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AI Tool Profile

Lara Translate

Lara Translate translates text, documents, images and audio in 200+ languages and says it keeps document layout across 60+ file formats. Free plan: 60,000 characters a month; Pro is $11.99 a month billed monthly.

Pricing model
Freemium
Price start
From $11.99/mo

Description of Lara Translate

Lara Translate is an AI translator built by Translated, a company that says it has worked on adaptive translation since 1999. It translates text, documents, images and audio in more than 200 languages, and has a live interpreter for speech in over 180 spoken languages. It is available on the web, in iOS and Android apps, as an API, command-line tool and MCP server, and as a Chrome extension.

For documents, the site says Lara handles more than 60 file formats, including PDF, DOCX, PPTX and XLSX, and returns them with the original layout preserved. It also translates text inside images, supports bulk translation of many files in one batch, and can adapt to your terminology and corrections. The vendor says content is never stored, logged or used for training.

Pricing is by characters. The Free plan gives 60,000 characters a month without a credit card. Pro is $11.99 a month billed monthly, or $9.99 a month billed annually, with 500,000 characters, about 330 pages, mobile apps, scanned PDF support and extra usage at $0.30 per 10,000 characters. Team is $34.99 a month billed monthly, or $29.99 billed annually, with 1.5 million shared characters and unlimited users. Enterprise is quoted and adds data sovereignty and residency options. Document translation is billed per character with a minimum of 20,000 characters.

API access is available on all plans, with a free allowance of 10,000 characters a month on the Free plan.

Features of Lara Translate

  1. Translates documents in more than 60 formats including PDF, DOCX, PPTX and XLSX while preserving layout.
  2. Also translates text in images and audio files, with a live interpreter for speech and bulk file translation.
  3. Available on web, iOS and Android, as an API, CLI and MCP server and as a Chrome extension.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lara Translate have a free plan?

Yes. Free gives 60,000 characters a month with no credit card required, and includes a free API allowance of 10,000 characters a month.

How much does Lara Translate cost?

Pro is $11.99 per month billed monthly or $9.99 billed annually, with 500,000 characters. Team is $34.99 monthly or $29.99 annually with 1.5 million shared characters.

How are documents charged?

Document translation is priced per character with a minimum of 20,000 characters. Pro includes about 330 pages, then extra pages cost less than $0.05 each.

Website: https://laratranslate.com/

Company: Translated

Key facts

AI translator for text, documents, images and audio that keeps layout across 60-plus formats. Free 60,000 characters a month; Pro $11.99 billed monthly ($9.99 annual) with 500,000 characters.

Pricing model Freemium
Free tier Yes · Free: 60,000 characters a month, no credit card; free API up to 10,000 characters a month
Starting price $11.99 / month
Data residency Not verified
Compliance (as stated by vendor) Not verified
Integrations Not verified
Public API Yes
Self-hostable Not verified
Official site Not verified
Can a general AI assistant replace it? A general chatbot can translate pasted text but may not return a laid-out file. Lara returns documents in their format. Check high-stakes text with a human.
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 · starting price usd updated (editor)
  6. 2026-10-10 · free tier updated (editor)
  7. 2026-10-10 · pricing model updated (editor)

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