Use Case

Best AI for Translation 2026 - Multilingual Models

Compare AI models for translation tasks. Find the best balance of quality, language support, and cost.

Input/Output Ratio
50% / 50%
Typical for this use case
Cheapest Option
$1.00
per 10M tokens/month
Top Pick
gpt-5.1
Quality + Value balanced

Cheapest Models for Translation

Based on 50% input / 50% output token ratio typical for this use case.

RankModelCost/10M tokensvs Best Quality
#1ministral-8bMistral$1.00-98%
#2ministral-14bMistral$1.50-97%
#3deepseek-chatDeepSeek$2.10-96%
#4gpt-4.1-nanoOpenAI$2.50-96%
#5gemini-2.5-flash-liteGoogle$2.50-96%

Key Considerations

  • *Balanced input/output = consider blended pricing
  • *Test on your specific language pairs
  • *Gemini strong for non-European languages
  • *Consider specialized translation APIs for high volume

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