Google Cloud Translation API
Translate text between 100+ languages with Google's neural machine translation technology through the Cloud Translation API.
Verified
2026-02-03
At a glance
Essential information
About
Google Cloud Translation API provides access to Google's neural machine translation technology powering Google Translate. Support for 100+ languages, automatic language detection, and high-quality translations make it ideal for building multilingual applications.
What you can build
- Multilingual website and app localization
- Real-time chat translation
- Document translation services
- E-commerce product description translation
- Content management system integrations
- Customer support in multiple languages
- Language learning applications
- International news aggregators
Pricing
View Pricing| Free tier | Yes |
| Starting from | $20 per million characters |
| Notes | Free $300 Google Cloud credit for new accounts. Basic edition $20/M chars, Advanced edition (custom models) $80/M chars. |
Last updated: 2026-02-03. Please refer to the official pricing page as pricing may have changed.
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Authentication & Limits
View Docs- Auth type
- api_key
- Rate limits
- Default quota of 500,000 characters per 100 seconds; can request increase.
Steps to get API key
- 1Create Google Cloud account
- 2Create new project in Cloud Console
- 3Enable Cloud Translation API
- 4Create API key or service account
- 5Set up billing (free tier available)
- 6Use API key in requests or authenticate with service account
FAQ
$20 per million characters for basic translation. Free $300 credit for new Google Cloud users covers ~15M characters.
