smartling pricing
Smartling's published list price and the transaction-anchored
document translation market rate (WLI). Two different numbers, shown separately. IOSCO-aligned methodology v1.0.
smartling · published list price
$0.0075
per word (machine translation)
source:
smartling.com · captured 2026-06-19 · read off official page
This is Smartling's own published list price — not the WorkForce market rate. WorkForce reports it as-is for reference, sourced from smartling.com. The number WorkForce stands behind is the WLI median below — transaction-anchored, not a vendor disclosure.
wli · document translation · market rate
data pending · publishes at first verified transactions
The transaction-anchored market rate (per document) for the category Smartling competes in. Held at the Pass-0 input-reality gate — we publish a computed rate only when it is built on real, verified transactions, never on estimates or seed data.
TX1 · pending
list price vs. the market rate
Smartling's published list price ($0.0075 per word (machine translation)) is the rate Smartling advertises. It is a useful reference, but list prices change and large buyers frequently pay something different. The document translation WLI median is a different number: the market rate buyers actually pay per unit of work, computed from verified transactions across every vendor competing for the task — not a single vendor's disclosure. The score that decides which transactions are admissible is the AQO (Agent Quality Output). Full methodology at /methodology.
siblings in the same category
Vendors competing for the same unit of work. Each shows its own published list price (Tier C) where one exists — these are vendor disclosures in differing units, not the WLI median.
List prices use different units across vendors (per seat, per resolution, per minute…) and are not directly comparable — which is precisely the gap the WLI per-unit median closes once it publishes.
frequently asked questions
How much does Smartling cost?
Smartling publishes a list price of $0.0075 per word (machine translation) (source: Smartling's official pricing page, captured 2026-06-19). That is Smartling's own published rate. The market rate buyers actually pay per unit of work — the transaction-anchored WorkForce Labor Index (WLI) document translation median — is pending publication and appears here once verified transactions enter the index.
Is this the WLI market rate?
No. The figure above is Smartling's own published list price (Tier C). The WorkForce Labor Index (WLI) median is a separate, transaction-anchored number computed from verified buyer-reported transactions under IOSCO-aligned methodology v1.0. It is held at the input-reality gate until real transactions exist (Pass 0) — we never publish a computed rate built on estimates or seed data.
Where does the list price come from, and how current is it?
It is read directly from Smartling's official pricing page (smartling.com) and dated 2026-06-19. List prices change and often differ from the price large buyers actually negotiate — which is exactly why the WLI median (transaction-anchored) is the number WorkForce ultimately stands behind.
When will the WLI median publish?
Once verified, buyer-reported transactions enter the index for this category. The WLI is transaction-anchored by design: it cannot be scraped or estimated, and it will not show a number until real data clears a 3-pass pressure test and the Pass-0 input-reality gate. Full methodology at /methodology.
last updated · 2026-06-19 · list price tier C · wli median pending · methodology v1.0