Argos Translate vs Papago
Argos Translate
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Papago
papago.naver.comSide by side
| Figure | Argos Translate | Papago |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $9.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.3 (#46) | 8.8 (#12) |
| Spec score · Language Translation Software | 8.2 (#11) | 8.8 (#5) |
| Spec score · AI Translation Tools | 8.2 (#9) | 8.6 (#5) |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 7.6 (#109) | 9.1 (#9) |
| API access | Yes | No |
| File translation | The maker links to a tool for translating .txt, .odt, .odp, .docx, .pptx, .epub, and .html files using Argos Translate. | Papago Plus says document translation supports PDF, HWPX, MS Office, and TXT files while retaining complex formatting, and translated documents can be edited. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Ithaca, New York, United States | NAVER 1784, 95 Jeongjail-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Support | The maker links to a community forum and lists machine translation support or consulting among its contract services. | Papago’s Help Center lists help topics for supported languages, voice, image, text, document, conversation, and web translation, plus an inquiry option. |
Plans
Papago
- Plus Basic$9.99 a month
- Plus Standard$29.99 a month
- Plus Advanced$55.99 a month
- PapagoFree
- Enterprise PassPriced on request
In their own words
Argos Translate
Argos Translate is a free, open-source Python translation library designed for offline use. It uses OpenNMT and can run as a Python library, command-line tool or GUI application. Language models are installed as .argosmodel archives, and the requested language pair must be installed before translation. Listed languages include Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Japanese and Spanish, among others. When a direct pair is unavailable, Argos can route translation through an installed intermediate language, though this may reduce translation quality. Users can train and package custom language models. The maker describes LibreTranslate as an API and web application built on Argos Translate. A linked tool translates .txt, .odt, .odp, .docx, .pptx, .epub and .html files. The project is dual licensed under MIT or Creative Commons CC0. Argos Translate provides API access, supports Linux self-hosting and is associated with a community forum and machine-translation support or consulting services.
Papago
Papago is an AI translator that NAVER describes as using its own AI technology to help people read, write, hear, and speak foreign languages. Its app offers text, image, voice, offline text, conversation, handwriting, website, and document translation, plus Edu and a dictionary. The app listing names 14 languages, including Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese in Simplified and Traditional forms, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, German, Italian, and Arabic. The standard web document translator supports PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, and HWPX files up to 20 MB. Papago Plus adds support for PDF, HWPX, MS Office, and TXT documents while retaining complex formatting, with translated files available for editing. Plus also offers batch image translation, real-time voice translation, custom and shared glossaries, and team accounts. The free Papago plan lists monthly limits for images, documents, voice translation, and glossary terms. Plus Basic costs $9.99 a month; the higher Plus plans cost 29.99 USD and $55.99 a month. A 30-day trial is listed.