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ai translation tool
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What is this tool?

Regular document translation with glossaries, style rules and higher file limits than the Free version allows is where DeepL's paid plans fit, for an individual, translator or multilingual team. Translator plans do not include API access, which is sold as a separate plan, and refunds are limited to the free trial or the legal withdrawal window, so the 30-day trial on Individual or Team is the time to decide.

By QT Desk
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Text is typed or pasted, or a file dragged in, in the web app, the desktop or mobile apps, or a browser extension; DeepL for Chrome also works directly in Gmail, Google Docs and Google Slides. The mobile apps and the macOS and Windows apps are free downloads. DeepL's partner marketplace lists further apps and integrations.

The Pro plans are sold on annual or monthly billing, and the pricing page labels annual billing a 16% saving. The plan cards carry DeepL's Germany variant in euros, VAT included, with the annual-billed figures. Once the 30-day trial on Individual or Team ends, an annual plan is charged for the whole year in advance.

The minimum term is one month. A subscription must be ended at least one day before the next payment and then runs to the end of the period without credit for the remainder. The help centre limits refunds to cancellation during the trial or within the right of withdrawal, which the licence terms set at 14 days for consumers. Glossaries, saved translations and style rules are deleted 90 days after a subscription is deactivated. For Pro subscribers DeepL says texts are kept only as long as technically needed and never used to train its models, and it states SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certification and GDPR adherence.

Is this right for you?

Quick fit check against how you actually work.

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Choose this if
  • You translate whole Word, PowerPoint or PDF files and want them translated as files rather than copying text out
  • Your team needs shared glossaries and style rules so terminology stays the same across translators
  • You want translation inside Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace and on desktop and mobile apps as well as the web
  • You need SSO, multifactor authentication or Bring Your Own Key encryption, which DeepL offers on its business tiers
Consider alternatives if
  • You need API access as part of a Translator subscription; DeepL sells the API as a separate plan
  • You want to trial Business before buying; the pricing page offers a trial only on Individual and Team
  • You expect a refund after the trial or the 14-day withdrawal window; the help centre limits refunds to those cases
  • You want the no-training commitment on the Free version; DeepL makes that statement for Pro subscribers

Key features

What you can actually do with this tool.

Documents, not just sentences

PDF, Word and PowerPoint files are dragged in and translated whole. File allowances scale by plan, from one 5 MB file a month on the Free version to 100 files of up to 100 MB on Business, and the help centre caps a Pro plan's Word or PowerPoint file at 1 million characters.

Glossaries, tone and style rules

Formal or informal tone, glossaries and saved translations are on every plan in small numbers; Team and Business add shared style-rule lists and many more glossary entries so a team's terminology stays consistent.

DeepL Write

The writing assistant corrects grammar, spelling and punctuation and rephrases text. Without the paid add-on it handles 1,500 characters at a time without an account and 2,000 for Pro users; Write Pro is a separate add-on at €6.99 per user/month billed annually (Germany variant, EUR, VAT included), not part of a Pro plan.

A separate API

API Free translates 500,000 characters a month at no charge, API Developer is a one-off 1,000,000 characters, API Growth is capped at 50 million characters and 300 hours of speech to text a month, and API Pro is sold on monthly billing only. Word, PowerPoint and Excel files count as at least 50,000 characters each.

Integrations

Tools and platforms this connects with.

Microsoft 365Microsoft WordMicrosoft OutlookGoogle Workspace

Plans & pricing

Pricing tiers and what's included in each.

Free version

Free
  • 50,000 characters of text translation per user a month
  • 1 file translation a month, up to 5 MB
  • 1 glossary with 5 entries per language pair
  • 1 saved translation

Individual

€7.49 per month, billed annually (Germany variant, EUR, VAT included); monthly billing also offered
  • 300,000 characters a month
  • 3 file translations a month, up to 30 MB
  • 1 glossary, 1 saved translation
  • 30 minutes of DeepL Voice a month
  • 30-day free trial

Team

€24.99 per user/month, billed annually (Germany variant, EUR, VAT included); monthly billing also offered
  • 1,000,000 characters per user a month
  • 20 file translations a month, up to 30 MB, with bulk file translation
  • 5 glossaries with 1,000 entries per language pair, 10 saved translations, 5 shared style-rule lists
  • 30 minutes of DeepL Voice per user a month
  • 30-day free trial

Business

€49.99 per user/month, billed annually (Germany variant, EUR, VAT included); monthly billing also offered
  • Unlimited characters under a fair usage policy
  • 100 file translations a month, up to 100 MB
  • Unlimited glossaries, 20 shared style-rule lists
  • 30 minutes of DeepL Voice per user a month
  • Sold with 'Buy now', no trial offered on the pricing page

Enterprise

Custom pricing
Official pricing pagePricing may have changed. Always verify before purchasing.

Frequently asked

Common questions about this tool, answered.

What do the monthly-billed plans cost?

DeepL sells Individual, Team and Business on monthly billing as well as annual, but the euro figures in the plan cards are the annual-billed ones from DeepL's Germany variant. Take the monthly price from DeepL's pricing page in your own region rather than working it back from the 16% label.

How many languages does DeepL support?

DeepL's home page and its pricing page's structured data print different headline figures. For a specific language, look at the named list on the home page or, for the API, the language list in the developer documentation.

Does the trial convert automatically?

Yes. Under the licence terms the free trial becomes a paid subscription to the selected plan unless it is terminated, and the help centre says terminating during the trial keeps access to the end of the trial at no cost. Anyone who has had a DeepL trial before is not eligible again.