The short answer
Lokalise is billed seat + plan tier. It has no free tier (14-day trial, no permanent free tier). The paid plans we list start at $144/mo (Explorer).
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Explorer | $144/mo | ~5 advanced seats (max 10), 60,000 processed words/year, 240,000 Standard AI/MT words/year, 2 integrations, full API access (6 req/s cap). |
| Growth | $375/mo | ~10 advanced seats (max 15), 300,000 processed words/year, 50,000 Pro AI words/year, 3 integrations incl. Figma, more automation. |
| Advanced | $999/mo | 'Most popular.' ~15 advanced seats, 1,000,000 processed words/year, 150,000 Pro AI words/year, 5 integrations, 100 automations. |
| Enterprise | Custom | ~40+ advanced seats, 3,000,000 processed words/year, 400,000 Pro AI words/year, unlimited integrations, personalized AI models, bespoke security/support and SLA. |
How Lokalise bills you
The pricing model is seat + plan tier. Localization management platform with a translation REST API plus OTA SDKs for iOS, Android and Flutter; built for product teams, not per-call MT consumers. Best suited to: tms / localization platform.
What to watch for on the bill
- Pricing is widely described as expensive and opaque; some users report renewals more than doubling.
- November 2025 shift to word-based ('processed words') metering bills for every word edited, including manual edits, despite unlimited keys.
The pricing page we read
Source: https://lokalise.com/pricing/. Prices change, so confirm there before you commit.
Compare Lokalise with alternatives
Other translation apis: Google Cloud Translation API, Azure AI Translator, Amazon Translate, DeepL API, Lara Translate.
Looking at quality rather than price? See the Lokalise score on APIbenchmarks. Full entry: Lokalise pricing.