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Google Cloud Translation

Google Cloud Translation is a developer API that translates text and DOCX, PPT and PDF documents in 189 languages. Document translation costs $0.08 per page sent; text has 500,000 free characters a month.

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Description of Google Cloud Translation

Google Cloud Translation is a pay-as-you-go API from Google Cloud for translating websites, apps, documents and media. The vendor says it covers 189 languages and offers pre-trained and custom models, plus an Adaptive Translation feature that uses Gemini and a small set of your own examples to match style and tone.

There are two editions. Basic is for short, casual or user-generated content, and Advanced adds domain-specific translation, formatted document translation and batch translation. Advanced can translate DOCX, PPT and PDF files while keeping their formatting, and a separate method handles XLSX files. The API is aimed at developers who build translation into an app or a workflow, and it is not a ready-made tool for uploading a file in a browser.

Pricing is by usage. The first 500,000 characters per month of text translation are free, applied as a monthly credit of up to $10 that does not roll over and does not apply to formatted document translation. Text translation with the standard model is $20 per million characters after that, with lower tiers at higher volumes. Document translation in DOCX, PPT and PDF is $0.08 per page sent to the API, falling to $0.072 and $0.064 at higher volumes. For batch jobs, the pages or characters are multiplied by the number of target languages. A translation large language model is priced at $10 per million input characters and $10 per million output characters.

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Features of Google Cloud Translation

  1. Translates DOCX, PPT and PDF documents while keeping formatting, with batch translation in the Advanced edition.
  2. Offers pre-trained models, custom models and an Adaptive Translation option that uses your own examples.
  3. Usage-based pricing: $0.08 per page for documents and $20 per million characters for text after the free credit.

Frequently asked questions

Does Google Cloud Translation have a free tier?

The first 500,000 characters per month of text translation are free, applied as a monthly credit. The credit does not apply to formatted document translation.

How much does document translation cost?

$0.08 per page sent to the API per month, falling to $0.072 and $0.064 at higher volumes. Batch jobs are multiplied by the number of target languages.

Is this a tool for non-developers?

It is an API run through the Google Cloud console and code. People who just want to upload a file may prefer the Google Translate documents tab.

Website: https://cloud.google.com/translate

Company: Google Cloud

Key facts

Developer API that translates DOCX, PPT and PDF files at $0.08 per page and text at $20 per million characters. Free text credit of 500,000 characters does not cover formatted documents. For developers.

Pricing model Usage-based
Free tier Yes · First 500,000 text characters a month free; credit does not apply to formatted documents
Starting price Not verified
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Integrations Not verified
Public API Yes
Self-hostable Not verified
Official site Not verified
Can a general AI assistant replace it? A chatbot can translate short text but not run batch jobs on files through an API. Use Cloud Translation for programmatic document pipelines.
Last verified 2026-10-10 by editor

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Update history

  1. 2026-10-10 · ai alternative note updated (editor)
  2. 2026-10-10 · editor verdict updated (editor)
  3. 2026-10-10 · api available updated (editor)
  4. 2026-10-10 · pricing page url updated (editor)
  5. 2026-10-10 · free tier updated (editor)
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