Translator
$19a month120,000 words a month. Team seats: 2.
How much does it cost to translate a book into Arabic, or into English?
On Tarjum, a 250-page book costs from $19 for a month, and you start with a free trial of 10,000 words. A specialist Arabic translation agency that publishes its rates charges 16 to 23 cents a word, which comes to $10,000 to $14,375 for the same book.
Paying from Egypt? The Arabic pricing page shows prices in Egyptian pounds.
Work out what your book costs
Words are counted in the source language, because Arabic and English do not take the same number of words to say the same thing.
The result shown is for a 250-page book at 250 words a page.
The cost on Tarjum
From $19 a month
Estimated words62,500 words
The plan that covers itA plan with 120,000 words a month
Pages the free trial covers40 pages
Plans
Agency
$79a month500,000 words a month. Team seats: 5.
Publisher
$299a month2,500,000 words a month. Team seats: 15.
Book pack: one book, no subscription
100,000 words for $19, yours for 365 days and not renewed. Enough for a book of about 400 pages, with no monthly plan needed.
Prices are monthly, in US dollars. Words beyond your plan are bought in separate word packs. Translation on the models your plan includes carries no extra charge; other models you choose are charged to a prepaid compute wallet. You have 14 days from payment to get back the value of words you have not used: see the refund policy.
A 250-page book: figures you can check
| Route | Basis | 250 pages |
|---|---|---|
| Tarjum | A plan with 120,000 words a month | From $19 a month |
| A specialist Arabic translation agency | 16 to 23 cents a word for large or ongoing projects, published rate (Industry Arabic) | $10,000 to $14,375 for 62,500 words |
We worked out the table at 250 words a page. The agency’s rate and pace are as it publishes them, read on 4 November 2026: 2,000 words a business day, about 31 business days for this book before editing. The rows are not like for like: the agency delivers a finished human translation, and Tarjum is the system, with the human review done by you or arranged with us.
What does the price include?
Included
Reading, research, the glossary, translation, editing, polishing, layout and the export files.
Depends on the book
Figures that have to be redrawn, and heavy vowel marking.
Your choice
Human review by your own team, or arranged with us on a book you take on with us.
Questions about pricing
How much does it cost to translate a 300-page book?
A 300-page book at 250 words a page is about 75,000 words, which fits the Translator plan of 120,000 words a month: from $19 a month.
Why do translation prices vary so much?
The price depends on the subject, on who reviews, and on whether layout is included. Always ask what a figure covers.
Do I need a subscription to translate one book?
No. The book pack is 100,000 words for $19, yours for 365 days and not renewed.
Is the trial really free?
Yes: 14 days and 10,000 words, no card needed.
Judge it on a chapter of your book
The trial is 14 days and 10,000 words, about 40 pages. We price a longer book with you.