Swiftin vs Immersive Translate
Immersive Translate is the heavyweight of bilingual page translation, with manga translation, mobile apps and meeting subtitles. Swiftin is the lighter alternative: real AI models on the free plan, translation for what you type with tone control, AI voiceover, and one flat Pro price instead of token ladders.
| Feature | Swiftin | Immersive Translate |
|---|---|---|
| Full-page bilingual translation | ||
| AI models on the free plan | 50,000 tokens/mo, 4 AI brands | General models only |
| Free engines that never run out | Google + Bing, unlimited | Fair-use daily caps |
| Type-as-you-go input translation | Any field, 3 tone styles | Triple-space swap |
| AI text-to-speech | 70+ languages | |
| Bilingual video subtitles | YouTube, Netflix, Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, Coursera | 100+ platforms |
| Subtitle download (SRT, VTT, TXT) | Pro | Paid |
| Document translation | PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, subtitles | PDF, EPUB and more, layout PDF paid |
| Manga & comic translation | Paid, 3,000 images/mo | |
| Image / OCR translation | ||
| Live meeting subtitles (Zoom, Meet, Teams) | ||
| Mobile apps (iOS, Android) | ||
| Bring your own API key | ||
| Paid plans (monthly) | Pro $6.99 | Pro $14.99, Max $39.99 |
| Works in | Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Opera + Firefox | Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari + mobile |
Immersive Translate details from immersivetranslate.com pricing and its Chrome Web Store listing, July 2026. Its free plan runs general translation models with fair-use daily caps; stronger AI models, layout-preserving PDF, comic translation and subtitle export are on Pro ($14.99/mo) or Max ($39.99/mo).
Why Swiftin
Real AI on the free plan
Both tools translate pages side by side, that part is a tie. The difference is what powers it. Swiftin Free includes 50,000 AI tokens a month across four AI model families, plus unlimited Google and Bing translation that takes over automatically when the quota is spent, so a page never stops mid-translation. Immersive Translate's free tier runs its general translation models under fair-use daily caps; its stronger AI models sit on the Pro and Max plans, or behind your own API key.
It translates what you write, not only what you read
Immersive Translate's input translation is a quick swap: press space three times and your draft is replaced. Swiftin treats writing as a first-class surface: a translate button lives in any input field, chat, email, social, forms, and Pro adds three tone styles, Normal, Business and Slang, so a reply to a client and a reply in a game chat come out sounding different. You type in your language and send in theirs, without leaving the field.
One flat Pro price, no token ladder
Immersive Translate splits its offer into Pro at $14.99 and Max at $39.99 a month, each with separate buckets: top-tier model tokens, advanced model tokens, PDF pages, comic images, subtitle minutes. Its 3-day trial is attached to the annual plan and renews at the full year price after the trial. Swiftin has one Pro plan at $6.99 a month with a single AI token pool, and the free Google and Bing engines stay unlimited on every plan.
It reads translations aloud
Swiftin ships AI text-to-speech in 70+ languages: select a sentence or a translated paragraph and hear it spoken, which turns reading practice into listening practice and helps when you can read a language better than you hear it. Immersive Translate does not offer AI voiceover for translations.
Billing that forgives failures
Swiftin only charges tokens for translations that actually succeed. A provider error, a same-language page, a repeated request served from cache: none of it touches your quota. Translation history is off by default and strictly opt-in, so nothing is stored unless you turn it on. Simple rules you can hold us to.
Swiftin is better if you...
- Want real AI models on the free plan, not only general machine translation
- Reply in other languages and want tone control when you type
- Want AI voiceover that reads translations aloud in 70+ languages
- Want one flat Pro price instead of separate token, page and minute caps
- Want billing that never charges for a failed translation
Immersive Translate is better if you...
- Read manga, comics or scanned images and want them translated in place
- Need translation on iOS and Android, not just a desktop browser
- Want live subtitles in Zoom, Google Meet or Teams meetings
- Watch video on niche platforms beyond the six Swiftin covers
Try Swiftin free
Install in 30 seconds. Free includes 50,000 AI tokens per month, bilingual page mode, input translation, and unlimited Google and Bing fallback. No card required.
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