Google Translate · Global AI Product Index

Name: Google Translate
Availability: InStock
Author: Google

Overview

Google Translate is a machine-translation product from Google, a US company founded in 1998: a free consumer service that translates text, documents, websites, speech, images and live conversations across more than 240 languages. It is used on the web at translate.google.com and in mobile apps, which offer downloadable language packs for offline use. No material change was found in this review. Programmatic use is a separate, paid route, the Cloud Translation API, billed per character with volume tiers. The clearest limitation is what the record does not establish: its licence, its regional availability and its own interface languages are unstated.

Key features

Text, document, and website translation
Camera translation of signs and images
Real-time conversation and speech translation
Offline language packs on mobile

Use cases

Translating everyday text and web pages
Communicating across languages while traveling
Reading menus and signs via the camera

Pricing

Google Translate is free for consumers; programmatic use goes through the paid Google Cloud Translation API, billed per character.

See current plans on cloud.google.com ↗

Record details

Provenance, dates and links are kept here so the main sections stay about the product itself.

Links, dates and provenance

Record updated: 2026-10-10
Pricing: cloud.google.com ↗
Documentation: cloud.google.com ↗
Founded: 1998
Headquarters: US
Canonical URL: https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/google-translate/

Selection profile

Every field says where its value comes from. "Unknown" means we have not confirmed it — it does not mean the product lacks the feature.

Selection profile11 fields3 unknown

Tasks it fits: Translation
Derived from the record: category "translation-language".
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How you use it: Web app
Hosted product with no desktop/CLI tag in the record; assumed web-delivered.
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Runs on: Web
Derived from platform words in the record description/features/tags.
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Where it runs: Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
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Works offline: Not recorded
The record contains no offline-operation claim.
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Official service region: Global
Mirrors the availability field already on the record ("global").
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Public API: Yes
Cloud Translation API and client libraries are documented.
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Licence: proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
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Commercial use: Not recorded
Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
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Interface languages: Not recorded
No vendor page read in this pass states the product's own interface languages; the key exists so the field can be answered later rather than left absent.
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Billing: Free Usage-based USD 20/usage Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
Prices are the vendor’s advertised entry price and exclude taxes; always confirm on the vendor’s own page.
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Where each value comes from

Tasks it fits: Our inference
How you use it: Our inference
Runs on: Our inference
Where it runs: Our inference
Works offline: Our inference
Official service region: Our inference
Public API: Verified 2026-10-10 cloud.google.com ↗
Licence: Our inference
Commercial use: Our inference
Interface languages: Unknown

Key facts and their evidence

Each fact lists the conditions it holds under, the page it was read from and the day it was checked.

Pricing: A $10 credit is applied every month, covering the first 500,000 characters Verified 2026-10-10 cloud.google.com ↗

Applies to: Cloud Translation API, applied as a monthly credit
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Pricing: 20 USD/1M characters Verified 2026-10-10 cloud.google.com ↗

Applies to: Cloud Translation API, 500,000 characters to 1 billion per month; volume tiers fall to $16
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API: yes Verified 2026-10-10 cloud.google.com ↗

A Cloud Translation API with client libraries is documented.
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Frequently asked questions

Is Google Translate free?

Yes, the consumer product is free across web and mobile; only the developer Cloud Translation API is paid.

How many languages does Google Translate support?

Google Translate supports more than 240 languages for text translation, with fewer supported in speech and camera modes.

Does Google Translate work offline?

Yes, the mobile apps offer downloadable language packs for offline translation.

Who should not choose Google Translate?

Teams that need a self-hosted or server-side offline translation engine, or free unlimited programmatic access, should look elsewhere: the consumer product is free, but programmatic use goes through the paid Cloud Translation API, billed per character.

Similar products

DeepL — AI translation service that translates text and documents between dozens of languages using neural networks.
Papago — Neural machine translation service from Naver, with a focus on languages including Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.
Microsoft Translator — Microsoft's machine translation service for text, speech, images, and documents, with a consumer app and Azure API.
Amazon Translate — Neural machine translation API from AWS for batch and real-time text translation in applications.
Crowdin — AI-powered localization platform and translation management system for software, apps, websites, and game content.
Lokalise — AI localization platform for translating and shipping software and marketing content across locales.

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Sources

This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.

Machine-readable record: /api/products/google-translate.json · Spot an error? Suggest a correction

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