Allow me to answer your questions in the order you asked them: Q: I am curious about whether I could use the above mentioned features of Google for free, or would I have to pay for it?
A: The Translate API is a paid service. Text-to-speech and speech recognition, however, are not to my knowledge publicly available. In other words, while there are undoubtedly people who have reverse engineered the underlying services, Google does not intend for these services to be used with applications other than their own. You are therefore, legally speaking, not allowed to use them at all in your own application. Q: Would Google limit the use to a certain number of users simultaneously? A: The Translate API is limited based on the number of characters you submit for translation rather than how many users you have utilizing your application, and that limit is flexible depending on how you set it up in the APIs Console. Specifically, you set the limit on the amount of money you're willing to spend, up to their maximum limit for the service. So you could have 1,000 users translating 1,000 characters each, or you could have 1 user translating 1 million characters alone. Q: Does Google give its Speech Recognition API either for free or charged? A: I don't believe the speech recognition is available for public use outside of Google applications at all. Q: Is there a link for the terms and uses for these services? A: Probably the best place to look for information about all of the various APIs Google offers would be the APIs Console ( http://code.google.com/apis/console ). Hope this helps. Blessings! jg On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 6:48 AM, Tumer Altas <[email protected]> wrote: > I have the same question. I have received a goverment support to prepare a > project for the state. I am planning to create a website and mobile > applications for the use of stundets in Turkey. The three key elements I > need in the website and mobile applicaitons is the use of *Text-to-Speech. > Speech recognition and the Translation* features. As far as I have > researched so far, Google's Speech recognition has high accuracy rates both > in Turkish and English. Along with this, the translation and Text-to-Speech > functions suit my needs the best. However, since I will found a commercial > company and do the project within this company for commercial purposes ( > the goverment support is for founding a commercial company and gain profit > by serving in the desired fields like education), I am curious about > whether I could use the above mentioned features of Google for free, or > would I have to pay for it? Moreover, will there be limitations to the use > of these services when large number of students use them at the same time. > I mean, would google limit the use to a certain number of users > simultaneously? > > One other question is, does Google give its Speech Recognition API either > for free or charged? > > By the way, is there a link for the terms and uses for these services. I > tried this link (http://research.google.com/**university/translate/terms.* > *html <http://research.google.com/university/translate/terms.html> ) but > it seems to be broken. > > Kind regards, > > Tumer ALTAS > > 13 Aralık 2010 Pazartesi 16:25:36 UTC+2 tarihinde Edward yazdı: > >> Hello, >> >> Are there any protocols or procedures in place now regarding using one >> or more of the Google APIs in a commercial application? >> >> I am specifically interested in using Google Translate and Google Text >> To Speech in a commercial e-Learning application but other than the >> Terms of Service which imply you cannot use the APIs in a commercial >> application, are there any provisions for this? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > To view this message on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-ajax-search-api/-/IRRYVhVqJuoJ > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en?hl=en > -- Jeremy R. Geerdes Generally Cool Guy Des Moines, IA If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights Wesleyan Church! http://www.debraheightswesleyan.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] To view this message on the web, visit http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en_US For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-ajax-search-api?hl=en?hl=en
