Text Analysis · head-to-head
apilayer languagelayer vs Code Detection
languagelayer is apilayer's language-detection API, identifying the source language of arbitrary text across 173 languages in a single REST call with confidence scores. It supports both single-string and batch detection, aimed at content-moderation, routing, and localization pipelines that need to know what language they're dealing with before further processing.
Code Detection API from Runtime (an APILayer joint product) identifies whether a string is natural language or programming code, then classifies which language it's written in and extracts structural metadata about it. It targets developer tools and data pipelines that need to auto-label mixed code/prose content, authenticated with a per-account API key and secret issued from the Runtime Developer Console.
| apilayer languagelayer | Code Detection | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | API Key |
| Pricing | freemium | paid |
| Formats | JSON | JSON |
| CORS | yes | unknown |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
apilayer languagelayer is freemium, while Code Detection is paid — apilayer languagelayer is the cheaper way in.