Azure Translator
An Azure service to easily conduct machine translation with a simple REST API call.
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Hi, language detection will count as characters towards your usage.
Does Azure Translation Service count detect characters as translate characters?
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Leonid Skorospelov
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Reputation points
I'm using free tier of translation service and I wonder if I could optimize my usage by first detecting the source language and potentially NOT actually translating the text (which may depend on user's preference).
So, my question is: does calling "language detect" use the same limit as actual "translate" call? Can I indefinitely use "detect" within limit specified in the following link without any additional limit due to free tier? https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/translator/request-limits