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General Translation

AI-powered localization platform that translates your app, docs, and site from inside your codebase

★★★★½4.6(47 reviews)
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Published Jul 17, 2026Updated Jul 17, 2026
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About General Translation

General Translation is for engineering teams that treat localization as part of the development workflow rather than a separate vendor process. That framing matters. Instead of exporting strings to a translation management system and importing files back, General Translation connects directly to the codebase: its Locadex agent finds hardcoded strings, internationalizes the code, generates translations with surrounding context, and opens pull requests you review like any other change.

This makes it especially appealing for startups and product teams shipping to international markets without a localization department. It is strong for Next.js and React apps, docs sites in Markdown or MDX, and any content that changes often enough that manual translation files become a maintenance tax. The CDN layer handles locale routing and over-the-air updates, so new translations reach users without a redeploy.

The tradeoff is audience fit. General Translation assumes you have a codebase and a CI pipeline — it is not a tool for translating documents, subtitles, or conversations. Teams outside the JavaScript ecosystem will lean more on the CLI and API than the polished SDK path. And while the usage-based pricing is genuinely cheap to start, teams that prefer predictable flat-rate billing will need to estimate token volumes first. General Translation tends to win when localization is a continuous engineering concern, not a quarterly project.

Key Features

Locadex AI agent that internationalizes code and opens PRs automatically
Context-aware AI translation into 100+ languages
Developer SDKs for Next.js, React, React Native, and Python
Components for text, numbers, currencies, dates, and plurals
In-context Translation Editor for human review and edits
GitHub integration with CI/CD-driven translation workflows
Global CDN with over-the-air translation updates
Automatic language detection and SEO-friendly locale routing
Translation CLI for local and pipeline workflows
Supports Markdown, MDX, JSON, YAML, JS/TS, HTML, and PO files

Pricing Plans

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General Translation charges no platform fee on its Starter plan — you pay only for translation usage, billed per input token rather than per word or per seat. Standard formats (Markdown, MDX, JSON, YAML, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, plain text, PO/POT) run $10 per 10,000 input tokens, while the GT format runs $20 per 10,000 tokens, plus $0.20 per 1,000 context tokens you provide. As a reference point, translating 1,000 tokens of Markdown with 3,000 tokens of context costs about $1.06. Locadex agent runs are billed separately at $5 per Locadex Compute Unit (LCU). The practical read: getting started is genuinely free — unlimited users, projects, and languages with no subscription — so cost scales with how much content you translate, not team size. That model favors teams shipping incremental updates over teams doing massive one-time migrations. Enterprise adds custom rates, SLAs, SSO, compliance certifications, and forward-deployed engineers under custom pricing.

Starter

Free
  • No platform fee — pay only for usage
  • Unlimited users, projects, and languages
  • Locadex AI agent ($5 per Locadex Compute Unit)
  • Translation workflows from $10 per 10,000 input tokens
  • Translation Editor for in-context review
  • GitHub integration and translation CLI
  • Open-source SDKs (Next.js, React, React Native, Python)
  • Support via GitHub, email, and Discord

Enterprise

Custom
  • Everything in Starter, plus:
  • Custom platform fee and usage rates
  • Custom integrations, workflows, and SLA
  • Forward-deployed engineers
  • Context platform: context groups, keyword glossary, custom prompts
  • Translation CDN and version branching
  • Custom roles and webhooks
  • SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications
  • SSO (SAML & OIDC)
  • Premium support via Slack and phone

Use Cases

Internationalizing an existing Next.js or React app without hand-writing translation filesKeeping product docs and marketing sites in sync across 100+ languages via CI/CDShipping multi-language SaaS from day one with a small engineering teamAutomating localization PRs so translations never block a releaseReplacing manual i18n library maintenance with agent-driven workflowsServing locale-routed, SEO-friendly translated pages from a global CDNReviewing and correcting machine translations in context before publishing

Limitations

  • Developer-focused: non-technical teams translating documents or media will find general-purpose translators a better fit
  • Token-based pricing takes some estimation work compared to flat per-word or per-seat plans
  • Deepest SDK support centers on the JavaScript/React ecosystem; other stacks lean on the CLI and API
  • AI translations still benefit from human review for brand-sensitive or legal content
  • Advanced context tooling, CDN version branching, and compliance certifications are gated to Enterprise

Frequently Asked Questions

How is General Translation different from traditional i18n libraries?
Traditional i18n means wrapping strings by hand, maintaining translation files, and coordinating translators. General Translation automates that loop: the Locadex agent internationalizes your code, generates context-aware translations, and opens pull requests, while the CDN delivers updates without redeploys. You keep code and content together instead of managing parallel translation files.
Is General Translation really free to start?
The Starter plan has no platform fee and includes unlimited users, projects, and languages. You pay only for usage — translation workflows start at $10 per 10,000 input tokens and Locadex agent runs cost $5 per Locadex Compute Unit. A small app or docs site can get fully localized for a modest one-time cost, then pay only for incremental updates.
Who should use General Translation instead of ChatGPT or Claude for translation?
If you are translating a codebase, app UI, or docs site, General Translation is purpose-built for it: it handles file formats, plurals, locale routing, and delivery, not just the raw translation. General-purpose assistants are better for one-off text translation where you do not need the output wired into a product.
What frameworks does General Translation support?
First-class SDKs cover Next.js, React, React Native, and Python, with a CLI and API for everything else. Supported content formats include Markdown, MDX, JSON, YAML, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, plain text, and PO/POT files.

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