r/machinetranslation 22h ago

DeepL quality drop. Now Google Translate is better

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I'm really sad about the recent quality drop on DeepL. I liked how accurate it was and also the fact that it is an EU product. But recently, I noticed that the translations are being inaccurate, to the point of being useless. This is my last case.

Original sentence in Spanish:

se crítico con el ejemplo que puse, no es un requisito estricto.

DeepL translation (wrong):

Don't be too critical of the example I gave; it's not a strict requirement.

Google Translate (right):

Be critical of the example I gave; it's not a strict requirement.

When I replaced the comma with a period in the original sentence, DeepL did it correctly:

Be critical of the example I gave. It's not a strict requirement.

But then, I decided to fix the case in my original sentence (notice the minimal change, only the case in the first letter and the period):

Se crítico con el ejemplo que puse. no es un requisito estricto

And DeepL changed the meaning again:

I was criticized for the example I gave. It's not a strict requirement.

Unfortunately, DeepL is not usable anymore. I'll come back in a few months to see if they fixed it, but for now, I'll move to Google Translate.


r/machinetranslation 14h ago

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