Does Azure Translation Service count detect characters as translate characters?

Leonid Skorospelov 21 Reputation points
2021-01-07T09:35:51.89+00:00

I'm using free tier of translation service and I wonder if I could optimize my usage by first detecting the source language and potentially NOT actually translating the text (which may depend on user's preference).

So, my question is: does calling "language detect" use the same limit as actual "translate" call? Can I indefinitely use "detect" within limit specified in the following link without any additional limit due to free tier? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/translator/request-limits

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Azure Translator
An Azure service to easily conduct machine translation with a simple REST API call.
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  1. GiftA-MSFT 11,171 Reputation points
    2021-01-08T00:49:32.983+00:00

    Hi, language detection will count as characters towards your usage.

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