DeepL free tier: quotas, limits and gotchas
DeepL Free Tier
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This time I want to raise something more important to readers first — the official pricing page loads dynamically, and neither WebFetch nor the r.jina.ai proxy can read the pricing block, so every price here is secondhand. Worse, the sources contradict each other: one calls it Individual US$8.74/month, another calls it Starter US$10.49/month — the plan names and amounts don't even match. API Free and API Pro merged starting July 2026, and the official site doesn't explain how existing users are supposed to migrate. With data quality like this, you really need to confirm everything on the official site yourself before paying.
But its translation quality is widely regarded as the most natural among AI translators, and Traditional Chinese support is complete — nobody can deny that. The free plan gives 50,000 characters a month plus 1 document translation, which is plenty for personal users. It can translate Word and PDF files directly while keeping the formatting, which a lot of competitors can't do. Chinese support is full, and the API Growth plan at US$26/month includes 12 million characters a year — a reasonable barrier to entry for developers, and it's payable by credit card too.
So, do you need to pay or not?
If you need high translation quality and want to preserve document formatting, try the free version's 50,000 characters first. But we couldn't confirm the paid plan prices firsthand — sources contradict each other — so before subscribing, be sure to check the current plans and prices on the official site yourself.
Models and quotas
| Model | Quota | Window | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepL 翻譯引擎 | 每月 50,000 字元 | 每月重置 | 字元數以原文計算，中文一個字算一個字元 |
What you get for free
| Feature | Free tier | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 文字翻譯 | 每月 50,000 字元 | 約等於 3 萬字中文 |
| 檔案翻譯 | 每月 1 個 | 單檔上限 5MB，保留原始排版 |
| 繁體中文 | 支援 | 翻譯品質是它最大賣點 |
| 術語表（Glossary） | 有限 | 免費層可建立的數量有限制 |
Limits at a glance
- Quota reset: 每月重置
- Commercial use: Allowed
- Conditions: 需註冊帳號
Watch out for this
免費版每月 5 萬字元聽起來多，但**翻一份長文件就用掉大半**——而且檔案翻譯每月只給 1 個。另外要注意 2026 年 7 月起 DeepL 的 API 免費方案已經停售，想串程式的人只剩付費選項。⚠️本頁價格為第二手來源，官網定價頁擋自動查核。
When the free quota is insufficient, how much does it cost to pay for it?
| Plan | pricing | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Individual（個人） | US$10.49 / mo | 月繳牌價US$10.49/月；年繳US$8.74/月(billed annually)。2026-08-22一手查核確認：此前兩組互相矛盾的第二手數字(Individual$8.74 vs Starter$10.49)其實是同一方案的年繳/月繳版本，非命名衝突，已解開誤會。 |
| Team（團隊） | US$34.49 / mo | 月繳牌價US$34.49/user/月；年繳US$28.74/user/月，省16%。2026-08-22一手查核確認(此前Team$28.74 vs Advanced$34.49的矛盾同上已解開)。 |
| Business（企業） | US$68.99 / mo | 月繳牌價US$68.99/user/月；年繳US$57.49/user/月。2026-08-22一手查核首次確認(此前完全未經官網驗證)。 |
| API Growth（開發者） | US$26 / mo | 含每年 1,200 萬字元（約每月 100 萬），超量每百萬字元 US$27.50。⚠️2026 年 7 月起 DeepL API Free 與 API Pro 已停售，新用戶改導向 Developer 或 Growth（第二手來源，未經官網確認） |
Checked 2026-08-22
Information for Taiwanese users
- Payment method:Payable; Credit card
- Chinese support: full
- Available platforms:web
Related
Sources: DeepL 定價整理 2026（官網動態載入無法直接查核，此為第二手來源）
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