# Lingvanex Translation API vs Lokalise (slim)

> Lokalise scores 71.3 (BB) on agent readiness against Lingvanex Translation API's 37 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do translate text. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-08

Lokalise scores 71.3 (BB) on agent readiness against Lingvanex Translation API's 37 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do translate text.

- Lingvanex Translation API: F 37, rank #702 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lingvanex.min.md
- Lokalise: BB 71.3, rank #115 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lokalise.min.md
- Lingvanex Translation API, good for Bulk translation of non-sensitive text where price per character matters most, or buyers who want an on-premise server later.
- Lokalise, good for Agents that manage localisation work, such as adding keys, uploading and exporting string files, keeping a glossary and starting AI or machine translation tasks for a team that already uses Lokalise. Ahead on Reliability, 84 against 40; Schema & documentation, 76 against 48; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 50; Security & auth, 73 against 37; Payments & pricing, 30 against 15; Maintenance & community, 84 against 6; Transparency & trust, 81 against 48. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card.

| Category | Lingvanex Translation API | Lokalise |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 84 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 48 | 76 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 50 | 69 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 37 | 73 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 15 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 6 | 84 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 48 | 81 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Lingvanex Translation API | Lokalise |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Lingvanex | Lokalise, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api-b2b.backenster.com/b1/api/v3` | `https://api.lokalise.com/api2` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Paid |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under the Lokalise Master Service Agreement. The CLI and the Node SDK on GitHub are BSD 3-Clause |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2025-11-01 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-01 | 2026-03-01 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 3 PyPI/wk | 124 stars, 338k npm/wk, 39k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |