{
  "slug": "kagi-translate",
  "category": "translation",
  "name": "Kagi Translate",
  "description": "Translation service from Kagi Inc. that uses large language models from several providers to translate text, documents and web pages. Free to use on the web and in mobile apps.",
  "website": "https://translate.kagi.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "web",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 38,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Kagi Translate scores 38 out of 100 (grade F) on the translation criteria. It meets 2 of 10 criteria: no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It partly meets transparency report, TLS configuration and text not kept. It does not meet open source, independent audit, tells users about requests, security headers and works offline. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B-.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/translation/kagi-translate/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/translation/kagi-translate/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://kagi.com/privacy",
      "note": "Kagi's privacy policy states its websites load no analytics or telemetry."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://kagi.com/pricing",
      "note": "Funded by Kagi's paid subscriptions. Kagi Translate shows no ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://kagi.com/privacy",
      "note": "The privacy policy includes a warrant canary, but no request counts are published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=translate.kagi.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade B"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=translate.kagi.com",
      "note": "Grade B- (65/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "offline": {
      "title": "Works offline",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Online only. Translation runs on third-party language models through Kagi's servers."
    },
    "no_retention": {
      "title": "Text not kept",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/llms-privacy.html",
      "note": "Model providers do not train on the text, but most keep API requests for up to 30 days."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "B",
    "observatory": "B-",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:39:09.264Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}