Amazon Translate Cost Calculator
Enter monthly characters (or pages × chars per page), target languages and the translation type — standard, batch document, real-time Text/HTML, real-time DOCX or Active Custom Translation — and toggle the free tier. The calculator returns monthly cost and $ per 1k words, matching AWS's published examples. Estimates only; aws.amazon.com/translate/pricing prevails.
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Formula: billed chars = source chars × target languages, minus the free tier if ticked, × rate. Standard text $15 per 1M (2M chars/month free for 12 months from your first request); batch document $15 per 1M (same free tier); real-time document Text & HTML $15 per 1M and DOCX $30 per 1M (no free tier); Active Custom Translation $60 per 1M (500k chars/month free for 2 months). Official examples: 1,000 × 1,000 chars = 1M → $15 standard / $60 ACT; website 100 pages × 20k chars = 2M → $30 standard / $120 ACT.
Estimates only. Official list prices as of 2026-11-02 (Asia/Shanghai); the provider's pricing page prevails. Sources: Amazon Translate pricing
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How it works
- How is Amazon Translate priced?
- Per character translated, multiplied by target languages: standard real-time and batch text $15 per 1M characters, real-time document Text/HTML $15 per 1M, real-time DOCX $30 per 1M and Active Custom Translation $60 per 1M.
- What is the Amazon Translate free tier?
- Standard text and batch document translation include 2M characters per month free for 12 months from your first request. Active Custom Translation includes 500k characters per month for 2 months. Real-time document translation has no free tier.
- Do the results match AWS's examples?
- Yes: 1,000 documents × 1,000 chars = 1M chars → $15 standard or $60 ACT; a website of 100 pages × 20k chars = 2M → $30 standard or $120 ACT (free tier off).
- When is Active Custom Translation worth it?
- ACT adapts output to your parallel data without training a model, but costs 4× standard. Use it for brand or domain terminology where post-editing savings exceed the extra $45 per 1M characters.
- Are characters counted per target language?
- Yes. Translating 1M characters into 3 languages bills 3M characters. Spaces and punctuation count as characters.