# AI Translation: What happened to "Translatable Categories" and how are translation costs calculated?

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**Created:** [June 11, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-what-happened-to-translatable-categories-and-how-are-translation-costs-calculated/405072 "2026-06-11T13:55:30Z")\
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Hi team,

I’m trying to understand the current behavior of the AI Translation feature and whether there has been a configuration change or migration in recent versions.

When we initially configured the AI Translation feature, the settings page contained a field called **“Translatable categories”** with the description:

> Only content in the selected categories will be translated. Subcategories must be added separately.

We used that configuration to define a limited translation scope.

However, when reviewing the current configuration, we now see a field called **“Excluded categories”** instead.

This raises a few questions:

### Configuration changes

Has the AI Translation feature changed from a **“Translatable categories”** model to an **“Excluded categories”** model?

If so:

- Was there an automatic migration?
- How were the existing category selections converted?
- Is there any way to determine whether the current configuration was migrated automatically or modified manually?

### Translation scope

The Translation Progress page currently displays:

> Backfill settings are configured to translate all posts after March 2018.

How should this message be interpreted?

Does it refer to:

- all posts in the forum,
- all posts except excluded categories,
- or another translation scope?

### Cost calculation

We would also like to better understand how costs are generated for the AI Translation feature.

Specifically:

- When a post is translated during backfill, is the translated content stored and reused?
- Or is a new translation request generated each time a user accesses translated content?
- What contributes to the cost:
  - backfill operations,
  - newly created content,
  - users viewing translated content,
  - or a combination of these?

### Reporting

Is there a way to identify:

- which categories are currently being translated,
- how many posts have been translated per category,
- and which categories are generating the largest translation costs?

We have screenshots showing both the historical **“Translatable categories”** configuration and the current **“Excluded categories”** configuration and can provide them if needed.

Thanks for your help.

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