Bringing state-of-the-art Gemini translation capabilities to Google Translate

True understanding comes from not just what someone says, but also the nuance of how they say it. Today, Google Translate is getting better at both.

We’re introducing state-of-the-art text translation quality

in Search and the Translate app, built with Gemini. This means you’ll get much smarter, more natural and accurate text translations wherever you’re searching. We’re also rolling out a new beta version of live translation, that brings real-time, natural-sounding translations right to your headphones with the help of Gemini’s new, native speech-to-speech translation capabilities. Plus, we’re adding more languages for you to practice in the Translate app.

Get smarter, more natural translations, built with Gemini

Starting today, Google Translate uses advanced Gemini capabilities to better improve translations on phrases with more nuanced meanings like idioms, local expressions or slang.

Say you’re trying to translate an English idiom like “stealing my thunder.” Now, it’s easier than ever to get a more natural, accurate translation, instead of a literal word-for-word translation. Gemini parses the context to give you a helpful translation that captures what the idiom really means.