Microsoft Translator is available on web app and Windows and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API, has a free trial and has a free plan.

Software Tagline :

Microsoft's free translation apps plus Azure AI Translator API for text, speech and document translation

Deployment :

cloud based
on premises
hybrid

Subscription Plan :

monthly

Desktop Platforms :

web app
windows

Mobile Platforms :

ios
android

Language Support :

english

Target Audience :

freelancers
startups
smes
agencies
enterprises

Available Support :

email
tickets
phone
training

Integrations :

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Microsoft Teams, Azure Cognitive Services, REST API

Product Url :

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/translator/

API Available :

Yes

Free Trial Available :

Yes

Run On Mobile Browser :

Yes

Free Plan Available :

Yes

Customization Available :

Yes

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Microsoft Translator FAQs

The consumer apps are free, and the API includes a free tier of 2 million characters per month; usage beyond that is billed pay-as-you-go.

Yes, the mobile apps let you download language packs for offline text translation.

Yes, Custom Translator lets you build a neural translation model trained on your own bilingual data, priced at $10/million characters of training data (max $300/job) plus $10/month hosting.

Yes, Microsoft offers a disconnected/on-premises container option for regulated or offline environments, priced separately from the cloud API.

Standard text translation at $10/million characters, document translation at $15/million characters, and custom translation at $40/million characters.