Marian NMT vs Papago
Marian NMT
marian-nmt.github.io
Papago
papago.naver.comSide by side
| Figure | Marian NMT | Papago |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $9.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.1 (#65) | 8.8 (#12) |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 7.8 (#88) | 9.1 (#9) |
| API access | Yes | No |
| Document translation | No | Yes |
| Glossary tools | No | Yes |
| Platforms | The project documents builds for Linux and Windows; the Windows build supports both CPU and GPU. | Papago Plus lists Windows 10 or later, Mac Intel/ARM 10.15 or later, iOS 17 and Android 9 or later, and a Chrome browser extension. |
| Support | The project directs users to its Google discussion group and GitHub issue trackers for questions and issues. | Papago’s Help Center lists help topics for supported languages, voice, image, text, document, conversation, and web translation, plus an inquiry option. |
| Website translation | No | Yes |
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
Marian NMT
Marian NMT has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
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.