{"id":11749,"date":"2025-10-03T12:38:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ovesio.com\/blog\/?p=11749"},"modified":"2025-10-10T07:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:57:22","slug":"meta-ai-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ovesio.com\/blog\/meta-ai-translation","title":{"rendered":"Is Meta AI translation good?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How good is Meta AI Translation<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This question has been on my mind for quite some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve tested all the major AI translation tools<\/strong> on the market, and even built a tool myself (Ovesio), but I’ve never used Meta AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, my software translated over 500,000 products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Meta AI is good enough for E-Commerce AI translation<\/strong>, I will definitely add it as a provider in Ovesio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s put it to the test!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meta AI Translation Expectations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since Meta AI uses Llama 4, which is an LLM (Large Language Model<\/strong><\/a>) I have somewhat high expectations from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Llama 4 has been hyped a lot by the community, and it is quite close to GPT-5 in terms of parameters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I expect it to preserve the meaning, and give an accurate translation from this point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testing The Meta AI Translation Capabilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The testing process is the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. We will ask Meta AI<\/a><\/strong> to translate a text<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. We will check if the meaning got preserved during the translation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. If the text sounds wrong in the translated language, we will consider it a fail<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    <\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Japanese – Idiomatic Ambiguity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The Japanese version is: “\u732b\u306e\u624b\u3082\u501f\u308a\u305f\u3044\u307b\u3069\u5fd9\u3057\u3044”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Expected output: “I\u2019m so busy I\u2019ll take help from anyone.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Output: “(I’m) so busy I’d even want a cat to help me.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is a fail! \u274c<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Spanish – Idiom Thath Fails Literally<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The Spanish version is: “Estar en la luna durante la reuni\u00f3n fue un problema.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Expected output, something along the lines of: “Daydreaming during the meeting was a problem.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Output: “Being spaced out during the meeting was a problem.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is a fail! \u274c<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Russian – Cultural Phrase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The Russian version: “\u0423\u0442\u0440\u043e \u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u043c\u0443\u0434\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0435”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Expected output: “Sleep on it, things will be clearer in the morning.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Output: “The morning is wiser than the evening.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is a fail! \u274c<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Portuguese (Brazil) – Slang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The Portuguese version: “Ele ficou de molho o fim de semana inteiro.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Expected output: “He stayed home resting all weekend.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Output: “He was laid up all weekend.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is a fail! \u274c<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Italian – Idiomatic Expression<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The Italian version: “In bocca al lupo!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Expected output: “Good luck!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Output: Good luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is a success! \u2705<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Taking Into Account The Price<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The price is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n