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LibreTranslate

Free, open-source machine-translation API you can self-host offline, built on Argos Translate; a paid hosted API is also offered.

  • LibreTranslate (open-source project)
  • Local or cloud
  • Free, open source

Official site · Source code

Where it ranks

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    Translation
    APIs & offline engines · Local · no rated model available here yet

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Facts

Vendor
LibreTranslate (open-source project)
Approach
APIs & offline engines
Where it runs
Runs fully on your hardware with local models; cloud models optional
Interface
Self-hosted web UI, API
Skill level
Advanced: command line, node graphs or self-hosting
Price
Free, open source
Pricing notes
Self-hosting free (AGPL-3.0). Hosted API: Pro $29/month (about 20 translations/min sustained), Business $58/month; no free hosted key. Uses Argos Translate models, which are not tracked as model records.
Source code
Open source (AGPL-3.0)
GitHub stars
17.1k (18 Oct 2026)
Last verified
18 Oct 2026

Price from portal.libretranslate.com, 18 Oct 2026.

Models it gives you

No models recorded yet.

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