A free, open-source machine translator and API, powered by the Argos Translate engine.

For people who want quick translations without sending text to Google or Microsoft, and for developers and organisations who want to run their own.

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Why it’s listed

AGPL-3.0 code, 'offline capable' and free to download and self-host1,2. Version 1.9.6 shipped on 26 May 2026 and the repo was active on 12 October 20262.

The trade-off

The operator of the hosted API isn't named on its pricing page, so for sensitive text it's safer to run your own copy.

Price

Free web use and self-hosting; hosted API keys from $14 a month3.

Sources

  1. libretranslate.com
  2. github.com/LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate
  3. portal.libretranslate.com

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