AI service
Amazon Translate
Neural machine translation for text.
Key points
- Translates text between supported languages using neural machine translation.
- Supports batch and real-time translation workflows.
- Can use custom terminology to keep brand names or domain terms translated consistently.
- Operates on text, not raw speech or images.
- Can be combined with Transcribe, Polly, or Comprehend in multilingual workflows.
When to use it
- Choose Translate for website, chat, document text, or support content localization.
- Use it when users need near real-time text translation across languages.
- Use custom terminology when specific terms must remain consistent.
Exam tips
- Translate changes text language; Comprehend analyzes text meaning.
- Transcribe turns audio into text before Translate can translate spoken content.
- Polly can turn translated text into speech after translation.
- Translate is a prebuilt AI service, not a custom model training platform.