You should switch to Discourse AI for automatic translation when you’re able to, we’ll still fix bugs and security issues with this plugin but it’s no longer the preferred method.
Automatic translation using AI is the more robust feature now, as it automatically provides translations (rather than on-demand) and includes categories, tags, and can provide translated content to search engines.
There are some models available that will do a fine job of translating that will likely cost less than hosting LibreTranslate indefinitely on a VPS. If you get 10k posts a year it can cost less than $10. Others have had success with Deepseek and Mistral (and other models via OpenRouter) if you want to avoid the larger corporate providers.