Invoices & pricing / Translation
Translation Quote Calculator (Per Word or Per Character)
Price a translation job by the word for most languages or by the character for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, with your rate, a minimum charge, a rush surcharge, and fixed extras such as layout or certification. Paste the source text to count it.
Translation Quote Calculator (Per Word or Per Character): The translation is the count × the rate, or the minimum charge if that is higher; a rush surcharge is a percentage of it, and extras are added on top. 2,500 words at 0.12 is 300.00, with a 25% rush surcharge of 75.00 and 40.00 of extras: 415.00 in total. Runs 100% locally in your browser with zero server file uploads.
- Category
- Business & admin tools
- Runs
- In your browser
- Cost
- Free · no sign-up
- Availability
- Ready to use
Runs entirely in your browser
Translators charge for European languages by the word and for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean by the character, usually counted in the source text. A minimum charge covers very short jobs, a rush surcharge of 25 to 50% is common for tight deadlines, and layout, certification, or proofreading by a second translator are often charged separately. Pasting the text counts it here; nothing is sent anywhere.
Setting a rate
Work back from the income you need and how many words a day you can translate well; the freelance rate calculator does the yearly part.
Billing
Turn the quote into an invoice with the invoice generator.
How to use it
- Choose words or characters and paste the text or enter the count.
- Enter your rate, minimum charge, rush surcharge, and extras.
- Read the total and its parts.
Privacy & limitations
Text you paste is counted in your browser and never sent anywhere.
Related tools
Frequently asked questions
Should I count the source or the target text?
Most translators quote on the source text, which is known before the work starts; some charge on the target, which is fairer for languages that expand.
Why charge by the character for Chinese and Japanese?
These languages do not separate words with spaces, so characters are the countable unit.
What about repeated sentences?
Agencies using translation memory often discount repetitions and fuzzy matches; agree on that before quoting.
Free tool · runs in your browser · no account required