Need to break down language barriers? Microsoft Translator is a powerful, cloud-based service bringing real-time translation of both text *and* speech to over 100 languages. Whether you’re a developer looking to integrate translation into your apps with their Text Translation API or simply need to understand a foreign menu while traveling – thanks to their handy mobile apps – Microsoft Translator has you covered. Driven by cutting-edge artificial intelligence, including deep learning and neural machine translation, it delivers surprisingly accurate and natural-sounding results for personal use, business, and education alike. Plus, with features like the Custom Translator, you can even tailor translations to your specific industry needs.

Pricing

Pricing Model

FreeFreemiumSubscriptionPay-As-You-Go (PAYG)Custom Pricing

Pricing Plans

Free Tier (F0)

Provides up to 2 million characters per month, applicable to any combination of standard translation and custom translation training. Included Services: Text Translation, Language Detection, Bilingual Dictionary, Transliteration, Custom Translation. Cost: Free of charge.

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Pay-As-You-Go (S1)

Charges are based on usage, with costs incurred per million characters translated. Included Services: Text Translation, Language Detection, Bilingual Dictionary, Transliteration, Document Translation, Custom Translation. Cost: Specific pricing details are not provided in the available information.

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Commitment Tiers

Designed for high-volume users, offering discounted rates based on committed usage levels. Tiers: 250 million characters per month, 1 billion characters per month, 4 billion characters per month. Cost: Specific pricing details are not provided in the available information.

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monthly

On-Premises Solution

A 12-month subscription that includes design, deployment, and periodic updates to the runtime engine. Cost: $310,000 USD for the subscription service. Volume pricing is available. Additional Requirements: Hardware Specifications: Total Real Cores: 32, Total RAM: 384 GB, Storage: C: Drive – 2x 1.8TB Mirrored (should equal total RAM plus 100GB for crash dumps), D: Drive – 3x 1.8TB RAID 5 (to accommodate language model growth and facilitate roll-forward and roll-back procedures). Operating System: Windows Server (current version).

310,000

12-month

Nonprofit Organizations

Officially recognized charitable organizations may access free Translator use through a sponsored Azure subscription. Included Services: Bing (for text translation), Translator app, Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, Outlook, OneNote, Visio), Microsoft Teams, Yammer, Translator API in SharePoint, Translator service on Azure with the free 2 million characters per month subscription. Additional Benefits: Nonprofits can access Microsoft's nonprofit program for further benefits and may receive a $200 credit for the first 30 days on Azure.

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