All of the tests demonstrated that there's no major reason to choose ChatGPT Translate or Google Translate barring personal preference. Both can clearly handle day-to-day language, even with some idioms flattened or odd word choices shading the meaning a little bit.

Language translation is a hot field for artificial intelligence in general. At CES 2026 last week, for instance, CNET's Macy Meyer tried out a phone -sized device and companion headphones that let her carry on a live conversation with a Polish speaker even though she doesn't speak Polish herself.

The company trained the system on nearly 500 additional language pairs to allow researchers to fine-tune models for specific use cases.

OpenAI has quietly launched ChatGPT Translate, a Google Translate competitor with AI smarts to personalize translations.

ChatGPT Translate looks like a familiar translator, but its best trick is what happens after the translation. One-tap rewrites kick you into ChatGPT to polish tone, while big Google-style features are still missing.

Android translation text tools have transformed how we communicate across languages, with built-in features like Google Lens translation enabling instant recognition of text through the camera in over 100 languages. Tap to Translate allows real-time ...