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Google Translate vs Baidu Translate: catalog facts
Google Translate	Baidu Translate
Free Free to use on the web.	Freemium Free to use, with a paid membership and paid human translation.
Web	Web
Free with no sign-up Handles text, documents and websites	203 languages with strong Chinese support Translates documents, images and audio as well as text
Machine translation can miss nuance and context Text is sent to Google's servers	Interface is in Chinese Some features require a paid membership
Web application	Downloadable app, Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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