OpenAI’s ChatGPT translator challenges Google Translate
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Translate, a standalone web translation tool that supports over 50 languages and is positioned as a direct competitor to Google Translate. The two services are visually similar: both have two text boxes: one for entering or pasting the source text and another for displaying the translated results, as well as drop-down menus for managing the languages you’re translating to or from.
There are, however, some notable differences. Google Translate allows users to upload images, documents, and even websites for translation in addition to regular text entries. ChatGPT Translate’s homepage states that it can translate text, images, and voice, but image support is not yet available on any version of the service. The desktop website only supports translation from text, while mobile browsers allow you to use either text or your device’s microphone. OpenAI’s service also includes additional presets to also guide the style of the completed translation, such as “translate this and make it more formal.”
The standard ChatGPT chatbot has supported translation features for years, so this is simply OpenAI releasing it as a dedicated web service. There is currently no sign of a ChatGPT Translate app on the Apple or Google app stores, unlike Google Translate, which is available both as a website. And application. OpenAI has not made any announcement regarding the release or confirmed which AI model powers the translation tool.
