Papago vs Yandex Translate
Papago
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| Figure | Papago | Yandex Translate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9.99/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 9.1 (#9) | 8.7 (#21) |
| Spec score · Live Speech Translation Apps | 8.9 (#3) | 7.9 (#6) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.8 (#12) | 7.9 (#86) |
| Spec score · Language Translation Software | 8.8 (#5) | 7.9 (#20) |
| Spec score · AI Translation Tools | 8.6 (#5) | 7.9 (#16) |
| API access | No | Yes |
| Document translation | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Glossary tools | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | NAVER 1784, 95 Jeongjail-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | Moscow, Russia |
| Image translation | Papago Plus says users can translate up to 100 images at once and edit translated images directly. | The web version can detect the language in image text and lets users download the translated image; it cannot recognize blurry text, cursive, or handwriting. |
| Support | Papago’s Help Center lists help topics for supported languages, voice, image, text, document, conversation, and web translation, plus an inquiry option. | Yandex Translate Help pages provide a contact-support option for product questions and issues. |
| Website translation | Yes | 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
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.
Yandex Translate
Yandex Translate handles words, expressions, text in photos and images, websites and mobile apps. Its web version supports more than 90 languages and can translate documents and websites. For image text, it can identify the language and provide a translated image for download, though it cannot recognize blurry text, cursive or handwriting. Access is available through a browser, mobile browser, Android and iOS apps, with API access and a Telegram bot for chat translation. The mobile app can translate typed text offline. English and Russian dictionaries are available by default; other language dictionaries need to be downloaded. Voice input and dialog mode require an internet connection. Glossary tools are included, and AI functions can answer translation-related requests such as grammar explanations and style recommendations, though usage may be limited. Some functions may require a Yandex ID sign-in. The web version does not store translation history; locally stored history can be viewed on the device but cannot be downloaded. The service is free for personal, noncommercial use.