Simple Pay-As-You-Go Translation Pricing
One flat rate: $0.05 per 1,000 characters. Buy a pack when you need it — no subscriptions, no monthly fees, no commitments. Same rate for transcription and translation. Same rate for every language pair.
How Billing Works
Every character that flows through the app costs one credit. When you speak, the words you say are transcribed into characters — that’s your input. When the app translates them into another language, the translated words are characters too — that’s your output.
About $4.50 per hour of spoken conversation. Text translation is billed at $0.05 per 1,000 characters, counting both input and translated output. This estimate assumes 750 input plus 750 translated characters per minute of continuous speech. Usage varies with language, speech pace, and pauses; this is not a charge per elapsed hour.
Transcription only: about $2.25/hour ($0.0375/minute). Translated spoken audio: about $6.75/hour ($0.1125/minute), including 750 generated speech characters per minute. Text translation: about $0.075/minute.
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Translation: ~13 minutes; Transcription: ~27 minutes.
Translation: ~40 minutes; Transcription: ~80 minutes.
Translation: ~133 minutes; Transcription: ~267 minutes.
Translation: ~333 minutes; Transcription: ~667 minutes.
How Much Does Live Translation Cost?
About $4.50 per hour of spoken conversation.
Characters are only consumed when speech is actually transcribed. Long pauses, background silence, and time spent reading the transcript don’t cost anything. Your characters never expire — buy once, use anytime.
Pay-As-You-Go — No Subscriptions
No tiers, no hidden fees, no premium languages. Buy characters when you need them, use them whenever you want. The same characters work across the marquee, history, and audio-translate views.
| Mode | How It’s Billed | Effective Cost |
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| Translation (different languages) | Per character of input + output | ~$0.10 / 1,000 spoken chars |
| Transcription (same language) | Per character of input only | ~$0.05 / 1,000 spoken chars |
| Audio mode (with text-to-speech) | Per character of input + output + TTS | ~$0.15 / 1,000 spoken chars |
What’s Included
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Real-time two-way translationBoth sides of the conversation translated simultaneously
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Scrolling translation displayMarquee-style scrolling text on any screen
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Audio translate modeSpeak, see transcription, tap to translate and hear it spoken aloud
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Half-price transcriptionSet both sides to the same language and only the input is billed
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All languages supportedSame price for any language pair — no premium languages
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Conversation historyReview past translations with search and date filters
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Standalone marquee windowShare a display link for TVs, projectors, or second screens
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No subscription requiredCharacters never expire — buy once, use anytime
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a free trial?
Yes — new users can request a free trial by writing a short note about why they want to use the app. The first approved attempt grants 60,000 characters (the same as the $3 pack). Otherwise the minimum purchase is $1 for 20,000 characters.
Do characters expire?
No. Your character balance stays in your account until you use it. There’s no expiration date or use-it-or-lose-it pressure.
What payment methods do you accept?
We accept all major credit cards, debit cards, and digital wallets through Stripe’s secure payment platform.
Are purchases refundable?
No. All character purchases are final — characters are delivered instantly and used at your discretion. The minimum purchase is $1, so you can try the service with minimal commitment before buying more. See our Terms of Service for full details.
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