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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ByteDance	seed-1-8-251228	$0.25	$2.00	$0.05
ByteDance	seed-1-8-251228	$0.25	$2.00	$0.05
Alibaba Cloud	qwen3.7-plus	$0.40	$1.60	$0.08
Alibaba Cloud(us-virginia)	qwen3.7-plus	$0.40	$1.60	$0.08
Alibaba Cloud(singapore)	qwen3.7-plus	$0.40	$1.60	$0.08
Alibaba Cloud	qwen3.7-plus	$0.40	$1.60	$0.08
Alibaba Cloud(cn-beijing)	qwen3.7-plus	$0.40	$1.60	$0.08
Alibaba Cloud(eu-frankfurt)	qwen3.7-plus	$0.28	$1.10	$0.06
Alibaba Cloud(us-virginia)	qwen3.7-max	$2.50	$7.50	$0.50
Alibaba Cloud(singapore)	qwen3.7-max	$2.50	$7.50	$0.50
Alibaba Cloud	qwen3.7-max	$2.50	$7.50	$0.50
Alibaba Cloud(eu-frankfurt)	qwen3.7-max	$1.65	$4.95	$0.33
Granite	qwen3.7-max	$2.50	$7.50	$0.50
NovitaAI	qwen3.7-max	$1.25	$3.75	$0.25
NovitaAI	qwen3.7-max	$1.25	$3.75	$0.25
Alibaba Cloud	qwen3.7-max	$2.50	$7.50	$0.50
Alibaba Cloud(cn-beijing)	qwen3.7-max	$1.72	$5.17	$0.34
Vertex AI (OpenAI-compatible)	qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507	$0.22	$0.88	—
Vertex AI (OpenAI-compatible)	qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507	$0.22	$0.88	—
Nebius AI	qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507	$0.20	$0.60	—
NovitaAI	qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507	$0.09	$0.58	—
Cerebras	qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507	$0.60	$1.20	—
Cerebras	qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507	$0.60	$1.20	—
NovitaAI	qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507	$0.09	$0.58	—
Nebius AI	qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507	$0.20	$0.60	—
NovitaAI	kimi-k2.6	$0.80	$3.40	$0.16
Baidu	kimi-k2.6	$0.95	$4.00	$0.16
Moonshot AI	kimi-k2.6	$0.95	$4.00	$0.16
CanopyWave	kimi-k2.6	$0.95	$4.00	$0.16
Gonka24	kimi-k2.6	$0.22	$1.14	$0.05
Tundra	kimi-k2.6	$0.40	$2.20	$0.08
Nebius AI	kimi-k2.6	$0.95	$4.00	—
Together AI	kimi-k2.6	$1.20	$4.50	$0.20
Nebius AI	kimi-k2.6	$0.95	$4.00	—
Tundra	kimi-k2.6	$0.40	$2.20	$0.08
Moonshot AI	kimi-k2.6	$0.95	$4.00	$0.16
Baidu	kimi-k2.6	$0.95	$4.00	$0.16
CanopyWave	kimi-k2.6	$0.95	$4.00	$0.16
Runware	kimi-k2.6	$0.60	$3.05	$0.13
Gonka24	kimi-k2.6	$0.22	$1.14	$0.05
NovitaAI	kimi-k2.6	$0.80	$3.40	$0.16
Runware	kimi-k2.6	$0.60	$3.05	$0.13
Mistral AI	mistral-large-2512	$0.50	$1.50	—
Mistral AI	mistral-large-2512	$0.50	$1.50	—
Alibaba Cloud(eu-frankfurt)	deepseek-v4-flash	$0.20	$0.40	$0.04
Together AI	deepseek-v4-flash	$0.14	$0.28	$0.03
NovitaAI	deepseek-v4-flash	$0.14	$0.28	$0.03
CanopyWave	deepseek-v4-flash	$0.14	$0.28	$0.03
ByteDance	deepseek-v4-flash	$0.44	$1.32	$0.01
Alibaba Cloud	deepseek-v4-flash	$0.20	$0.40	$0.04

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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