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DeepL
General models translate well, but specialist quality still wins.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep paying — OpenAI has not replaced it
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the writing job, so this one still earns its $9/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- GPT-4 multilingual translation. OpenAI, August 1, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: ChatGPT and Google Translate.
- What the call is worth $108/yr
- $9/mo at the entry paid tier — $108 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- August 1, 2024
- List price
- $9/mo
- Per year
- $108
The backstory
DeepL is beloved for translation quality. LLMs translate impressively and are bundled everywhere, but DeepL survived by staying clearly best for many language pairs, adding glossaries and document translation, and being the trusted default for professional translators. Specialist excellence beats generalist good-enough.
Escape hatches
C 
ChatGPT Great for casual translation with context.
chat.openai.com open_in_new G 
Google Translate Free and everywhere.
translate.google.com open_in_new2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.