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Translate gives you a focused place to translate text without setting up a full chat first.

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Translate text

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Open Translate

Select Translate from the sidebar.
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Choose a translation model

Click the model name to choose an available translation model. Use the arrow keys to move through the list, and press Esc to close it. Translate has its own model list, which can differ from the chat picker.
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Choose languages

Choose the source language and target language. You can also use auto-detect when it is available.
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Enter text

Type or paste the text you want translated.
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Review the translation

Babbily translates after you stop typing. You can copy the result or continue in chat.

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Available translation models

As of October 6, 2026, you can choose Claude Sonnet 5.5, GPT-6 Luna, or Gemini 3.8 Flash in Translate. Use the Translate model picker as the source of truth for your account.
  • GPT-6 Luna is the default. Translate starts on GPT-6 Luna each time you open it. A different choice lasts until you reload the page.
  • Translate favors speed. It uses each model’s lightest reasoning setting, so translations start quickly.
  • GPT-6 Sol and Claude Haiku 4.5 are no longer offered. If your selected model leaves Translate, Babbily switches to GPT-6 Luna, tells you, and translates your text again.
Auto is not available in Translate.

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Choose a translation style

Use style chips when you want the translation to sound a certain way:
  • More fluent.
  • Business formal.
  • Simple enough to explain to a child.
  • Academic.
Select the same style again to remove it.

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Use voice input

Use the microphone button in the source text panel to dictate text. Voice input depends on browser, device, microphone permission, and account state. If voice input is unavailable, type or paste your text instead.

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Continue in chat

After a translation appears, use Continue in chat to open a new chat with the original text and translated text included as context. The new chat starts on the model you used in Translate. You can switch it to Auto or another model in the chat’s model picker. This is useful when you want to:
  • Ask why a phrase was translated a certain way.
  • Rewrite the translation for a different audience.
  • Turn the translation into an email, post, or document.

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Translation history

Signed-in customers can find saved translations in Library > Translations.
Translation uses your API usage budget. For long documents, translate one section at a time so you can review tone and formatting as you go.
Last modified on October 7, 2026