How much Weglot really costs: the price per word explained

You look at the Weglot pricing page, you see "from X per month" and you think you already know what you're going to pay. Then you translate your site, add a couple of languages and, a few months later, you get the notice that you've exceeded your word limit and it's time to upgrade your plan. The bill wasn't what you thought.

Weglot's pricing isn't pricey for the sake of it, but it's structured in a way that surprises many people: you pay for translated words and for languages, not for what your website is worth. And those two variables grow exactly when your project is doing well. In this guide, I explain how Weglot's pricing really works, why it goes up more than you expect, and what alternative charges differently.

Quick summary

• Weglot charges for number of translated words and by number of languages: two limits that are used up simultaneously.
• Every word on your website counts once per language. Adding a new language multiplies the total count, it doesn't just add to it.
• The plans have tiers: if you go over your words or languages, you immediately jump to the next higher plan, even if you only went slightly over.
• A website with menus, a footer, and repeated texts consumes more words than you think, because everything counts.
• Lantis charges per language (starting at $3.50/mo), with 500,000 words included per language and no charge for visits: you know what you're paying from day one.

How Weglot's pricing works

Weglot is a website translation service that operates on a subscription model based on two variables: how many words you translate y how many languages you add. Each plan gives you a word limit and a maximum number of languages. If you exceed either, you move up to the next plan.

The direct answer to "how much does Weglot cost": depends on your website's size multiplied by the number of languages, not a fixed price. That's why two websites with the same number of pages can pay very different amounts.

The model has a clear logic for Weglot, but for you it implies something uncomfortable: your bill grows with your success. The more content you publish and the more markets you open, the more you pay. And not smoothly, but in jumps.

The detail that slips away: words count per language

Here's the part almost no one considers when doing the math. The word limit isn't the number of words on your website: it's the words on your website multiplied by the languages you translate into.

A simple example. Imagine your website has 10,000 words:

• With 1 language translated, you consume 10,000 words.
• With 3 languages, you consume 30,000 words.
• With 5 languages, you consume 50,000 words.

The website is the same. The only thing that has changed is that you want to sell in more countries. And precisely because of that, your word count skyrockets, and you end up on a much more expensive plan.

Why your bill goes up when adding languages

This is where Weglot's pricing catches many people off guard. Adding a language isn't just adding a little: it's multiply your word count. And since the plans are tiered, just one extra language can push you to the next plan even if you had plenty of words left on your current limit.

Think about the trap: you set up your website in Spanish and English, you fit into one plan. Business goes well, and you decide to add French, German, and Italian to sell across Europe. Suddenly your word count has tripled, and you're on a plan that costs several times more. The decision to grow, which should be cheap, becomes the reason you pay more.

I've developed this effect with examples in the guide on why Weglot gets expensive when adding languages, but the idea is simple: the model penalizes exactly what you want to do, which is reaching more markets.

The problem isn't Weglot's entry price. It's that the cost is tied to the two things that grow most when your business works: content and languages.

What many don't account for in the word count

When you calculate how many words your site has, you usually only think about the "content" texts: articles, descriptions, pages. But Weglot translates everything visible, and a lot more sneaks in than you'd imagine:

• Navigation menus and footer, which appear on every page.
• Buttons, forms and messages ("Add to cart", "Send", "Thanks for your purchase").
• : if you have a store, order and shipping confirmation emails.: privacy policy, cookies, terms and conditions.
• SEO metadata: titles and descriptions of each page.
• Dynamic content: product sheets, blog posts, testimonials.

In an online store or a blog with many posts, this "invisible text" can be a huge part of the total. That's why people are surprised to see their actual count: it's not that they've written so much, it's that every corner of the website counts, and on top of that, it counts once per language.

The alternative: paying per language, not per word

If the problem is that the price depends on two variables that grow uncontrollably, the solution is to change the variable. That's what does Lantis: instead of charging you by words and by visits, charges per language, starting at $3.50/mo ($3/language for 2–9 languages, $2.50/language from 10 onwards). It doesn't matter if your website has 5,000 or 500,000 words, nor if you get 100 or 100,000 visits per month.

This changes the entire equation:

• You know what you pay from the start. The price is the number of languages multiplied by their rate, and that's it. No surprises at the end of the month.
• Growing is cheap. Publishing more content doesn't increase your bill. A larger blog costs the same.
• Adding languages is predictable. Every new language has a known, flat price.

Here are the two models compared:

And it's not just about price. Lantis translates with various AI engines —Gemini by default, Claude, DeepL, or DeepSeek, so you can choose the one that translates your site best—, gives you a Own URL per language with automatic hreflang and sitemaps for the Multilingual SEO, and serves over 70% of translations instantly from its cache, so the website doesn't slow down. It works on Framer, Webflow, Shopify, WordPress, Wix, and Squarespace by pasting a single line of code.

So, when is each one worthwhile?

To be fair: Weglot is a good product and it fits some projects. The question isn't which is "better" in the abstract, but which one adapts to how your site will grow.

• Weglot can be worthwhile for you if you have a small website, with few languages, little content, and no plans for significant growth. There, its limits won't squeeze you.
• Lantis is worthwhile if you have a lot of content, want several languages, have a growing blog or store, or simply want a predictable price that doesn't penalize you for publishing more.

The key is to project a year ahead, not just for today. A website that currently has two languages and wants to have five next year saves quite a bit with a per-language model.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Weglot cost per month?

Weglot works with subscription plans whose price depends on two limits: the number of translated words and the number of languages. There isn't a single price, because a website with a lot of content or several languages consumes more words and needs a higher plan. The same website can cost significantly more just by adding languages, as each word counts once for each translated language. That's why it's advisable to calculate your actual words multiplied by the languages before choosing a plan.

Why does Weglot get more expensive when adding languages?

Because with Weglot, every word on your website counts once for each language. If your website has 10,000 words and you translate into 3 languages, you consume 30,000 words; with 5 languages, 50,000. Since plans have word limits per tier, adding a language can push you to the next plan even if your website hasn't changed. That's why many users feel that Weglot becomes expensive precisely when their business expands into more markets.

Are there alternatives to Weglot that don't charge per word?

Yes. Lantis charges per language (starting at $3.50/mo ($3/language for 2–9 languages, $2.50/language from 10 onwards)), with 500,000 words included per language and no charge for visits, so you know what you're paying from day one and adding content won't increase your bill. Translate with AI (Gemini by default, Claude, DeepL, or DeepSeek), give each language its own URL with automatic hreflang and sitemaps, and it works on Framer, Webflow, Shopify, WordPress, Wix, and Squarespace with a single line of code.

Conclusion

How much Weglot costs doesn't have a simple answer: it depends on your website's words multiplied by the languages you add, and those two variables grow precisely when your project is doing well. For small, static websites, it might be worthwhile; for growing websites or those that want several languages, the bill scales faster than expected.

If you prefer a price that doesn't penalize you for publishing more or selling in more countries, Lantis charges per language starting at $3.50/mo, with 500,000 words included per language and no charge for visits, with real multilingual SEO and AI translation. Paste a line of code, choose languages, and know exactly what you're paying. You can start for free and compare for yourself.