Pricing & Tips for Event Organisers
PolaParla Broadcast
Every monthly package includes 10 hours of use for one licence, plus all current and future languages. Choose the number of users you need. All prices exclude VAT.
| Regular users (average) | Monthly price, 10 h | Extra user, 10 h/month | Extra hour, €/user/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | €120 | €10 | €1.00 |
| 30 | €280 | €8 | €0.80 |
| 100 | €700 | €6 | €0.60 |
| 200 | €1,200 | €5 | €0.50 |
The price tiers are 10–29, 30–99, 100–199 and 200 or more users. The price consists of your tier's base fee plus any extra seats above that tier's user count. Reaching the next threshold moves the pricing to the next row.
Extra hours are charged for all reserved user seats.
Pricing examples
- 25 users and 10 h costs €120 + 15 × €10 = €270/month.
- 25 users and 15 h costs €270 + 25 × 5 × €1 = €395/month.
- 30 users and 15 h costs €280 + 30 × 5 × €0.80 = €400/month.
The monthly fee is paid in advance, and the payment activates the service. Extra hours are invoiced at the end of the contract month together with the following month's fee. The monthly fee is also charged for an unused month.
- A regular need for extra use can be agreed as part of the monthly package.
- The package fee for a usage period of up to 7 days is 50% off the monthly price of the chosen package.
- The scope of user support for monthly contracts is agreed separately. include all languages, advance preparation and user support. One-off prices are the same for all organizers.
- Capacity for events with more than 500 participants is confirmed in advance.
Questions and answers
How is PolaParla used as a speaker?
Open the service with your username and password. You can use any phone with a browser and use your phone as a microphone. This lets you use the interpretation service even from a berry forest or a ski trail, while listeners anywhere in the world hear your speech at the same time in the language they choose.
If you can't or don't want to hold your phone, for example while skiing, you can use a small magnetic collar microphone wirelessly connected to your phone. We're happy to give you tips on getting a mini microphone!
If the event has a sound system, you can open the service on any device connected to it (e.g. a laptop) and speak normally into the event's microphone.
What does the term 'user' mean?
A user means one device connected to the service, such as a phone. Several people can therefore watch and listen to the interpretation on the same device and there is still only one "user". Please reserve user seats according to maximum use.
Note that the user count is not based on audience size but on how many people use our interpretation service. For example, the audience could be 3,000, but if there are on average 10 foreign-language users of the interpretation across different events, pricing is based on just 10 users.
How do participants follow the interpretation?
Participants see the interpretation on their phone and can also listen to it if they wish.
Do participants need to buy a PolaParla licence?
No — participants read and, if they wish, listen to the interpretation completely free of charge in their browser!
Is one licence enough if I have two events at the same time?
One licence covers one simultaneous programme. If you have a parallel event at exactly the same time, it needs its own licence. For the parallel event you can get either a weekly licence (50% off the chosen monthly fee, which may be a different package from your main licence) or a one-off licence — see the prices .
The easiest option is to schedule events at slightly different times, so one monthly licence is enough.
What if I want to use the service only once or for a few days?
No problem at all!
You'll find one-off event prices . The price for a few days (max one week) is 50% off the chosen monthly package price.
How many languages do the packages include, and which are available?
All packages include all available languages! PolaParla currently offers Finnish, English, Swedish, German, French, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian and Chinese. New languages are added as they become available.
We only do quality translation, which is why our interpretation service is not based on Google Translate. We audit every new language with native speakers. This ensures high-quality interpretation not only in language but also in vocabulary and sentence structure.
PolaParla thinks like a simultaneous interpreter: it translates once it is sure the sentence is complete and meaningful. Even so, PolaParla is fast: the delay is about 2–3 seconds. A longer delay points to network latency. A fast network gives the fastest possible interpretation.
Can I choose a fully customised number of hours and users?
Absolutely! Once you know how many hours you'll use the service per month and the maximum number of people who may use it, you can choose any number of hours and users for your package. We're happy to calculate the price for you.
What if I exceed the hours?
If your actual need is mostly lower and the limits are exceeded only occasionally, choose a smaller package and use extra-hour flexibility when needed — at most €1 per hour per user included in the package, and as low as €0.50/user/hour. Extra hours are checked at the end of the period and charged the following month.
If you regularly need extra hours, it's more economical to choose a slightly larger package from the start.
What if I exceed the number of users?
A temporary excess in users does not lead to an extra invoice. Sometimes the user count goes over, sometimes under. As long as the average stays within the contracted number of users, there's nothing to worry about. Even if it goes slightly above average now and then, that's fine. We'll let you know if the number regularly goes over, and we can then agree on raising the user count.
How is interpretation quality ensured?
We've done everything possible from the outset to ensure the best possible quality. If you wish, you can fine-tune it yourself by entering in the settings the names of speakers and of companies and people mentioned in the speech. This way the AI spells even hard-to-interpret names and terms correctly.
You can also describe the type of event in the settings (e.g. a medical conference / government press briefing / confirmation camp campfire / health advice briefing / international business negotiation / training webinar…). This way the AI takes specialist vocabulary and the full context into account.
Sounds good! How do I get started?
Send us a message at contact@polavuo.com and we'll book a 30-minute online meeting where we give you your username and password and help you get started! Also send us a message if you didn't find an answer to your question here.