If you are translating your WordPress website, you must know, or be using WPML.
It’s one of the most popular and powerful plugins for creating multilingual websites. With WPML, you can translate almost everything on your site, including your content, plugin/theme strings, custom post types, taxonomies, and even menus.
But there is one problem: WPML automatic translation credits cost is too high.
Introducing AutoMLP – AI Translation for WPML, a powerful WPML addon that reduces your translation cost.
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In this blog, we are going to compare the translation cost of both WPML and AutoMLP for you to decide which one is cost-effective.
WPML Translation Cost
When it comes to translation, WPML gives you three main options. You can translate everything manually, hire professional translators, or use AI automatic translation (via Microsoft, Google/DeepL, or WPML AI (PTC)).
Out of these, most users prefer automatic translation because it saves time and effort: just click a button, and your content is translated within seconds.
However, to use automatic translation in WPML, you need translation credits. Every word you translate consumes credits, and the number of credits depends on the translation engine you choose.
| Translation Engine | Credits per Word |
| Microsoft | 1 Credit |
| Google / DeepL | 2 Credits |
| WPML AI (PTC) | 4 Credits |
So, if your website has around 10,000 words. To translate this content via WPML, you would need 10,000 credits with Microsoft, 20,000 credits with Google or DeepL, and up to 40,000 credits if you use WPML AI.
WPML does provide credits in its plans. The Multilingual CMS plan ($99) includes 90,000 credits, while the Multilingual Agency plan ($199) includes 180,000 credits.
But once these credits are used, you need to purchase more to continue translating your website.
And these additional credits cost around $0.3 per 1,000 credits, depending on how many you purchase.
Over time, this credit expense becomes quite high, as your website expands.
AutoMLP Translation Cost
AutoMLP follows a different translation approach than WPML. Instead of relying on WPML’s credit system, AutoMLP allows you to connect AI providers like Gemini AI or OpenAI using your own API keys.
So, if you translate 10,000 words using OpenAI, it costs around $0.15. With Gemini, it’s around $0.19.
So, now let’s compare the translation cost of both plugin:
| Plugin | Cost to Translate 10,000 Words |
| WPML | $7 to $30 |
| AutoMLP | $0.15 to $0.19 |
That means you are saving more than 97% of your translation cost using AutoMLP.
Additionally, the pro version of AutoMLP provides additional capabilities and extended translation functionalities.
It includes real-time unlimited translations using the Chrome built-in AI (No API and extra cost), and all at once strings translation.
Conclusion
With WPML, automatic translation is easy to use, but the credit system can become expensive as your website grows. As your website expands or you update content regularly, you will need to keep buying credits.
On the other hand, AutoMLP gives you a more simple and low-cost option. By using your own API keys from providers like OpenAI or Google Gemini, you only pay for what you use.
So, if you want to reduce your automatic translation costs, AutoMLP is a better choice.
