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Google Cloud Translation pricing (2026)
Google Cloud Translation starts at $0/mo (Translation API Basic (v2) Free Tier), across 3 plans. Best for developers needing API-first translation. Every figure links to Google Cloud Translation's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $0/mo (Translation API Basic (v2) Free Tier)
- Free tier: Yes
- Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: developers needing API-first translation; enterprises on Google Cloud; high-volume automated pipelines; teams needing custom domain models
Google Cloud Translation plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Translation API Basic (v2) Free Tier | $0 | — | flat | First 500,000 characters/month free (as a $10/month credit applied collectively to Basic and Advanced). Credit does not roll over. Overage: $20/million characters (up to 1B chars/month). Usage-metered; no flat subscription. Charges per character (code point) including whitespace. | cloud.google.com |
| Translation API Advanced (v3) NMT | $0 | — | flat | First 500,000 characters/month free (shared $10/month credit with Basic). Overage: $20/million characters. Document translation: $0.08/page. Usage-metered pay-as-you-go; no flat subscription. LLM Text Translation: $10/million input characters + $10/million output characters. | cloud.google.com |
| Custom Model Training | Quote-only | — | custom | Custom model text translation: $80/million chars (500K–250M), $60/million (250M–2.5B), $40/million (2.5B–4B), $30/million (4B+). First 500K chars/month free via $40/month credit. Training: $45/hour (max $300/job). Document translation: $0.25/page. No flat monthly fee. | cloud.google.com |
Last verified 2026-06-15. Official GCP pricing page cloud.google.com/translate/pricing fetched directly; page rendered cleanly with full pricing tables.
Capabilities
Integrations: Google Cloud Storage, App Engine, Cloud Functions, BigQuery, Vertex AI, AutoML.
Key features: 125+ supported languages with NMT and LLM-based translation models; Adaptive Translation using LLMs for context-aware output; Custom model training via AutoML (domain-specific glossary + parallel corpus); Batch document translation (DOCX, PPT, PDF, XLSX).
Plan limits: Basic & Advanced NMT: first 500,000 characters/month free ($10 credit equivalent); Custom AutoML: first 500,000 characters/month free ($40 credit equivalent); $300 free trial credit for new Google Cloud accounts (not rolling).
Frequently asked questions
How much does Google Cloud Translation cost?
Google Cloud Translation starts at $0/mo (Translation API Basic (v2) Free Tier); it has 3 published plans. Verified 2026-06-15.
Does Google Cloud Translation support HIPAA?
Google Cloud Translation HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: Yes.
Does Google Cloud Translation have a free plan?
Google Cloud Translation free tier: Yes.