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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Translate, But Lacks Key Features

1/15/2026

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OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company, launches ChatGPT Translate, a tool for translating text, voice, and images into 50+ languages.
It offers automatic language detection and context-tailored translations for business or academic use.
However, it lacks support for image uploads and real-time conversation translations, limiting competitiveness with Google Translate.
The desktop version accepts only text input, while the mobile version supports voice input, and no offline app is announced.

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Story summary

OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company, launches ChatGPT Translate, a tool for translating text, voice, and images into 50+ languages.
It offers automatic language detection and context-tailored translations for business or academic use.
However, it lacks support for image uploads and real-time conversation translations, limiting competitiveness with Google Translate.
The desktop version accepts only text input, while the mobile version supports voice input, and no offline app is announced.