What is Argos Translate?
An open-source translation platform using neural networks, offered as a Python library, web application, API, and desktop tool. Supports training and deploying custom translation models, with support for translating between many languages including through pivot translations.
Argos Translate pricing
We don't have Argos Translate's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free and open source; custom model training available from $1000/language (negotiable)
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- macOS
- Web
- Linux
- Android
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Argos Translate alternatives
Other translation apis we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Amazon TranslateNeural machine translation service that translates text and documents across 75 languages in real-time or batch operationslow · 34%
- DeepL APITranslation and writing improvement service for enterprise applications and developersmedium · 59%
- ModernMTMachine translation service powered by artificial intelligence and large language models for multilingual contentlow · 15%
Compare Argos Translate
Side by side against other translation apis, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Argos Translate, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.08 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Stars | 72 | 0.03 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 26 | 0.06 | 1.6 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 15 | 0.09 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65% |
Adoption
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Python | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| History | 1 items | mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 70% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=argostranslate&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |