Overview
- ChatGPT Translate debuts as a standalone web translator for 50+ languages with AI prompts to adjust tone, formality and clarity, handing follow‑up edits to ChatGPT for iterative refinement.
- The translator is live on the web in at least some markets, including Mexico, and can be used without signing in.
- Coverage notes gaps versus Google Translate, including far fewer supported languages, no offline mode, no full website or handwriting translation, and limited voice or image input on desktop.
- OpenAI will begin testing advertising in the coming weeks in the United States for free accounts and the new $8‑per‑month Go plan, while Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise remain ad‑free.
- Ads will appear below responses labeled “sponsored,” will not influence answers, users can disable personalization, chat data will not be sold to advertisers, and no ads will run for minors or on regulated topics such as health or politics.