ModernMT is an adaptive machine translation service covering more than 200 languages. It adapts to glossaries, both monodirectional and multidirectional, and to translation memories, and developers reach it through an API with SDKs for Node.js, Python, Go, Java, dotnet and PHP. Plugins connect it to Trados Studio and memoQ. Its maker, Translated, has announced that ModernMT is evolving into Lara, a successor with document, image and audio translation, and that ModernMT will sunset by the end of 2026.
ModernMT is used by localization managers, professional translators working in CAT tools and developers who add machine translation to their products. Teams with existing translation memories and glossaries get output that follows their terminology, and the 200+ language coverage suits multilingual content programs. Enterprise customers with custom agreements receive personal migration reviews. Anyone choosing a translation service today should note the timeline: existing API keys continue to work until December 31, 2026, and migration support transfers translation memories and glossaries to a Lara account.
Because ModernMT is winding down, new projects are better placed on Lara, which keeps the 200+ languages and adds document, image and audio support. A localization team can connect ModernMT to Trados Studio or memoQ so translators receive adapted suggestions inside their usual environment. Developers can call the API from a backend to translate user content, and workflow teams use integrations with Crowdin, Blackbird, n8n and Google Sheets. Companies maintaining terminology lists load glossaries so product names stay consistent across languages. Customers preparing for the sunset can contact migration support, move their assets, swap the plugin for the Lara plugin and generate a new API key before the deadline.
