Hello all! I’m looking for a good alternative to Google Translate. I would prefer one that isn’t using a modern LLM, but I understand if that’s not possible. I would also like it to not be collecting personal data.
DeepL is probably the best option.
Definitely DeepL! Translations have an excellent quality and you can alter words and easily rephrase sentences within the web interface. The smartphone app is good very good.
Deepl was the first using an LLM though richt? They have always advertised that it was AI.
OP specifically doesn’t want that if possible.
Or is it a different class of “AI”?
Just for awareness, Google Translate is based on LLMs. Translation is actually why LLMs were initially made and you won’t find a better method for translation (besides hiring a translator). The thing you’re looking for is an LLM only for translation.
Why not LLM? When ChatGPT came out I was living a country where I didn’t speak much of the local language. GPT was a game changer, it didn’t just translate the words, it understood the context and it was much more useful.
AI does not “undestand”
Especially not the context. LLMs are Mathematical Methods.
But I agree: They are actually good for translating especially when focused on translation - like deepl
This might not be a perfect fit or off topic but I had to chime in and recomend Transcribro Transcribro is a private and on-device speech recognition keyboard and service for Android. It uses whisper.cpp to run the OpenAI Whisper family of models and Silero VAD for voice activity detection. It features a voice input keyboard, enabling you to type with speech. It can also be used by other apps either explicitly or when set as the user-selected speech to text app which some apps may use for speech to text. Transcribro is available on the Accrescent app store and GitHub releases. Accrescent is the recommended way to get Transcribro as it is more secure than GitHub releases.
