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RuneManga vs ImageTranslate.AI for manga pages

ImageTranslate.AI or RuneManga for manga and manhwa: uploads, extension, AI models, editor, credits and plans, and privacy. Checked November 2026.

Updated November 8, 20265 min read

Short answer

ImageTranslate.AI is a general image translator with a manga mode: it finds the speech bubbles, removes the text, fills in the background and sets the translation, in more than 130 languages, with a choice of six AI models, an editor and an API. Its free tier covers two images a day, and paid plans start at $8.30 a month billed yearly. RuneManga is made for whole chapters: a ZIP, a CBZ or a PDF in one run, an extension that translates pages as you scroll, 20 free credits a day and deletion about an hour after each job.

Feature	RuneManga	ImageTranslate.AI
WebApp upload	Yes. Add images, a folder, a ZIP, a CBZ or a PDF (50 to 500 pages at once depending on the plan, 20 MB each), correct the result in Edit mode, and download single pages, a ZIP or one PDF.	Yes. Upload JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF or HEIC images, or paste an image link, up to 10 MB each on the free plan and 50 MB on Enterprise. Its batch translator takes up to 20 images at once; the FAQ ties it to Professional and Enterprise.
Browser extension	Yes, in the Chrome Web Store (Chrome, Brave, Opera), Edge Add-ons and Firefox Add-ons. It translates pages right on the sites you read: an R button per page, Auto mode while you scroll, show original, Translate an area, Edit image and a ZIP of the page's translations.	Yes, for Chrome: right-click an image and the translated image replaces it on the page, with a toggle to compare. The listing describes one image at a time.
Languages	From Japanese, Korean, Chinese, English and six more languages (or auto-detect) into 93 languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, French, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Arabic and Thai output is experimental.	More than 130 languages, with source detection.
Bubble-aware typesetting	Yes. Lettering in speech bubbles, caption boxes and text on the art is erased, the background filled in and the translation fitted in its place. Sound effects stay as drawn. Edit mode, in the WebApp and the extension, lets you move, restyle and rewrite the text.	Yes. Its Manga Translator finds speech bubbles and text panels, removes the original text, fills in the background and places the translation, vertical Japanese included. A Translation Editor changes fonts, colors, sizes and positions afterwards.
Colorize	BetaYes, our own AI colorizer for black-and-white pages, in the WebApp and the extension, on every plan. It keeps the line art, screentone and lettering; the colors are its guesses, so results vary. 1 credit a page, 2 together with Translate. A page already in color comes back as it is, and its color credit is given back.	Not mentioned on its pages.
Translation engine	RuneLingua, our own AI translator for manga dialogue, on every plan, Free included. A few languages it does not cover well yet use another translation service. You can also connect your own AI key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, xAI or OpenRouter).	A choice of Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi, ChatGPT and Claude: basic versions on the Free and Starter plans, advanced ones on Professional and Enterprise. Text removal uses Flux Kontext.
Pricing	Credits: 1 a page to translate or to colorize, 2 for both. Free at $0: 20 credits a day, claimed on the site. Supporter ($2.99, 1,000 a month), Pro ($4.99, 2,500) and Ultimate ($9.99, 5,000) are on sale now. Credit packs never expire. See the pricing section for the available packs.	Free: 20 basic credits a day, and an image costs 10, so two images a day. Starter $9.90 a month ($8.30 billed yearly, 5,000 advanced credits), Professional $19.90 ($16.60, 12,000) and Enterprise $99.90 ($83.30, 80,000).
Privacy and retention	Pages are processed on RuneManga's servers; only the text found on the page goes to the translation engine. Jobs are deleted about an hour after they finish and are not used for training.	Images go to third-party translation and AI services. The policy says uploads are not used to train AI models; images are kept temporarily (the FAQ says for your translation history), and other data indefinitely unless you ask for deletion.
Sign-up needed	Yes for the WebApp: a free sign-in with Google, Discord or an emailed link, no card.	Not for two translations a day. A free account, with no card, gives 20 credits a day.

When RuneManga is the better fit

You want a whole chapter in one run, from a ZIP, a CBZ or a PDF, rather than single images or batches of 20.
You want an extension that translates every page as you scroll, not one image per right-click.
You want more free pages: 20 credits a day, one per page, plus 30 at sign-up.

When ImageTranslate.AI is the better fit

You want to pick the AI model, such as Claude, Gemini or ChatGPT, without an API key of your own.
You translate other images too, such as product photos and screenshots, and want OCR, a text remover and an API in the same account.
You read into a language RuneManga does not offer: it lists more than 130.

Questions

Do both remove the original text?

Yes. Both say they erase the lettering, fill in the background and set the translation in the bubble, and both have an editor for corrections.

Which one has more free pages?

ImageTranslate.AI's free plan covers two images a day. RuneManga's Free plan gives 20 credits a day, one per page, plus 30 once at sign-up.

Can I translate a PDF or a CBZ?

RuneManga takes both, and ZIPs, and translates every page. ImageTranslate.AI's pages list image files and image links, not PDF or CBZ.

Sources

Facts checked on November 8, 2026 from each tool's own pages and store listings. Something out of date? Write to [email protected].