Translate WPML sites for free, or really cheap

LATW AI Translation for WPML is a WordPress plugin that works with WPML and automatically translates your website content using modern AI models. You choose the engine: OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google Gemini, DeepL, Google Translate or MyMemory. It registers a dedicated "LATW AI Translator" user inside WPML Translation Management, so anything WPML can send for translation, the plugin can translate.

Yes. The plugin requires WPML and is designed to work exclusively with it. It will not function without WPML installed and activated.

No. LATW AI Translation for WPML works exclusively with WPML and does not support other multilingual plugins such as Polylang, TranslatePress, Weglot or MultilingualPress. WPML is a strict technical requirement.

Yes, this plugin supports all page builders that are compatible with WPML.

In Pro, yes - you set your own prompt in Settings → Translation and can lock terminology with the glossary. In the free version the prompt is fixed and shown read-only, but you can still add a website description that is sent with every translation.

Seven: OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google Gemini, DeepL, Google Translate, MyMemory, plus a Custom endpoint (OpenAI-compatible) in Pro for any OpenAI-compatible API. Each engine keeps its own API key and its own selected model, so you can switch back and forth at any time without losing your configuration and without paying anything for the switch. MyMemory needs no API key at all, and the Custom endpoint's key is optional too.

Your own model, or any OpenAI-compatible API. Pick "Custom endpoint (OpenAI-compatible)" as the engine, give it an address and a model name, and the plugin translates through it - a model running on your own server, or a gateway such as OpenRouter or Groq. The API key is optional, and you enter what the model costs so the History page still shows real numbers. Activating this engine is a Pro feature.

OpenAI: GPT-6 luna and GPT-5.4 nano in the free version, plus GPT-6 sol, GPT-6 astra, GPT-5.5 and more in Pro. Google Gemini: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite in the free version, plus Gemini 3.8 Flash, 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash in Pro. Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5 and Claude Haiku 4.5, all in Pro. DeepL, Google Translate and MyMemory are dedicated machine-translation engines and do not require a model choice.

OpenAI, Anthropic and Gemini are large language models: they read the whole page, follow your website description, custom prompt and glossary, and are billed per token. DeepL, Google Translate and MyMemory are dedicated machine-translation engines: they are fast and predictable, take no instructions, and are billed per character - MyMemory is free within its daily quota.

They decide how your translation jobs are sent. Synchronous returns translations immediately. Batch is around 50% cheaper but delayed. Background is available for OpenAI only. If you pick a mode the selected provider cannot serve, the plugin falls back to Synchronous instead of failing the job.

Yes. You must provide your own API key for the provider you want to use. This ensures translations are processed directly between your site and that provider, and the plugin author never accesses your content or API usage.

In your account with the chosen provider: OpenAI (API Keys), Anthropic Console, Google AI Studio for Gemini, the DeepL account page, or Google Cloud for Google Translate. Create a key, then copy and paste it into the plugin settings in WordPress. Make sure the account has an active billing method enabled. MyMemory needs no key, so you can start translating before setting up any provider account.

No. All content is sent directly from your WordPress site to the API of the provider you selected. The plugin developer does not receive, store or process your content in any way.

Posts, pages and custom post types, taxonomies, ACF fields, builder content from Elementor and Bricks, SEO metadata for Yoast, Rank Math, SEOPress and All in One SEO, and WPML String Translation strings. WooCommerce products, attributes and variations are handled in Pro. Only content you explicitly select for translation is processed.

The fallback version is the latest version of the plugin available at the moment your subscription started. If your subscription expires you can keep using this version indefinitely, but without updates or support. The plugin is never disabled.

After expiration: the plugin continues to work in the fallback version (the version available at the start of your subscription), updates and support are disabled, new features and bug fixes are no longer available. You can renew your subscription at any time to regain access to updates and support. The free version keeps working regardless, with no license at all.

Licenses are domain-based: 1 license = 1 domain. Available packages: 1, 2, 5 or 10 domains. A license may not be shared across more domains than purchased.

Both. There is a free version on WordPress.org and a paid Pro subscription. The free version translates unlimited content into every language configured in WPML using MyMemory, Google Translate, OpenAI GPT-6 luna and GPT-5.4 nano or Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite - it is not a trial and it does not expire. Pro adds bulk translation, re-translating only what changed, a custom prompt, a glossary, WooCommerce support and the Claude, DeepL and premium OpenAI and Gemini models. API usage is always billed separately by the engine you choose.

No. Translations are generated by AI models and may require review. We strongly recommend manually reviewing translations before publishing them on a live website.

Yes. Bulk translation - queueing dozens of posts in a single action instead of assigning them one at a time - is a Pro feature. Batch mode, which sends a job to the provider's Batch API for roughly half the price, is available in the free version too. The two solve different problems: Batch is about price, bulk is about volume.

Yes, in Pro. LATW for WPML includes an MCP server: connect your site once to Claude or ChatGPT, then ask the assistant to translate a post, page or product. It reads the content through WPML, translates it inside the subscription you already have - so there is no API key and no per-token charge - and publishes the result as a WPML-linked translation with blocks and internal links intact. The assistant can also translate the URL slug if you ask.

Automatic translation is a Pro feature that keeps new content translated without you touching anything. You choose which post types it should cover and which of your WPML languages they should be translated into. From then on the plugin listens for new content: the moment a post of a selected type is created, it is sent for translation into every selected language using the engine, model, prompt and glossary you already configured. Jobs go through WPML Translation Management exactly as manual ones do, so they land in the same place and can be reviewed the same way. To keep cost predictable you can set a daily limit on the number of translations, a daily spending cap, or both - when a limit is reached the plugin stops sending new jobs and picks up again the next day, so nothing is skipped.

Translations are stored only in your WordPress database. Technical logs (if enabled) are stored locally on your server. No data is sent to or stored by the plugin author.

Yes. Every paid plan comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee. If the plugin is not right for you, email szymon.zawadzki@llm-automatic-translation.top within 14 days of purchase and we will refund the licence fee in full, no questions asked. The refund covers the plugin licence only - API costs you paid directly to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or DeepL are billed by those providers and are not refundable by us.

Yes. The plugin processes content under the responsibility of the website owner and does not collect or store personal user data.

The plugin depends on third-party services. If changes occur, updates may be required to maintain compatibility. Updates are available only with an active subscription.

During an active subscription, support is available via szymon.zawadzki@llm-automatic-translation.top.