Difference between different Google Translate API SKU

[JI Luo]

I'm wondering what's the key differences between the following three SKUs in Translate API:

• Neural Translation Model Predictions (D90A-CFB2-7CCD)
• Neural Translation Model Predictions In Translation V3 (E205-31DB-F1F4)
• Phrase-Based Translation Model Predictions (53BA-5E1D-4314)

Why are they listed separately - especially for the first two? Do they offer the same level of translation quality? Is the first one the former V2?

I failed to find any information about that neither in Google Cloud docs nor from the Internet. I would appreciate if anyone can share some insights. Thanks in advance.

[Abdelilah Fakkar]

Hi,

Translation API - Advanced has a revised pricing structure. Each account receives $10 worth of free usage per month, applied to usage of any of these SKUs [1] [2]:

• Neural Translation Model Predictions (D90A-CFB2-7CCD)
• Neural Translation Model Predictions In Translation V3 (E205-31DB-F1F4)
• Phrase-Based Translation Model Predictions (53BA-5E1D-4314)

Starting in March 2020, we began a phased rollout to migrate your translation model from PBMT to NMT. Depending on which translation version the client is using, the billing SKU change from the old PBMT SKU(53BA-5E1D-4314) to one of the new NMT SKUs: 

• Advanced(E205-31DB-F1F4) or 

• Basic V2(D90A-CFB2-7CCD) 

PBMT SKU ( Migrated): 

Both Translation Advanced & Basic APIs

• SKU: Phrase-Based Translation Model Predictions (53BA-5E1D-4314)

• Price: 20.00 USD per 1,000,000 byte

NMT SKUs

Translation Advanced API

• SKU: Neural Translation Model Predictions In Translation V3 (E205-31DB-F1F4)

• Price: 20.00 USD per 1,000,000 count

Translation Basic API

• SKU: Neural Translation Model Predictions (D90A-CFB2-7CCD)

• Price: 20.00 USD per 1,000,000 count

[1]https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/release-notes#November_05_2019

[2]https://cloud.google.com/skus/sku-groups/standard-ai-platform

[Ji Luo]

Now I understood, the first one is V2 basic. Thanks very much Abdelilah Fakkar for the details!