FAMILIAR LABS VS EXPERT HUMAN TRANSLATORS · WMT24++ · AUGUST 2026

Matches expert human translators.

THE QUALITY 100.3%

of expert human translation qualityFrench, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian · vs first-pass professional translations

French100.0%

Chinese98.2%

Hindi103.3%

Indonesian99.6%

DASHED LINE = THE PROFESSIONAL'S 100%

THE REFERENCE $70–150

per finished minute for full human dubbingtranslation plus voice, published rates

ONE FAMILIAR LABS RENDER INCLUDES TRANSLATION, VOICE, LIP-SYNC, AND SCENE AUDIO, UP TO 4K WITH A TRUE 5.1 SURROUND OR STEREO MIX NOT USABLE FOR MOST OF THE WORLD: EVEN TOP PRODUCTIONS DUB ONLY A FEW LANGUAGES; SMALLER PRODUCTIONS, SHOWS AND VERTICAL DRAMAS DON'T DUB AT ALL

SCORING METHOD Familiar Labs vs the first-pass expert, per language

Both translations judged against expert reference edits.

95% RANGES · PROFESSIONAL = 100 French 97.0–105.4 · Chinese 95.6–100.0 · Hindi 100.4–108.5 · Indonesian 97.6–103.2

SOURCE WMT24++ professional translations + reference edits

Dataset (paper). Read the full study →

Top of the WMT24++ paper: the title, the Google and Unbabel author list, and the abstract

THE TEST SET · GOOGLE WMT24++: Expanding the Language Coverage of WMT24 to 55 Languages & Dialects Deutsch et al., Google · arXiv:2502.12404 ↗

VALUE

A complete dub, one render.

Familiar Labs complete dub All-in one render
per target language

Translation
Dubbed voice
Music, effects, and ambience preserved
Lip-sync to the new language, on the same face
Up to 4K picture
True 5.1 surround or stereo mix, 24-bit PCM
ProRes masters on Studio deliveries

AccessStudio contract

At these rates human dubbing isn't usable for most of the world: even top productions dub only a few languages because of the cost, the people and the time, and smaller productions, shows and vertical dramas don't dub at all.

Published price context in US dollars, per target language
Option	Per finished minute	For 60 minutes	What it covers
Published human translation + review	$10 median $11.95 mean	$600 median $717 mean	Translation only
Published human dubbing packages (voice)	$39–$94 ~$60 midpoint	$2,340–$5,640 ~$3,600 midpoint	Voice recording and studio package; translation billed separately
Full human dubbing, translation plus voice	$70–150	$4,200–$9,000	The translation line and the voice package together
Premium studio dubbing	From $128	From $7,680	Studio starting rate

Sources, calculations, and caveatsOpen the pricing notes

The $10 median and $11.95 mean were calculated across the benchmark’s 11 target languages from Netflix’s published rate card. Published all-human package prices come from Voquent, and the premium studio starting price comes from Gotham Lab.

Interpreter context comes from the ATA 2025 Compensation Survey.

Rates vary by language, talent, casting, studio, revisions, turnaround, and volume. Figures exclude taxes and discounts. The comparisons describe published prices; they do not assume identical workflows or guarantee equivalent quality.