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Google Translate vs Yandex Translate: catalog facts
Google Translate	Yandex Translate
Free Free to use on the web.	Free Free to use on the web.
Web	Web
Free with no sign-up Handles text, documents and websites	Translates text, documents and images Works in the browser with no installation
Machine translation can miss nuance and context Text is sent to Google's servers	Text is processed on Yandex servers The site may show a browser verification check before loading
Web application	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is 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 September 26, 2026

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