Best Models for Translation

    Multilingual models with strong translation quality across major and low-resource languages — compared by price and context

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    Hormouz
    gpt-5.4-mini
    		$0.75$4.50$0.07

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    Metis
    gpt-5.4-mini
    		$0.75$4.50$0.07

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    GapGPT
    gpt-5.4-mini
    		$0.75$4.50$0.07
    OpenAI
    gpt-5.4-mini
    		$0.75$4.50$0.07

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    Hormouz
    gpt-5.4
    		$2.50$15.00$0.25
    OpenAI
    gpt-5.4
    		$2.50$15.00$0.25
    Azure
    gpt-5.4
    		$2.50$15.00$0.25

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    GapGPT
    gpt-5.4
    		$2.50$15.00$0.25

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    AvalAI
    gpt-5.4
    		$2.50$15.00$0.25

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    OpenRouter
    gpt-5.4
    		$2.50$15.00$0.25

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    Metis
    gpt-5.4
    		$2.50$15.00$0.25
    ByteDance
    seed-1-8-251228
    		$0.25$2.00$0.05
    NovitaAI
    qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507
    		$0.09$0.58—
    Vertex AI (OpenAI-compatible)
    qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507
    		$0.22$0.88—

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    GapGPT
    qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507
    		$0.60$2.40—

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    AvalAI
    qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507
    		$0.70$2.80$0.35
    Nebius AI
    qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507
    		$0.20$0.60—
    Cerebras
    qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507
    		$0.60$1.20—

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    Metis
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.00$5.00$0.10

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    OpenRouter
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.00$5.00$0.10
    Anthropic
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.00$5.00$0.10
    AWS Bedrock(global)
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.00$5.00$0.10
    AWS Bedrock(eu)
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.10$5.50$0.11
    AWS Bedrock(us)
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.10$5.50$0.11
    AWS Bedrock(au)
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.10$5.50$0.11
    AWS Bedrock
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.00$5.00$0.10
    Vertex AI (Anthropic)
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.00$5.00$0.10

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    AvalAI
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.00$5.00$0.50
    AWS Bedrock(jp)
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.10$5.50$0.11

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    Hormouz
    claude-haiku-4-5
    		$1.00$5.00$0.10
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    Modern LLMs now rival dedicated translation engines for most language pairs — and beat them on context awareness, tone, terminology consistency, and formatting. The strongest multilingual models are Google's Gemini line, OpenAI's GPT-5.4, Anthropic's Claude, and Alibaba's Qwen, which is particularly strong on Chinese and other Asian languages.

    Long context windows also change how translation work gets done: instead of translating strings in isolation, you can put an entire document plus a glossary into one prompt and keep terminology consistent throughout. For bulk workloads, budget models like Gemini Flash-Lite and DeepSeek V4 Flash bring the cost per translated word down to fractions of a cent.

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the best LLM for translation?

    Gemini 3.1 Pro and GPT-5.4 deliver the most consistent quality across a broad set of language pairs. Qwen3.7 Max is a top pick for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and Claude Sonnet 5 excels when tone and nuance matter. For bulk work, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and DeepSeek V4 Flash offer the best cost per word.

    Are LLMs better than Google Translate or DeepL?

    For most content, yes — LLMs follow style guides, preserve formatting and placeholders, keep terminology consistent across a document, and adapt register on request. Dedicated engines still win on raw speed and per-character price for very simple, high-volume strings.

    How do I translate long documents?

    Use a long-context model and send the whole document in one call: a million-token window fits roughly 750,000 words, and single-call translation keeps names and terminology consistent. If a document exceeds the window, chunk it and include a running glossary in each prompt.

    Which models handle low-resource languages best?

    Coverage drops for languages with little training data. Gemini Pro and GPT-5.4 generally hold up best, but always test with your actual language pair before committing volume — with one API key you can run the same text through several models in minutes and compare.

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