Papago

Overview

Papago is Naver's free neural machine translation service, strongest in Asian language pairs such as Korean, Japanese, and Chinese. It translates text, images, documents, websites, and conversations, with offline modes and honorific handling for Korean. Papago is free for consumers, with enterprise API access sold through Naver Cloud.

Key features

• Neural translation tuned for Asian languages
• Image, document, and website translation
• Real-time conversation mode
• Korean honorific-aware translations

Use cases

• Korean-English-Japanese-Chinese translation
• Translating signs and menus while traveling in Asia
• Reading Korean web content

Pricing

Papago apps and web are free; developers pay for the Papago Translation API through Naver Cloud Platform.

Frequently asked questions

What is Papago?

Papago is Naver's machine translation service, particularly strong for Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.

Is Papago free?

Yes for consumers; API access for businesses is billed via Naver Cloud.

How is Papago different from Google Translate?

Papago specializes in Asian language pairs and Korean nuances such as honorifics, where it is widely considered strong.

Similar products

• DeepL — AI translation service that translates text and documents between dozens of languages using neural networks.
• Google Translate — Machine translation service from Google that translates text, documents, speech, and images across many languages.
• Reverso — Translation and language-learning service that provides contextual translations, usage examples, and writing assistance.
• Unbabel — Language operations platform that combines machine translation with human editing for business customer communications.

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Sources

• Official website ↗
• Naver Corporation ↗

This record was last reviewed on 2026-07-30.

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