StreamTranslate is built to subtitle what you say. If what you actually can't follow is your chat, Universal Translator is a Twitch bot that posts every translation right in chat — for everyone, with nothing for viewers to switch on — and lets you answer back in their language. Many streams have both problems, and then the answer is to use both.
Connect NowThese are two different tools for two different problems. Pick the one that fits — or run both.
You talk a lot, your audience speaks other languages, and chat is quiet. You need subtitles of your voice. That is StreamTranslate's core product, and we don't offer it.
Messages arrive in Spanish, Russian or Korean, you miss them, and those viewers drift off. You need chat translated where everyone reads it, and a way to reply. That is what we do.
What each tool does with Twitch chat, side by side.
| Universal Translator | StreamTranslate | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Translating Twitch chat messages | Translated subtitles of the streamer's voice |
| How chat translation reaches viewers | The bot posts the translation in chat, so every viewer and mod sees it with nothing to install or enable | Opt-in overlay: “Viewers who want translation enable it on their end; others see chat as-is.” |
| Streamer replies in the viewer's language | !translate es Thanks for coming! posts your reply in Spanish (paid plans) |
Not mentioned on its chat translation page |
| What you pay for | Translated chat messages per month, however long you stream: €1.99–€9.99 a month, up to 25,000 translations a month | Stream hours: Starter $14.99/month for 25 hours, then $1.00 per extra hour; Pro $34.99/month for 50 hours, then $0.50/hour; Elite $149/month unlimited. Stream Pass $9.99 one-time for one 12-hour session |
| Free option | Free forever with 50 translations a month, no credit card | A 6-hour free preview, no credit card |
| Stream-audio subtitles | No | Yes — the core product |
| Platforms | Twitch only, for now | Twitch, YouTube, Kick, TikTok and others you stream to with OBS |
As of 25 Sep 2026. Source: StreamTranslate pricing
As of 25 Sep 2026. Source: StreamTranslate: Twitch chat translation
As of 25 Sep 2026. Source: StreamTranslate: Stream Translate
StreamTranslate prices are in US dollars, ours in euros. Our figures come from the same data as our pricing page.
A translation posted in chat is read by you, your mods and every viewer at once. Nobody has to find a setting, so the conversation stays one conversation.
Understanding a viewer is half of it. With !translate you
reply in their language, straight from chat (paid plans).
A long subathon costs the same as a short stream. Your plan counts translated messages, not the hours you are live. Our biggest plan is €9.99 a month.
!translate when they want a message in theirs.For any of these, go to StreamTranslate. If your streams have both problems, you don't have to choose: here is how StreamTranslate and a chat bot work together.
No. We translate chat messages only and have no stream-audio subtitles. If you need your voice subtitled, use StreamTranslate — it runs next to our bot without overlapping.
No. The bot posts translations in chat. Viewers read them like any other message.
!translate included on the free plan?No. Automatic chat translation works on the free plan; !translate replies need a paid plan. See pricing.
Twitch only, for now.
Connect your Twitch channel in a minute. Free forever with limited translations; paid plans cost €1.99–€9.99 a month. No credit card required.
Messages in any language, translated the moment they land in chat.
Real Twitch chat