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title: Translation Usage Limits
description: Rate limits for the Jodit Cloud Translation service.
keywords: jodit cloud, translate, translation limits, rate limits, characters
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# Translation Usage Limits

The Jodit Cloud Translation service has **per-key rate limits** based on the number of source characters translated.

Each call to the translation endpoint increments the `translate` counter by the length of the source text (in characters).

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## Character Limits

| Period | Limit                |
| ------ | -------------------- |
| Minute | 20,000 characters    |
| Hour   | 200,000 characters   |
| Day    | 1,000,000 characters |
| Month  | 2,000,000 characters |

For reference:

- **1 character** = 1 Unicode character (letter, digit, space, punctuation)
- **1 average English word** ~ 5 characters
- The **monthly limit** of 2,000,000 characters corresponds to roughly **400,000 English words**

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## What Counts as Usage

Every successful call to the translation endpoint (`POST /v1/translate`) or the language detection endpoint (`POST /v1/translate/detect`) counts `text.length` characters against these limits.

Only the **source text** length is counted, not the translated output.

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## If You Need Higher Limits

If your application requires higher translation limits (for example, large-scale multilingual sites or bulk content translation), please contact support and we can adjust the limits for your key.