In this blog, we will delve into the intricacies of Gemini's performance, ease of use, and why it would be a mistake not to use Gemini for your translations.

1. Performance:

Google has an army of Engineers and Translators producing top notch translation training data. Gemini boasts an extensive list of over 100 supported languages, enabling seamless translation across a wide range of linguistic barriers. On top of their extensive list of languages, Gemini supports translation in the majority of dialects for those languages as well. In our testing, Gemini produced a real world(only real world tests really matter) average of 0.355 seconds for flawless translations in a Python application- from the request being made to the request being displayed on the app. Gemini also comes out of the box with the ability to scale to millions of simultaneous requests using GCP’s(Google Cloud Platform) infrastructure.

2. Ease of Use:

Years ago, to get translations near the natural capabilities of Gemini, it would involve hiring dozens of employees and spending countless hours of labor. Even with conventional translation software, you would experience robotic, literal responses. Today, engineers are able to produce perfect translations with a complete contextual understanding using Gemini through the Vertex AI API in minutes(see example below).

3. Pricing Comparisons(current rates as of 01/24):

Gemini not only excels in translation quality, but it also offers substantial cost savings compared to alternative translation solutions.

• Gemini Pro1

• 0.00025 per 1000 characters input

• 0.0005 per 1000 characters output

• GPT-4 (8k)2

• 0.0075 per 1000 characters input (converted)

• 0.015 per 1000 characters output (converted)

• GCP Translation API3

• $0 for the first 500,000 characters per month

• $0.02 per 1000 characters or $20 per million characters

Conclusion:

It would be a mistake to choose any solution other than Gemini to implement translation into your applications today. Even if you are currently using another translation solution, Gemini can do it better for lower usage cost.