Amazon Translate API pricing
Pay-as-you-go MT tightly integrated with the AWS ecosystem and IAM; SDK coverage in every AWS-supported language but a time-limited free tier.
Free tier or trialBilled per million chars·Verified Jun 27, 2026
Free tier
2M chars/mo for 12 months
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Text Translation | $15.00 / 1M characters | Real-time and asynchronous batch text translation; billed per character including whitespace, pay-as-you-go. |
| Batch Document Translation | $15.00 / 1M characters | Asynchronous translation of documents stored in Amazon S3. |
| Real-Time Document Translation (Text & HTML) | $15.00 / 1M characters | Synchronous document translation preserving formatting; no free tier. |
| Real-Time Document Translation (Docx) | $30.00 / 1M characters | Synchronous Word .docx translation; no free tier. |
| Active Custom Translation (ACT) | $60.00 / 1M characters | Domain-customized output using parallel data; includes 200 GB free parallel-data storage ($0.023/GB/mo overage). |
| Free Tier | $0 | 2M characters/month free for first 12 months (standard & batch); ACT 500K characters/month free for 2 months. |
What to watch for on the bill
- No casual free tier beyond the 12-month allowance; requires AWS account and credit card, frustrating occasional users
- Docx real-time translation costs double ($30/1M) and ACT is 4x standard ($60/1M)
The pricing page, as we saw it
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/translate/pricing/. Prices change. Confirm on the vendor page before you commit.
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