Amazon Translate vs Google Cloud Translation
Amazon Translate
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| Figure | Amazon Translate | Google Cloud Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | $0.08/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 13 |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 8.4 (#31) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.4 (#37) | 8.8 (#11) |
| Spec score · AI Translation Tools | 8.4 (#6) | 8.8 (#4) |
| Spec score · Language Translation Software | 8.4 (#9) | 8.8 (#4) |
| API access | Yes | Cloud Translation provides programmatic translation through its API. |
| Document translation | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Glossary tools | Yes | Yes |
| Supported languages | 75 | Translation is available across 189 languages. |
| Website translation | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Amazon Translate
- Standard Text Translation$15 a month
- Batch Document Translation$15 a month
- Real-Time Document Translation (Text & HTML)$15 a month
- Real-Time Document Translation (Docx)$30 a month
- Active Custom Translation$60 a month
Google Cloud Translation
- Neural Machine Translation free allowanceFree
- Neural Machine Translation text$20 a month
- Neural Machine Translation document$0.08 a month
- Custom Translation text$80 a month
- Custom Translation document$0.25 a month
- Translation LLM input$10 a month
- Translation LLM output$10 a month
- Adaptive Translation input$25 a month
- Adaptive Translation output$25 a month
- Advanced document translation$0.08 a month
In their own words
Amazon Translate
Amazon Translate is a paid API service for on-demand machine translation between 75 supported languages. It provides real-time and batch translation, website and document translation, glossary tools, and API access. Active Custom Translation uses parallel data examples to adapt output at runtime without requiring a customer-built custom model. Real-time requests are limited to 5,000 bytes per call. Batch jobs accept up to 5 GB per call, with individual documents up to 20 MB and 1,000,000 characters; supported formats include TXT, HTML, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, and XLIFF. AWS documents integrations with Comprehend, Transcribe, Polly, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift, Lambda, and Glue. Listed plans include Standard Text Translation and Batch Document Translation at $15 a month, Real-Time Document Translation (Text & HTML) at $15 a month, Real-Time Document Translation (Docx) at $30 a month, and Active Custom Translation at $60 a month. A free plan and free trial are listed.
Google Cloud Translation
Google Cloud Translation is an API-based translation service for websites, apps, documents, user comments, and media workflows. It supports 189 languages and includes website and document translation, translation memory, glossary tools, and API access. The API is available in Basic and Advanced editions, with Advanced adding customization features and glossary support for website and app workflows. Adaptive Translation uses LLMs and small datasets to shape translations to a content's style and tone. Document translation supports DOCX, PPT, and PDF; Translation Hub manages large document volumes and organizational workflows, while its Advanced option supports human review and editing. Integrations with Speech-to-Text, Transcoder, and Cloud Text-to-Speech support transcript, subtitle, and voice-over workflows. Charges depend on content processed, API methods, and translation model. The first 500,000 API characters per month are free across Basic and Advanced, excluding LLMs; monthly free credit is up to $10 and does not roll over. Document translation is listed at $0.08.