The short answer
Tools compared29
- Lowest starting price
- $5 · ElevenLabs
- Free plans
- 12 of 29
- Prices published
- 22 of 29
- Sales-led only
- 5
AI translation tools at a glance
Median starting price$25.50/moHalf start between $14 and $106
Free plan41%41% offer a time-limited trial
Buy online83%Sign up and pay without a sales call
Sales only17%Demo or contact sales to buy
How they charge
Every AI translation tool, side by side
| Tool | Starts at | Usage price | Free plan | How you buy | Checks | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ElevenLabs |
$5/mo yearly | – | Yes | Both | 1/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 DeepL |
$7.49/mo yearly | – | Yes | Both | 7/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Taia |
$8.25/mo yearly | $0.07/word | Yes | Both | 7/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Happy Scribe |
$8.50/mo yearly | $2/minute | Yes | Both | 3/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Weglot |
€12.50/mo yearly | – | Yes | Both | 6/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Synthesia |
$14/mo yearly | – | Yes | Both | 3/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Maestra |
$15/mo yearly | $12/minute | – | Both | 4/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 AI Studios |
$24/mo yearly | – | Yes | Both | 2/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Phrase |
$27/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 5/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Rask AI |
$27.42/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 4/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 HeyGen |
$29/mo | – | Yes | Both | 5/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Smartcat |
$100/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 7/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Wordly |
$125/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 2/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Lokalise |
$149/mo | – | – | Both | 5/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Crowdin |
$450/mo yearly | – | Yes | Both | 5/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Amazon Translate |
– | $15/characters | Yes | Both | 2/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Google Cloud Translation |
– | $20/minute | Yes | Both | 5/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Intento |
– | – | – | Both | 5/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 KUDO |
– | – | – | Both | 4/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Language Weaver (RWS) |
– | – | – | Sales-led | 3/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Lilt |
– | – | – | Sales-led | 4/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Microsoft Azure AI Translator |
– | – | – | Self-serve | 4/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Pairaphrase |
– | – | – | Both | 8/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Rev |
– | – | – | Both | 1/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Smartling |
– | $0.01/minute | Yes | Both | 5/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| SYSTRAN Translate | – | – | – | Both | 4/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Transifex |
– | – | – | Sales-led | 5/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Unbabel |
– | – | – | Sales-led | 1/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 XTM Cloud |
– | – | – | Sales-led | 6/8 | Oct 29, 2026 |
The tools
ElevenLabsElevenLabs is an AI voice platform for text to speech, speech to text, dubbing, voice cloning, music and conversational voice agents.$5 /moDeepLDeepL is an AI translation platform for text, files, voice and API use, sold in free, Individual, Team, Business and Enterprise tiers.$7.49 /moTaiaTaia is a translation platform that combines AI document translation, an in-house editor with translation memory and glossaries, and on-demand professional linguists.$8.25 /moHappy ScribeHappyScribe is an AI notetaker and transcription service that records calls, transcribes audio and video in 150+ languages, and adds subtitles and translation, with optional human-made services.$8.50 /moWeglotWeglot is a website translation service that uses AI translation with human editing and publishes translated sites in multiple languages.€12.50 /moSynthesiaAI video platform that makes avatar videos from scripts or documents and translates or dubs them into 140+ languages.$14 /moMaestraAI platform that translates, transcribes, subtitles and dubs audio and video files, plus live speech translation for meetings and events.$15 /moAI StudiosAI Studios by DeepBrain AI is an AI video platform with avatars, text-to-speech, and video dubbing and translation.$24 /moPhrasePhrase is a localization platform combining translation management, software string localization, AI machine translation and add-on video localization.$27 /moRask AIRask AI dubs and translates video and audio into 135+ languages with voice cloning, lip-sync and a line-by-line editor, in the app or via API.$27.42 /moHeyGenHeyGen is an AI video platform that generates avatar videos from text and translates existing videos with voice cloning and lip-sync.$29 /moSmartcatSmartcat is an AI translation platform that translates documents, websites, video and other content into 280+ languages, with optional human experts from its marketplace.$100 /moWordlyLive AI translation, captions, transcripts and summaries for meetings and events, sold as prepaid hour packages.$125 /moLokaliseLokalise is a cloud localization platform that combines AI translation, glossaries, translation memory, workflows and integrations for software and marketing content.$149 /moCrowdinCrowdin is a cloud localization platform that manages translation of software, websites, games, marketing and documentation content using AI, machine translation, glossaries and translation memory.$450 /moAmazon TranslateAmazon Translate is AWS's pay-as-you-go neural machine translation service, called through an API.$15 /charactersGoogle Cloud TranslationGoogle Cloud Translation AI is a pay-as-you-go translation API with NMT, custom, and LLM-based models for text and documents.$20 /minuteIntentoIntento sells an enterprise platform that automates translation with AI agents and machine translation across localization, customer support and employee tools.QuoteKUDOLive speech translation for meetings and events, delivered by AI (70+ languages) or booked professional human interpreters (200 spoken and sign languages).QuoteLanguage Weaver (RWS)Language Weaver is RWS's enterprise AI translation product, offered as an LLM model, an NMT engine, a cloud API and portal, and an on-premises edition.QuoteLiltLILT is an enterprise AI platform that translates and localizes content using AI agents plus human expert verification.QuoteMicrosoft Azure AI TranslatorAzure Translator is a Microsoft cloud API that translates text and documents across more than 100 languages, billed by characters translated.QuotePairaphrasePairaphrase is cloud-based AI translation management software for translating files and documents with review, glossaries and translation memory.QuoteRevRev is a case-evidence platform for legal and investigative teams that transcribes recordings and analyzes case files with AI, plus human transcription, captions and subtitles.QuoteSmartlingSmartling is a translation management platform that combines AI translation, connectors and human linguists.$0.01 /minuteSYSYSTRAN TranslateSYSTRAN is a machine translation vendor offering cloud, private cloud and on-premise translation products plus an API.QuoteTransifexTransifex is a localization platform with an AI translation engine (XTM IQ), translation memory, glossaries, human review workflows and developer integrations, priced on AI-translated word volume.QuoteUnbabelUnbabel is a Language Operations platform that combines AI translation with optional human review, mainly for customer service and multilingual content.QuoteXTM CloudAI-powered localization platform covering translation management, software localization, LSP business management and video localization.QuoteHow this list is made
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