Microsoft Translator
by Microsoft · www.microsoft.com ↗
Microsoft's machine translation service for text, speech, images, and documents, with a consumer app and Azure API.
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- Category
- Translation & Language
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2007
- Record updated
- 2026-09-10
- Documentation
- azure.microsoft.com ↗
- Founded
- 1975
- Headquarters
- US
Overview
Microsoft Translator is Microsoft's machine translation service for text, speech, images, websites, and documents. Consumer apps cover conversations, menus, and offline packs; organizations use Azure AI Translator (Foundry Tools) for text and speech APIs. The consumer product is free; programmatic use is billed through Azure.
Key features
- Text, speech, image, and document translation
- Conversation and offline language packs on mobile
- Azure AI Translator API for applications
- Custom terminology through Azure Custom Translator
Use cases
- Translating conversations, signs, and documents on the go
- Adding translation to products via Azure APIs
- Classroom and workplace multilingual captions
Pricing
Consumer Translator apps are free; Azure AI Translator is billed per character (and related speech SKUs) on Azure.
Frequently asked questions
What is Microsoft Translator?
Microsoft Translator is Microsoft's machine translation service, available as consumer apps and as Azure AI Translator APIs.
Is Microsoft Translator free?
The consumer apps are free; developers and enterprises pay for Azure AI Translator usage.
How is it different from Bing Translator?
Bing Translator has been the web front end of the same Microsoft translation service; APIs are sold as Azure AI Translator.
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- Google Translate — Machine translation service from Google that translates text, documents, speech, and images across many languages.
- Lokalise — AI localization platform for translating and shipping software and marketing content across locales.
- Papago — Neural machine translation service from Naver, with a focus on languages including Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.
- Phrase — AI-powered localization platform and translation management system for software and enterprise content.
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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.
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