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DeepL Translator

by DeepL Translator · Text, document, speech and API translation across 100+ languages

63.6 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

DeepL Translator translates text and document files — PDF, Word and PowerPoint — across more than 100 languages, using a specialised LLM trained on proprietary data by language experts. It runs in the browser, in desktop, mobile and browser extensions, in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace, and through an API. Glossaries and style rule lists control terminology.

Best for: Teams and developers needing text, document and API translation across 100+ languages
Pricing: API pricing runs from a free Developer tier (one-time 1 million characters) to Growth at €23.80 per month billed annually plus usage-based charges (€22.00 per extra million characters), with custom pricing for Enterprise API; prices for the Translator and Voice plans were not captured.
Runs on: CLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Translates text plus PDF, Word and PowerPoint document files
Free API tier with a one-time 1 million character credit
Glossaries and style rule lists for consistent terminology
Apps for Mac, Windows, mobile, browsers and Microsoft Office

Trade-offs

API plans exclude web translator access; that needs a separate plan
Developer tier is a one-time 1M character credit, not a recurring allowance
Growth caps usage at 50M characters/month; extra is €22 per million
No data training is only offered from the Growth tier upwards

Pricing

Published plans from DeepL Translator’s own pricing page, in EUR. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

DeepL Translator pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in EUR
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Developer	—	—	One-time credit of 1 million characters 1 API key, 1 glossary, 1 style rule list Write Pro; 30 days of audit logs No access to the web translator
Growth	—per month plus usage	€23.8	12 million characters per year; 50M/month usage limit 120 speech-to-text and 60 speech-to-speech hours per year Up to 10 API keys, 2,000 glossaries, no data training €22.00 per extra million characters
Enterprise API	Contact sales	—	Custom character and speech-to-text commitment No monthly usage limits Custom number of API keys 2 years of audit logs, 1-year reporting period

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 60 out of 100
API quality: 50 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 65 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Customer sentiment: 81 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 60 out of 100
Operational trust: 65 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 30 out of 100
Maintenance: 85 out of 100

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