# Microsoft Translator

Microsoft's machine translation service for text, speech, images, and documents, with a consumer app and Azure API.

- Company: Microsoft
- Category: Translation & Language
- Business model: Freemium
- Availability: global
- Launched: 2007
- Tags: translation, language, speech
- Website: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/translator
- Canonical URL: https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/microsoft-translator/
- Record updated: 2026-09-10

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.

## FAQ

**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.

## Sources

- [Official website](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/translator)
- [Microsoft Translator (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Translator)

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