Google Translate
by Google
Google Translate is a multilingual machine-translation service for translating text, documents, websites, images, handwriting, and speech. It is available on the web and through mobile apps and developer APIs.
Why Abandoned
Google Translate remains publicly available on the web and through current Android and iOS apps, while Google continues to announce language and translation-feature updates.
💵 Pricing & access
- Pricing model
- Not documented
- Starting at
- Not documented
- Official site
- Visit Google Translate →
🩺 Health Signals
- HTTP Status
- 200
- Response
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- SSL
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- Confidence
- 99%
- Domain expires
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- Last content change
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- Last tweet
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- API status
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📅 Timeline
Google Translate launched
Google introduced an Arabic-English translation service under the Google Translate name, initially using statistical machine translation.
Neural Machine Translation rollout announced
Google announced that Google Translate was moving several language pairs to Google Neural Machine Translation, which translated whole sentences rather than isolated phrase segments.
Twenty-four languages added
At Google I/O, Google announced 24 additional languages for Translate, using a zero-resource machine-translation approach.
Google added 110 languages
Google announced its largest language expansion for Translate, adding 110 languages with help from the PaLM 2 language model.
🔄 Alternatives to Google Translate
ChatGPT
🟢ActiveOpenAI's conversational AI assistant that sparked the generative AI revolution.
Bard / Gemini
🟢ActiveGoogle's AI assistant, originally Bard, rebranded to Gemini with multimodal capabilities.
Perplexity AI
🟢ActiveAI-powered answer engine that provides cited, real-time answers to complex questions.
🪦 Other dead Translation tools
Skype Translator
🔴Shutdown / DeadSkype Translator was Microsoft’s speech and text translation feature for Skype calls and chats. It provided live translated captions and machine-translated instant messages across supported languages.
Transifex
🟡Acquired / MergedTransifex is a cloud localization platform for managing software, website, and digital-content translation. It combines translation workflows, team collaboration, integrations, translation memory, and AI-assisted automation.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is Google Translate and how does it work?
Google Translate is Google's machine-translation service. It uses machine-learning models to translate supported text and, depending on the language and device, can also process speech, images, handwriting, documents, and websites.
Is Google Translate free to use?
The consumer Google Translate website and mobile apps are generally free to use. Google Cloud Translation is a separate developer service with usage-based pricing.
How many languages does Google Translate support?
Google announced support for 243 languages after adding 110 languages in June 2024. The exact feature set varies by language, and Google may expand the total over time.
Can Google Translate translate photos, speech, and documents?
Yes. Its available modes include camera or image translation, speech and conversation translation, document translation, website translation, handwriting, and typed text, although availability differs by language, platform, and file type.
Can Google Translate be used offline?
Yes, its mobile apps support offline translation for downloadable language packs. Offline language availability and capabilities can differ from online translation.