Best Discord Translator Bot (2026): 9 Bots Compared

Picking a Discord translator bot sounds easy until you read the fine print. One bot bills per character, another per server, another per member, another per "task". One says "unlimited" and then publishes a fair-use cap in its terms. Another lists 248 languages on its homepage and 31 in its changelog. Several send your messages to AI providers that are not named on their privacy page.

This guide compares nine Discord translation bots using their own documentation: pricing pages, every docs page we could reach, changelogs, privacy policies, terms and sub-processor lists, all read on 5 November 2026. The bots are iTranslator, Interaction Bot, BabelBot, Translator Bot (UnBonWhisky), Discord Translator (NVU), Talksy, HephBot Translate, RitaBot and TranslateBot.

Disclosure. This article is published on the Interaction Bot blog, and Interaction Bot is one of the nine bots. We read its documentation as thoroughly as the others, we list its weak points in the same way, and where a competitor is better we say so. This is a documentation review, not a translation-quality benchmark: quality depends on language pair and tone, so test your shortlist on your own messages. Prices, limits and features change quickly, so check the live pricing page before you pay.

The short answer: which is the best Discord translator bot?

There is no single winner, because bots optimise for different servers. Here is what the documentation supports:

• Best for translation-only servers that want proven maturity: iTranslator. The widest set of translation methods, the most complete public documentation, a status page with live numbers, and a choice of standard, premium or OpenAI-based translation. Its free plan is small (10,000 characters per server, refilled by voting).
• Best free plan with no character quota: Interaction Bot. Translation has no character quota, no daily cap and no vote requirement. Free servers get 30 translation rules, and the bot runs its own translation models on its own servers.
• Best toolkit beyond translation: Interaction Bot. Text-to-speech, live speech-to-text, multitrack recording, voice-message transcription, temporary voice channels, FAQ bot, welcome cards, invite tracker, honeypot and an AI assistant that configures the bot for you.
• Best context-aware AI translation and best privacy disclosure: BabelBot. It reads up to five earlier messages for context and publishes retention periods for every kind of data. The free tier is small (100 AI translations a month).
• Best for premium engines (DeepL and Gemini) and linking servers: Translator Bot (UnBonWhisky). Very deep feature set, but complicated pricing.
• Best pay-once option: Discord Translator (NVU). $10 buys 200,000 characters with no expiry. It has the longest track record (since 2018) and the largest claimed install base.
• Best when only some members want translation: Talksy. Members opt in, and translations appear under the speaker's own name.
• Best free unlimited basics with bring-your-own-key AI: HephBot Translate.
• Best for many channel setups on Google and DeepL: RitaBot, though its privacy policy says message pairs train its own model.
• TranslateBot is the hardest to recommend: little documentation, and legal pages that look unmaintained.

How we compared the bots

For every bot we read the homepage, pricing, documentation, changelog, privacy policy, terms, and refund terms, then checked the same ten things:

1. Translation methods: flag reactions, automatic channel translation, role or user-based translation, linked channels, cross-server, right-click, personal and user-installed mode.
2. Real limits and pricing model: what is metered, what is capped, and what a busy server pays.
3. Languages and engine: how many languages, and which engine or provider is named.
4. Voice features.
5. Dashboard and setup: what can be done without slash commands.
6. Where your message text goes, and how long it is kept.
7. Permissions the bot asks for.
8. Operator and trust signals: who runs it, how recent the legal pages are, whether a changelog exists.
9. Consistency: do the bot's own pages agree with each other?
10. Maintenance: dated changelog entries.

Discord translator bots at a glance

Bot	Free tier	Cheapest paid plan	Pricing model	Languages (own claim)	Voice
iTranslator	10,000 characters per server, refilled by voting every 12 h; 30 languages	€9.99/mo (€8.32/mo billed yearly)	Subscription per server	109+	Pro AI only: TTS and live transcription
Interaction Bot	No character quota; 30 translation rules	€3.99/mo (1 server)	Stripe subscription, per number of servers	100	TTS (52 languages), speech-to-text, recording, voice messages
BabelBot	100 AI translations/month	€9.99/mo	Subscription per server	130+	Live voice-chat translation (Ultra)
Translator Bot (UnBonWhisky)	Unlimited basic translations	$3/mo	Subscription, character packs or unlimited tier	248 / 200+ / 31 (inconsistent)	None
Discord Translator (NVU)	5,000-character trial	$10 for 200,000 characters	One-time character packs	100+ (about 195 listed)	TTS disabled since 2018
Talksy	Monthly allowances per member	€8.99/mo	Subscription per member	100+ (107 listed)	None
HephBot Translate	Unlimited standard translator	See note below	Subscription per server or per user	35+ or 45+ (inconsistent)	None
RitaBot	1-month trial (25 tasks)	$2.99/mo (flags only)	Subscription by number of tasks	166+	None
TranslateBot	15,000-character demo, one time	$9.99 for 225,000 characters	One-time character packs	100+	None

Prices are in the currency each bot displays and are not converted. HephBot's homepage lists $5 (Lite) and $15 (Premium) per server, while its documentation lists $9.99 per server for Server Boost and BYOK plans and $1.99 to $4.99 per user, so check which page is current.

What would each bot actually cost you?

Headline prices are hard to compare because the units differ. Take one realistic scenario: 300 messages a day, 60 characters each, translated into one extra language. That is about 540,000 characters (9,000 messages) per month.

What the numbers hide:

• Character-pack bots get expensive for chatty servers. NVU counts every character, including spaces, multiplied by the number of target languages; two languages double the bill. TranslateBot also deducts every character and stops translating at zero.
• Message-count bots favour short chat. BabelBot counts translations (one per message even with several target languages), so its Pro plan of 10,000 AI translations covers this scenario.
• Task-based pricing grows with channels, not messages. RitaBot's formula is languages × (languages − 1), so ten interlinked language channels already cost 90 tasks. Its plan tiers also have soft character caps (about 600,000 on Pro), after which it falls back to its own machine-learning engine.
• "Free" has several meanings. HephBot and UnBonWhisky are unlimited on their standard engine. Interaction Bot has no quota but limits configuration (30 rules). iTranslator's free plan stops at 10,000 characters until someone votes.
• "Unlimited" paid plans have fair-use caps. iTranslator's Terms of Sale cap "unlimited" at 1,000,000 characters per month per subscription, BabelBot's terms cap premium tiers at 1,000,000 characters per month per server, and UnBonWhisky's terms let it restrict "unlimited" use at its discretion, with no number published. None of these caps appear on the pricing pages.

This is an estimate for comparison, not a quote.

Where does your message text go?

This is the section most comparison articles skip. For each bot, what the public documents say about the translation provider and retention:

Bot	Translation provider (as stated)	What is kept
iTranslator	Free and Premium engines are not named. Privacy policy: some requests are handled by "our own models" on its own servers. Pro AI uses OpenAI.	Message content processed in memory only. External AI providers may retain inputs up to about 30 days. Says it never trains AI on your content.
Interaction Bot	Its own models, on its own servers (terms: translation, TTS and speech-to-text API servers hosted by OVH, France). No third-party translation provider. The AI setup assistant does use an external AI provider.	Translation page: text "not kept in the database or in the logs". Members can opt out, download or delete their data. Recordings: 24 h free, 7 days Premium.
BabelBot	OpenRouter, routed to Google Gemini on Vertex AI (EU endpoint); OpenAI Whisper for voice; Microsoft Azure Translator as fallback.	Recent context up to 15 minutes; translation records 48-72 h; backups up to 365 days may contain recent context. Audio not kept.
Translator Bot (UnBonWhisky)	Google, DeepL and Gemini are named in the docs but not in the privacy policy.	"Not permanently stored". Announcement translations cached 90 days. Hosted in Switzerland.
Discord Translator (NVU)	Google Cloud Translation (FAQ).	No retention period stated. The privacy policy dates from 2018 and does not mention bot message data.
Talksy	One unnamed AI provider, outside the UK/EEA.	Messages and translations 30 days. Hosted on AWS and MongoDB Atlas (EU).
HephBot	Self-hosted "Standard" engine; Groq or OpenAI for premium and BYOK.	Cache of 10-30 minutes (up to 7 days premium). Server config is not deleted automatically when the bot is removed. Policy dated June 2025.
RitaBot	Google, DeepL and its in-house ML engine.	Anonymised source/target text pairs are used to train its own model; opt-out by support ticket. No numeric retention periods.
TranslateBot	Not named.	Says messages are not stored outside Discord. Policy body dated February 2022.

If your community discusses anything sensitive, this table matters more than the price.

The nine bots, reviewed

1. iTranslator

iTranslator is the most complete translation-only bot we read. Its 42-page documentation covers every feature, and a public status page shows live numbers (about 133,000 servers on 144 shards at the time we checked, self-reported).

How it works. Flag reactions; Auto-Translate configurations that link source and target channels (or whole categories, on paid plans); Role-Translation (members with a role are translated in any channel); /translate, /detect and right-click commands; a user-installable app for DMs and group DMs; Auto-Erase (deleting an original removes its translations); Auto-React (syncs reactions across translations); Text-Replacement; Translate-Ban by user or role; Conversation Mode (groups consecutive messages for 0 to 10 seconds); and a Custom Bot profile (name, avatar, bio).

Limits. Free: 10,000 characters per server (reset by voting on top.gg and running /checkvote, every 12 hours), 2,000 characters per user in the user app, 30 languages, 30 auto-translate configurations, 3 role configurations, one target language per configuration, 3 text-replacement rules, statistics for the last 24 hours. Premium (€9.99/month, or €8.32 billed yearly): no character limit, 109+ languages, unlimited configurations and languages, 100 text-replacement rules, statistics history with CSV export. Pro AI (€29.99/month, or €24.99 billed yearly): OpenAI translation, Conversation Mode, a Fast or Smart translation mode, voice features (24 hours of transcription and 100,000 characters of text-to-speech per month).

Dashboard. Overview with a usage gauge and a "Reset for free" button, then Auto-Erase, Auto-React, Translate-Ban, Text-Replacement, Custom Bot and three translation pages (Auto-Translation, Role-Translation, Flag-Reaction). Subscriptions can be moved between servers. Some tasks (flags, /stats, voice) still need commands.

Pros - The broadest method coverage in this comparison, all documented command by command. - Several engine tiers, including OpenAI translation and voice. - Mature infrastructure: status page, invoices, subscription transfers, SEPA, PayPal and Apple Pay via Stripe. - Explicit privacy statement: no content stored, no use of content for AI training.

Cons - The free plan is small and depends on voting. - Free is limited to 30 languages, and the free and premium engines are never named. - Voice and AI live only in the top tier. - The "unlimited" paid plans have a fair-use cap (1,000,000 characters per month) that appears only in the Terms of Sale. - Docs inconsistencies: two different paths for the user-app pages, argument names that differ between docs and blog, and a flag mapping that could return up to nine translations for one Indian flag. - Its own "best bots" article ranks iTranslator first; it discloses authorship, but read it as marketing.

2. Interaction Bot

Interaction Bot is the broadest bot in the list: translation, a full audio suite, server-management tools and an AI configuration assistant. Its documentation (33 pages plus a dated changelog) is detailed. Some of its biggest parts are very new: the unified translation-rules engine shipped on 4 November 2026, and the audio and server-management updates in October 2026.

Translation. 100 languages and 175 flags. Rules cover the whole server, channels, categories, roles, "two languages in one channel" (reverse), and linked channels, and the more precise rule wins. Each rule chooses how translations are sent (as the author via webhook with their name and avatar, as a bot message, as an embed, or in a thread), a destination channel, a delay before the translation is deleted, whether to delete the original, and whether to send even if the message looks already translated. A "Try it" tester and a "Check a channel" tool show what a rule will do. Language detection works from about ten characters, with a per-channel minimum size and a language blacklist (Premium). Right-click and /translate work as a user app in servers without the bot and in DMs. Members can set a personal language, and can opt out of processing.

Translation has no quota. The documentation states there is no character quota, no daily cap and no vote needed. The limits are on configuration (see below).

AI configuration. /ai setup and a dashboard assistant panel let an admin describe what they want in plain language. The assistant reads the current settings, writes a plan, and changes nothing until you confirm (plans stay valid for 10 minutes). In the dashboard, each change gets an Undo button for one hour. It can configure translations, detection, voice, FAQ, welcome, invites, honeypot and temporary voice; it cannot buy Premium or change permissions. Each request costs one credit: 15 per server per day on Free, 150 on Premium, plus a 40-per-day limit per person across servers. The assistant's messages are processed by an external AI provider; conversations are kept in memory only and a change log without conversation text is kept for 90 days.

Audio. Text-to-speech in 52 languages (voice cloning on Premium, up to five voices per member with a consent step), live speech-to-text captions with optional translation (Premium), a Discord Activity with live transcript and translation, multitrack recording (one track per speaker plus a mix, up to 24 hours in continuous mode on Premium), voice-message transcription (2 minutes free, 15 minutes Premium) with translation and dubbing on Premium, and temporary voice channels. Free servers get 30 minutes of TTS and transcription per day and 1 h 45 of recording; Premium gets 3 h, 3 h and 6 h. On a free server, voice features need a top.gg vote by any member in the last 24 hours (one vote unlocks the whole server); Premium removes that.

Server management (free). Welcome and goodbye cards, an invite tracker with fake-account detection, a honeypot for trap channels, an event log, an FAQ bot (1 group of 5 answers on Free, 5 groups of 150 on Premium).

Limits. Free versus Premium: 30 versus 200 translation rules; up to 3 versus 20 translations per message; 5 versus 20 languages per rule; one translation group of 3 channels versus five groups of 5 channels; translation of other bots' messages, embeds and buttons, and the language blacklist are Premium. Premium costs €3.99 per month for one server, €9.99 for three and €19.99 for ten, bought through Stripe (prorated plan changes, a Stripe billing portal, cancellation at the end of the period). A yearly option is displayed but not yet available, and existing Patreon subscribers are still supported.

Dashboard. Overview, Journal and Premium; a Translation section (rules, flags, exceptions, voice messages); Audio and AI (transcription, TTS, FAQ, recording, temp voice); Management (welcome, invitations, honeypot, event log). Nothing is applied until you click Save, each module has a status (Enabled, Disabled, Not added, Missing permission with a re-invite button), and the dashboard only asks for the identify and guilds scopes. The status page runs a real test request against translation, detection, TTS and speech-to-text about once a minute and shows shard and cluster information for any server ID.

Pros - Translation without a quota, a daily cap or a vote, and no third-party translation provider. - The most complete audio and server-management toolset of the nine, mostly free. - The AI assistant plans, asks for confirmation and offers undo, which is rare. - Clear documentation of limits, permissions per translation style, and a /check-permissions command. - Privacy tools in the account page: download, delete, opt out of processing and of recording. - A status page that tests real services rather than a static "operational" label.

Cons - The free tier is generous on volume but capped on configuration: 30 rules, 3 translations per message, one group of 3 channels. The best model is guaranteed only on Premium when the service is busy, which means free quality can vary under load. - The translation model is described only as "neural translation models": it is not named, and we found no public quality benchmark. - Voice features on a free server depend on top.gg votes. - Young product areas: the rules engine is a day old as we write this, and the docs still mention legacy commands and Patreon in places (the usage page says /premium add needs a Patreon link, and the refund policy page dates from 2023 and only mentions Patreon). - The maintainer is an individual who wishes to remain anonymous, and no server count is published. - Support is a Discord server (the support address redirects there). - The AI assistant is the one feature that sends your text to an external AI provider.

3. BabelBot

BabelBot is the AI-first bot. Since version 2.25.0 (16 October 2026) every translation uses AI, and it passes up to five earlier messages from the same channel as context.

How it works. Reply in the channel (plain text by default, or embed), a thread per message, or "Replace the original" (reposts under the member's name and avatar). Bridges link channels in pairs, in a hub of up to 25 language channels, or across two servers (one server sponsors the quota). Conversation mode groups bursts of messages for 1 to 10 seconds. Flag reactions, a right-click Translate Text (private, never counted), channel rules that override categories, custom words (5 free, 25 Pro, 100 Ultra), media translation (images, PDFs, voice notes, video) on paid plans, and live voice-chat translation on Ultra (4-hour sessions, posted as text in the voice channel's chat; BabelBot does not speak).

Limits. Free: 100 AI translations per month per server (a top.gg vote resets it), 3 target languages, 1 bridge. Pro €9.99/month: 10,000 translations, 5 languages, 5 bridges. Ultra €19.99/month: 50,000, 10 languages, unlimited bridges. Founder Access: €199 once, limited to 100 buyers (48 left when we checked). The terms add a fair-use limit of 1,000,000 characters per month per server.

How translations are counted. One automatic translation counts once even with several target languages. Every bridge copy that is translated counts, edits count as new messages, and a flag reaction on an already auto-translated message is charged again. Warnings appear at 75%, 90% and 100%.

Dashboard. A "Dashboard 2.0" with seven sidebar entries: Overview, Translation, Bridges, Voice chat, Audit logs, Settings, and plan usage. It keeps 500 changes for 90 days in an audit log, previews settings as they look in Discord, and exposes an assistant integration for tools such as Claude or ChatGPT that can change target languages, channel rules and ignored users.

Pros - Context-aware translation and media translation that no free competitor offers. - The most detailed privacy and sub-processor disclosure of the nine, including retention per data type and a Founder continuity clause. - A fast-moving changelog (162 entries; version 2.28.3 on 31 October 2026). - Everything is configured in the dashboard, and the plan follows the buyer rather than the server.

Cons - The free tier is small, and every translation depends on AI providers (OpenRouter to Gemini, Whisper for voice, Azure as fallback). - Allowances were doubled two days after launch, and the last month of changelog entries is full of "translation failed" and formatting fixes, which suggests the product is still settling. - Its documentation contradicts itself in places: the terms promise "unlimited" free plain-text translation, while the pricing page caps free at 100; the About page still says the in-house translator keeps working; the billing page gives a different reset rule for Pro than the changelog. - A single independent developer, and a small footprint (about 2,300 servers on its homepage). - OpenAI and Google receive content through OpenRouter but are not listed as sub-processors.

4. Translator Bot (UnBonWhisky)

Translator Bot is a one-developer project with a very deep feature set and an unusually detailed changelog. It reports about 70,000 servers in February 2026 and 101,500 on its landing page.

How it works. Per-server default language, per-channel language, reverse translation (two languages), linked channels, flag reactions with a custom format, announcements with translation buttons (up to 5 buttons, 3 announcements per day per server), custom abbreviations expanded before translation, words never translated, ignored roles and members, language whitelists, forum-thread configuration through thread-name prefixes, gift purchases for the server, and analytics. Premium adds multi-language reverse, linked channels beyond two, cross-server linking (any number of servers, one channel each), translation of embeds and other bots' messages, and choice between Google, DeepL and Gemini.

Pricing. Free: unlimited basic translations plus the 2-language reverse and 2-channel link. Premium Subscription: $3/month or $30/year (custom flag output channel, minimalist flag mode, ignore prefixed commands, support). Premium Characters: from $9.99 for 200,000 characters, unlocks the advanced link features. Ultimate: $29.99/month, unlimited characters on Gemini only, with a fair-use clause. The documentation warns you to cancel a Premium subscription before buying Ultimate because they are billed separately. Character costs are message length × languages for reverse, and message length × (channels − 1) for linked channels; the receiving server pays for cross-server links.

Dashboard. Light and dark themes, server settings, analytics charts for the last 30 days, a cost calculator, live Discord previews for the custom flag message and announcements, a languages page filtered by engine, and a complete redesign in August 2026. Commands are localised in 31 Discord languages.

Pros - The most flexible linking features (cross-server, forums, threads) and per-feature settings. - Free unlimited basics and a strong dashboard with previews and analytics. - A very transparent changelog and an easy way to compare engines.

Cons - Pricing is hard to follow: subscription, character packs and Ultimate interact, and the payment terms still use the old "Unlimited" name and promise "unlimited translation characters" in one clause. - Numbers do not agree: 248 languages on the homepage, "200+" in the text, 31 in the changelog; 100 versus 90 shards; analytics retained 30 days (changelog) or 24 months (privacy policy). - The privacy pages never name Google, DeepL or Gemini, and the bot-specific policy (July 2025) predates the Swiss-hosting move. - Three different permission lists across the docs and terms, and no invite permission integer documented. - A one-person operation (a French sole proprietor) with a history of outages and a 24-hour ban from Discord for a permission-check bug. - Text only: no voice.

5. Discord Translator (NVU)

Discord Translator is the veteran: founded in 2017, released in 2018, with a changelog from the first alpha and a claim of 300,000 servers in August 2025. It uses Google Cloud Translation.

How it works. Prefix commands (-t or -translate), slash commands, a message right-click, flag reactions, per-user and per-channel auto-translation, synced categories, cross-server linking (for larger premium packs), forum-to-forum, 11 or more text styles including webhooks and a hybrid style, edit and delete synchronisation, AutoMod support, ignore words (<word>), block words, per-user roles (auto-translate, no-translate), command permission levels, and a personal translation mode that works in DMs. The wiki lists about 195 languages.

Pricing. A 5,000-character trial, then $10 for 200,000 characters with no expiry and no automatic charge. Characters include spaces and are multiplied by the number of target languages; auto-detection counts too. When the quota runs out, translation stops. Transfers between servers are possible on request.

Dashboard. translator.nvu.io: server settings, per-channel auto-translation, statistics, payments, light and system themes, server search.

Pros - Pay once, no subscription, no auto-renewal. - The deepest customisation: styles, per-user control, ignore and block lists, roles, command permissions. - Eight years of continuous releases (version 2.7 on 1 October 2026).

Cons - A trial of only about 100 translations, and costs multiply with target languages. - Text-to-speech has been disabled since 2018, and there is no speech-to-text. - The privacy policy (2018) and terms (2018) do not mention bot message data or Google; the only statement that text goes to Google is in the FAQ. No retention periods are given. Payment is by PayPal, and the terms say no refunds, while the FAQ says a mistaken payment can be cancelled. - Several contradictions: the last command is "removed" in the FAQ but experimental in the changelog; the FAQ says DMs are disabled but personal translation works in DMs; documented per-message limits disagree. - Command-heavy configuration (the wiki covers fewer settings than the changelog), and an experimental, "use at your own risk" mode for translating other bots.

6. Talksy

Talksy works differently from the others: members opt in with /talksy, and translations are posted by webhook under the speaker's own name and avatar, so a multilingual chat reads naturally. Its 17-page documentation was updated in October 2026.

How it works. Inline auto-translate needs three switches: the server is enabled, the channel is allowed, and the member chose a language. Channel routes mirror a channel into another (fully translated, with replies, deletes, reactions and attachments in sync), channel groups link any number of channels in a full mesh (Pro), glossary terms stay untranslated, forums and threads are supported, and flag reactions work without setup. Translations and their links are kept for 30 days.

Pricing. Free, per member and per month: 100 inline translations, 100 manual translations and 50 flag translations; per server: 1 route of 200 messages per month and 30 glossary terms. Pro €8.99/month: unlimited for the subscriber everywhere, and unlimited for every member in up to 3 servers they sponsor. Pro+ €19.99/month: premium engine, up to 8 servers. Voting resets monthly counters.

Dashboard. app.talksy.gg is deliberately small: routes, channel groups and subscription. Most configuration is by slash command.

Pros - A consent-first model for inline translation and a stealth mode that deletes the original. - The clearest quota documentation after iTranslator, a security page that explains each permission, and a stated 30-day retention. - A thoughtful sponsorship model: one Pro member can lift the limits for a whole server.

Cons - The free tier is tight, and sponsorship takes a moment to understand. - The AI provider and model are never named, and they process text outside the UK and EEA. - The consent promise has gaps: routes mirror everyone's messages with no per-member opt-out, and flag reactions can translate anyone's message. - The docs contradict the guides on whether /register is required, list several different permission sets, and the default invite includes Mention Everyone and External Emojis without explanation. Its comparison pages quote two different server counts (6,000+ and 4,500+). - No voice features, and a single UK-based developer with no SLA.

7. HephBot Translate

HephBot Translate leads with generosity: a self-hosted standard translator that is unlimited for everyone, unlimited channel mirrors and default-language channels. Its documentation is detailed and its dashboard is the main way to configure it (slash commands must first be deployed from the dashboard).

How it works. Flag reactions (reply, thread or replace), default-language channels, mirrors between channels, forum and thread mirroring, an Auto Setup tool that replicates a whole category into up to 6 languages (premium), polls, tickets, delegate access for the dashboard, bring-your-own-key support for Groq and OpenAI with AI profiles, and a 7-day trial.

Pricing. The free tier is unlimited. Paid plans per the documentation: $1.99 per user with your own key, $4.99 for a managed user plan, $9.99 per server for BYOK or Server Boost (Auto Setup and three Pro seats). The homepage instead shows Lite at $5 and Premium at $15 per server.

Pros - Unlimited free basics and a large set of per-feature settings. - BYOK for people who want to control the model and cost. - An active changelog (version 4.2.1 on 26 October 2026) and delegation for dashboard access.

Cons - The free engine covers about 49 languages (the homepage says 35+, the docs say 45+) and is not named. - Pricing differs between the homepage and the documentation, and several other statements contradict each other (which commands are enabled by default, whether Auto Setup requires a boost, two support invites). - The privacy policy and terms are dated June 2025 and the docs say version 3.15.3 while the changelog is at 4.2.1. - A long permission list (including Manage Channels, Manage Roles and Manage Threads), and server configuration is not deleted when the bot is removed. - No voice features.

8. RitaBot

RitaBot bills by tasks (channel setups) instead of characters. It claims 166+ languages with Google and DeepL and "now using DeepL" on the homepage, backed by an in-house machine-learning engine.

How it works. /auto creates a task, /group links up to 15 channels and languages, flag reactions work immediately, /quicksetup builds a category of translation channels with language roles and reaction roles, webhook or embed output, and a rewards programme that earns discounts. Plans: Reaction $2.99 (flags only), Casual $6.99 (100 tasks), Tinkerer $10.99 (200), Pro $15.99 (350), Ultima $21.99 (550), each with a soft cap of Google and DeepL characters (100,000 to 800,000) before it falls back to its own engine.

Pros - Predictable pricing with unlimited individual translations on every tier. - Cross-server groups and forum support, plus helpful setup tooling. - Both a legacy prefix interface and slash commands.

Cons - The "no usage limits" marketing sits next to soft caps, a hard cap of 10,000 characters on the trial, and a suspension clause for exceeding tier limits. - The privacy policy says anonymised message pairs train its own ML engine (opt-out by ticket), and it does not name Google or DeepL as recipients of message text. - Task math is confusing (the formula and the overview example disagree), the refund policy excludes anyone who has translated more than 10,000 characters, and the docs mix Patreon, Stripe and PayPal wording. - Its homepage and dashboard are JavaScript-only, the docs still mention 2022-2023 events, and it reports about 1,000 servers.

9. TranslateBot

TranslateBot sells characters in one-time packs ($9.99 for 225,000, $19.99 for 550,000, $39.99 for 1.2 million; PayPal only). Characters are bound to your server and never expire. Features are flag translation, linked channels, user auto-translation and a welcome message; permissions listed in the FAQ are modest (read, write, react, embed, manage webhooks). It reports more than 3,000 servers.

Pros - Simple pay-once pricing and a permission list that stays short.

Cons - There is no documentation site, command reference or changelog. - The privacy policy body is dated February 2022, the footer says 2023, the terms still contain template placeholders, and no retention period or translation provider is named. - The bot stops entirely when characters run out, and support is by contact form and a Discord ticket.

Translation methods compared

Capability	iTranslator	Interaction	BabelBot	UnBonWhisky	NVU	Talksy	HephBot	RitaBot	TranslateBot
Flag reactions	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Auto-translate channels	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Per member, plus routes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Role or member-based	Yes (role)	Yes (role)	No	No	Yes (user)	Yes (member)	No	Role filter (legacy command)	Yes (user)
Linked channels	Yes	Yes	Yes (bridges)	Yes	Yes	Yes (routes, groups)	Yes (mirrors)	Yes (groups)	Yes
Cross-server	No	No	Yes (Ultra)	Yes (Premium)	Yes (larger packs)	No	No	Yes	No
User-installed app	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (works in DMs)	Yes	Yes	Premium	No	No
Ignore words, glossary	Yes (Premium)	Exceptions (Premium)	Custom words	Yes	Yes (Premium)	Glossary	Blacklist	No	No
Translate other bots	Yes	Premium	Followed announcements	Premium	Experimental	No	Yes	Yes	No
Config by AI assistant	No	Yes	Via MCP integration	No	No	No	No	No	No
Voice features	Pro AI	Yes	Ultra	No	No	No	No	No	No

Based on each bot's published documentation; "No" means the feature is not documented.

Interaction Bot versus iTranslator: an honest comparison

The two are the closest pair in this list, so here is where each leads, according to their own documentation.

• Free usage. Interaction Bot: no quota and no vote for translation, 30 rules. iTranslator: 10,000 characters until a vote resets it. Advantage: Interaction Bot.
• Premium translation. iTranslator offers a named AI option (OpenAI), a Fast or Smart mode and Conversation Mode. Interaction Bot offers "the best model with priority" but no named model or mode choice. Advantage: iTranslator.
• Moderation-style controls on translation. iTranslator has text-replacement rules, ban lists (1,000 users and 100 roles on Premium), Auto-Erase, Auto-React and a custom bot profile. Interaction Bot has exceptions, a blacklist, delete-after-delay, opt-outs and per-rule styles. Advantage: iTranslator for depth of options.
• Beyond translation. Interaction Bot includes TTS, STT, recording, voice messages, FAQ, welcome, invites, honeypot, event log and the AI assistant, mostly free; iTranslator offers voice only on Pro AI. Advantage: Interaction Bot.
• Privacy. Interaction Bot uses no third-party translation provider and keeps no text. iTranslator keeps no content but may use OpenAI on Pro AI and does not name its other engines. Advantage: Interaction Bot, with the assistant caveat.
• Maturity and scale. iTranslator reports about 133,000 servers, has a public status page with live metrics and a long record of documentation. Interaction Bot's translation-rules engine is a day old and its maintainer is anonymous. Advantage: iTranslator.
• Pricing. iTranslator: €9.99 per server per month for unlimited use. Interaction Bot: €3.99 per server, falling to €2.00 per server in the 10-server pack. Advantage: Interaction Bot.

Dashboards and setup compared

Bot	Dashboard	What stands out
iTranslator	Full-featured	Usage gauge and "reset for free" button, every feature configurable, subscriptions and invoices. Marketing site is dark with orange accents.
Interaction Bot	Full-featured	Module switches with status, a save bar, rule tester, AI assistant panel with undo, and a status page that tests real services. Dark interface.
BabelBot	"Dashboard 2.0"	Seven sidebar entries, Discord-style previews, audit logs, plan usage.
UnBonWhisky	Full-featured	Light and dark themes, analytics charts, cost calculator, live previews for flag messages and announcements.
NVU	Full-featured	Server settings, statistics, payments, light and system themes, server search.
HephBot	Dashboard-first	Delegates, guided tours, AI profiles, audit and error logs, troubleshooting bundle.
Talksy	Minimal	Routes, channel groups and subscription only; the rest is slash commands.
RitaBot	Subscription-centred	Plan assignment, billing portal, embed style and a few server settings; assignment is described as occasionally buggy.
TranslateBot	Login only	Purchases and setup; almost nothing documented.

How to choose: a quick decision guide

1. Need voice, captions, recording or server-management tools? Start with Interaction Bot. For AI-based voice, compare iTranslator Pro AI and BabelBot Ultra.
2. Zero budget? Interaction Bot, HephBot or UnBonWhisky, and check that their free caps fit your server.
3. Translate rarely, in bursts? A pay-once pack (NVU or TranslateBot).
4. Want the highest-quality AI output? BabelBot, iTranslator Pro AI, or UnBonWhisky on Gemini. Test with your own language pair.
5. Need to link several servers? UnBonWhisky, RitaBot, BabelBot (Ultra) or NVU (larger packs).
6. Is privacy a hard requirement? Compare the table above. Interaction Bot (own models), BabelBot and Talksy (clear retention) disclose the most.
7. Want a bot that configures itself? Interaction Bot's /ai setup, or BabelBot's assistant integration.

FAQ

What is the best Discord translator bot in 2026?

It depends on your server. For a translation-only server that wants a mature product with many methods, iTranslator. For a free plan without a character quota and a wider toolkit, Interaction Bot. For context-aware AI and the best privacy disclosure, BabelBot.

Is there a free Discord translator bot with no limits?

Several advertise it. HephBot and UnBonWhisky are unlimited on their standard engines. Interaction Bot has no character quota, but limits you to 30 translation rules and 3 translations per message. iTranslator's free tier stops at 10,000 characters per server until a vote resets it.

Can a Discord bot translate voice chat?

Some can. Interaction Bot offers live speech-to-text captions, translated on Premium. BabelBot Ultra translates voice chat into text. iTranslator Pro AI offers live transcription and text-to-speech.

Which Discord translation bot is the most accurate?

We did not benchmark accuracy, and none of these bots publishes independent test results. Premium engines (DeepL, Gemini, OpenAI, or context-aware AI) aim for more natural output than standard machine translation. Test two or three bots on your own language pair.

How do I auto-translate a Discord channel?

Most bots let you link a channel to one or more languages from a dashboard. Interaction Bot, iTranslator, BabelBot, NVU, UnBonWhisky, HephBot and RitaBot all support it.

Are Discord translator bots safe?

Check the permissions requested, the translation provider, and how long text is kept. The table above summarises each bot's public statement. Avoid translating sensitive content with any bot that sends text to an external provider.

Do I need a paid plan?

Not to start. Paid plans mostly remove caps, add premium engines, or unlock linking, voice and AI context.

Final verdict

For a typical multilingual community that only needs translation, iTranslator is the most mature and best-documented choice, provided you are happy to pay or vote for its limits. For a community that wants free, quota-free translation plus voice and server tools, Interaction Bot has the broadest toolkit, with the caveat that parts of it are brand new. BabelBot leads on context-aware AI and privacy disclosure, UnBonWhisky on linking and engine choice, NVU on pay-once simplicity, and Talksy on consent-based inline translation. We would be cautious with TranslateBot until its documentation and legal pages are updated, and with RitaBot if you care about how your message text is used.

Last verified on 5 November 2026 from each bot's public website, documentation, changelog and legal pages. Prices, limits and features change often. If you spot an error, tell us and we will correct it.