# Machine translation APIs for AI agents (slim)

> 7 translation listings ranked by the Anchor benchmark. Leader DeepL API (BB). APIs that translate text and documents between languages, with glossaries, formality control and document formatting kept intact. Compared on quality in the languages you need, glossary support, data retention and price per million characters.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/translation.md (~2,550 tokens) · this version ~430 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/translation.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/translation
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-04

- Tools: 7 · agent-ready (BB+): 2 · accept x402: 0 · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools.json · by capability: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/capabilities.json
- Capabilities: translate.text, translate.documents, translate.glossary, translate.detect, translate.formality

| # | Tool | Grade | Score | Confidence | x402 | Auth | Where | Slim |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 70 | DeepL API | BB | 72.4 | medium | no | OAuth or key | hosted + local | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepl-api.min.md |
| 73 | Azure Translator | BB | 72.2 | medium | no | OAuth or key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/azure-translator.min.md |
| 105 | Amazon Translate | B | 69.8 | high | no | API key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/amazon-translate.min.md |
| 130 | Google Cloud Translation | B | 68.2 | high | no | OAuth or key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-cloud-translation.min.md |
| 225 | Lara Translate API | C | 61.7 | medium | no | OAuth or key | hosted + local | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lara-translate.min.md |
| 367 | LibreTranslate | D | 49.8 | medium | no | API key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/libretranslate.min.md |
| 434 | Lingvanex Translation API | F | 37.2 | medium | no | API key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lingvanex.min.md |