Lara Translate

Lara Translate is an AI translator made by Translated, an Italian translation company that has worked with human translators for over 20 years. You can give it context, such as who the text is for or what tone you want, and it adapts the translation. It can also explain why it chose a word or phrase, which helps when you can't read the language yourself.

It translates text, documents (keeping the formatting, including scanned PDFs), images and audio, and has a voice interpreter for conversations. Paid plans learn your style over time, and Team plans share glossaries and past translations so everyone uses the same terms. There's an API and an MCP server, so Claude can use Lara for translations.

The catch: it covers fewer languages than Google Translate, and it's a newer name than DeepL, so fewer apps connect to it. The free plan's 60,000 characters (about 30 pages) goes quickly on documents.

• Marketing teams
• Online stores
• Agencies
• Customer support teams
• Freelance translators

Businesses that translate marketing copy, documents or customer messages and want more control over tone and terms.

• Context-aware translation

  Add notes on audience, purpose or tone and it adjusts the translation to fit.

• Explains its choices

  Ask why it translated something a certain way and it tells you.

• Documents with formatting

  Translates Word, PDF and other files, including scanned PDFs, and keeps the layout.

• Voice interpreter

  Translates conversations out loud in real time.

• Glossaries and memory

  Team plans share glossaries and past translations so terms stay consistent.

• API and MCP

  Use it from your own systems, translation software, or Claude.

• Free

  $0

  Trying it on a few documents.

  • 60,000 characters a month
  • Document translation with formatting kept
  • Explanations and voice interpreter
  • API up to 10,000 characters a month
• Our pick

  Pro

  $9.99/mo billed yearly

  Individuals translating every week.

  • 500,000 characters a month
  • Better quality model
  • Mobile apps and scanned PDFs
  • Learns your style
  • Extra usage $0.30 per 10,000 characters

• Team

  From $29.99/mo billed yearly

  Small teams sharing a quota.

  • 1.5 million shared characters a month
  • Unlimited users
  • Shared glossaries and translation memory
  • Advanced privacy settings and premium support

• Enterprise

  Custom

  Large organisations.

  • Custom quota
  • Data residency and single sign-on
  • Guaranteed uptime

Prices in USD unless noted, checked 3 November 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm on their site before you buy.

Ways Lara Translate can slot into your week.

1. 1

   Launch a product in a new market

   Translate product pages with a note on your brand tone, then share the glossary so every page uses the same terms.

2. 2

   Translate a contract or brochure

   Upload the PDF and get it back in the same layout, ready to send.

3. 3

   Check a translation you can't read

   Ask Lara why it chose a phrase before you publish it.

4. 4

   Translate from Claude

   Connect the MCP server so Claude can translate content as part of a bigger job.

Use it next to or instead of DeepL for customer-facing translations, and Google Translate for quick everyday ones. The API and MCP server let it plug into Claude, translation software and your own systems.

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