Tencent Machine Translation vs Trados
Tencent Machine Translation
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Trados
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| Figure | Tencent Machine Translation | Trados |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 33 | 11 |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 7.3 (#127) | 9.3 (#2) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 7.2 (#134) | 8.6 (#25) |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Document translation | No | Yes |
| Free plan | No | No |
Plans
Tencent Machine Translation
- End-to-end image translation Lite — 10,000 callsPrice not published
- End-to-end image translation Lite — 10,000 callsPriced on request
- End-to-end image translation Lite — 100,000 callsPriced on request
- End-to-end image translation Lite — 100,000 callsPrice not published
- End-to-end image translation Lite — 500,000 callsPriced on request
- End-to-end image translation Lite — 500,000 callsPrice not published
- End-to-end image translation Lite — 1,000,000 callsPriced on request
- End-to-end image translation Lite — 1,000,000 callsPrice not published
- End-to-end image translation Lite — 5,000,000 callsPriced on request
- End-to-end image translation Lite — 5,000,000 callsPrice not published
Trados
- Trados Go Monthly£24 a month
- Trados Go Annual£288 a year
- Trados Freelance Monthly£34 a month
- Trados Freelance Annual£408 a year
- Trados Freelance subscription$408 a year
- Trados Team$1,688 a month
- Trados BusinessPriced on request
- Trados EnterprisePriced on request
- Trados FreelancePrice not published
- Trados GoPrice not published
In their own words
Tencent Machine Translation
Tencent Machine Translation (TMT) is an AI translation product built on Tencent’s neural-network engine and large-scale corpora. Its end-to-end image translation recognizes text in images and returns translated images in the original layout. PNG, JPG, and JPEG inputs are supported, with any two-way language pairing among 18 languages. Tencent lists web translation, international office work, video subtitles, and smart hardware as use cases. Developers can call APIs through API 3.0 Explorer or Tencent Cloud SDKs, with listed SDK languages including Python, Java, PHP, Go, Node.js, .NET, and C++. The service is paid, has a free plan, and has no free trial. Ten free image-translation calls are listed for three months, but users must claim the package manually in the console. Tencent says text and batch text translation are being retired for new users, while several other interfaces are unavailable to new users. From October 1, 2026, it says QPS limits will gradually decrease and new free packages will stop for several interfaces.
Trados
Trados is a translation platform for localization professionals, translators, language service providers and organizations managing multilingual content. It combines document translation, translation memory and glossary tools; Studio keeps approved terminology and recommends consistent wording across languages and scripts. Studio handles more than 50 file types. For browser work, Trados Go runs on any device without an installation, and users can select files from OneDrive, Dropbox, Box and Google Drive. The desktop editor is officially supported on Windows, not macOS. Studio licenses include up to 6 million characters of Language Weaver machine translation each year. AI Bridge connects to OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini and DeepSeek. Trados offers online resources and community support; direct technical support requires an active Support and Maintenance Agreement. There is no free plan, and a 14-day trial is listed. Trados Go costs £24 a month or £288 a year; Freelance costs £34 a month or £408 a year. Both price sets exclude VAT.