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Translation API Cost Calculator

Enter your monthly character volume and see exactly what it costs with the Langbly Translation API.

Langbly vs Google, AWS, Azure

Langbly$97.50 /mo
$5 per 1M after 500K
Google Cloud Translation (Basic)$390.00 /mo
$20 per 1M after 500KSave $292.50 · 75%
AWS Translate$270.00 /mo
$15 per 1M after 2M (free tier: first 12 months only)Save $172.50 · 64%
Azure AI Translator$200.00 /mo
$10 per 1M from char 1 (separate free tier capped at 2M/mo)Save $102.50 · 51%

Input characters only. Drag, pick a preset or type any volume up to 1,000,000,000,000; larger values are clamped.

DeepL uses subscription pricing, so it is not part of this per-character comparison. See our DeepL comparison

Your Langbly estimate

From August 1, 2026, each request counts as at least 50 billable characters. Fill this in if you translate many short strings; batching texts into fewer requests avoids the minimum.

Your Langbly monthly cost
$97.50 /month
Included characters
500,000
Billable characters
19,500,000
Effective rate per 1M
$4.88

How this is calculated

  • The first 500,000 input characters each month are included.
  • Additional usage costs $5 per 1,000,000 input characters, rounded to whole cents.
  • No base fee. Payment details are required to activate API access.
  • From August 1, 2026: each API request counts as at least 50 billable input characters (per request, over the sum of all texts in it).

Cost at common volumes

Langbly's usage rate is 75% lower than Google Cloud Translation Basic's published rate.

Monthly cost by provider at common volumes
VolumeLangblyGoogleAWSAzure
$2.50$10.00$0.00$10.00
$22.50$90.00$45.00$50.00
$97.50$390.00$270.00$200.00
$497.50$1,990.00$1,470.00$1,000.00

Monthly cost, input characters only, without Langbly's per-request minimum. Prices verified Google September 2, 2026 · AWS September 24, 2026 · Azure September 24, 2026

Frequently asked questions

How does the included monthly volume work?

The first 500,000 input characters each month are included. You only pay for usage above that: $5 per 1,000,000 additional input characters, with the total rounded to whole cents. There is no base fee.

What counts as input characters?

All characters in the source text you send to the API, including spaces, punctuation and markup. From August 1, 2026, each API request counts as a minimum of 50 billable characters; the minimum applies per request over the sum of all texts in it, so batching several texts into one request avoids it. Billing is based on input characters only, not on the translated output.

Do I need a subscription or card to use the API?

There is no subscription and no base fee. Payment details are required to activate API access; after that, usage above the included 500,000 monthly input characters is billed pay-as-you-go.

How is the Google Cloud Translation comparison computed?

Google Cloud Translation Basic lists $20 per million characters after its first 500,000 monthly characters (covered by a $10 monthly credit). Google is calculated from your actual input characters. Langbly's own 50-character minimum is applied only to Langbly. Because aggregate totals do not reveal individual request sizes, the calculator shows a Langbly cost range when that distribution matters and suppresses the savings percentage. Google pricing verified September 2, 2026; re-check before budgeting.

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