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title: "Why do I have to pay for the translations? Google Translate is free?"
description: "Google Translate API is not free — BabelEdit pays for it, including Microsoft and DeepL services."
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# Why do I have to pay for the translations? Google Translate is free?

Google's web translation is free — that's right — but not the **Translation API** we have to use in BabelEdit. We have to pay Google for this service, same as for **Microsoft** and **DeepL**.

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