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apilayer languagelayer vs Detect Language
apilayer languagelayer
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.
Detect Language
Detect Language API identifies the language of arbitrary text across 216 supported languages, returning confidence-scored results for both single and batch requests. It's built for routing, moderation, and translation-pipeline pre-processing, with a free plan available alongside paid volume tiers.
| apilayer languagelayer | Detect Language | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | API Key |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Formats | JSON | JSON |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |