OpenAI’s hidden ChatGPT Translate tool takes on Google Translate

OpenAI has quietly rolled out a new ChatGPT feature called ChatGPT Translate, and it looks very similar to Google Translate on the web.

OpenAI has lately turned into a product company, specifically for consumers, while Anthorpic is focusing more on enterprises and software programmers.

With the ChatGPT Translate feature, you can translate anything using ChatGPT, but it’s not yet clear which model OpenAI is using for the Translate feature.

Is it GPT 5.2 Auto with a custom prompt for translation? We don’t know. This feature is available for everyone and does not require a paid account.

OpenAI hasn’t officially announced ChatGPT Translate, but you can access it from chatgpt.com/translate.

While it looks a bit like Google Translate, ChatGPT’s Translate is far more advanced.

In our tests, we observed that we can paste or type text (or even upload a photo of a sign/menu, speak, or attach a file), and it detects the language or lets you pick the source and target language.

It then translates while trying to keep the real meaning, not just word-for-word text, and it can adjust the output based on what you want, like “more fluent,” “business formal,” “for an academic audience,” or “explain it like a child.”

The big difference is that you can keep the conversation going after the first translation.

At the moment, ChatGPT for Android or iOS does not have the toggle to start the translation feature.

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