As technology evolves and shrinks the world, the responsibilities of CIOs are expanding. From digital collaboration platforms to AI-powered customer support, IT leaders must manage an ever-growing collection of tools that facilitate connection and efficient work. At the same time, they’re under pressure to automate workflows, reduce risk, accelerate globalization and demonstrate a return on investment (ROI) for every new investment. With flat budgets and the rising costs of existing technology, each solution must deliver more value than ever before.
Amid these competing priorities, one critical yet often overlooked source of friction continues to slow progress: language. According to recent research, 70% of executives experience language-related operational friction daily, costing their companies up to $2 million per year and quietly eroding communication, productivity and customer experience. Recognizing this, more leaders are turning to Language AI, a rapidly advancing area of artificial intelligence that enables machines to understand, generate, and translate human language. In fact, 95% of executives believe that, within the next five years, AI-powered language tools will be essential for global operations. Language AI has already emerged as the most popular approach to overcoming language barriers, surpassing bilingual employees, traditional software and employee training programs.
However, not all Language AI is created equal. The right solution reduces the cost and complexity of multilingual operations while actively driving growth by helping companies expand into new markets, streamline communication and build more connected global teams. To unlock these benefits, it’s essential to choose a solution that can keep pace with your business, one that’s built for enterprise-scale operations and continually advances to stay at the cutting edge of technology.
DeepL: A Language AI platform that moves at the speed of global business
DeepL is among the companies redefining what Language AI can deliver at an enterprise scale, having evolved from a best-in-class AI translation tool into a comprehensive, specialized Language AI platform that offers written and real-time voice translation, an AI-powered writing and editing assistant, and a robust API. Trusted by over 200,000 business customers worldwide, including Mazda, SoftBank, Coursera, Panasonic Connect, and Harvard Business Publishing, DeepL helps organizations streamline operations, accelerate global growth and communicate clearly across languages. And as global business evolves, so does the DeepL platform.
In late 2024, DeepL launched its next frontier, DeepL Voice, bringing its signature translation quality into real-time spoken communication. Designed for business settings, DeepL Voice allows users to communicate across languages during virtual or in-person conversations with remarkably low latency and a natural flow. This makes cross-language collaboration smoother and more natural than ever.
“DeepL is already a leader in written translation, but real-time speech translation is an entirely different story,” says Jarek Kutylowski, CEO and Founder of DeepL. “When translating speech as it happens, you’re dealing with incomplete input, pronunciation issues, latency and more, all of which can lead to translation inaccuracy and poor user experience. These are the same challenges that are oftentimes faced in human conversation that can lead to misunderstandings, so we built a solution that would take these into account from the offset.”
In addition to real-time speech translation capabilities, DeepL has recently expanded its API capabilities to provide developers with even more functionality while embedding Language AI into their systems. Earlier this year, the company announced that its next-generation language models, which are preferred by language experts 1.3x more often than Google Translate and 1.7x more than ChatGPT-4, are now available through the DeepL API. This brings its world-class translation accuracy to custom workflows. DeepL also introduced an API for its AI-powered writing and editing tool, DeepL Write, allowing developers to embed its capabilities into their platforms and products to enhance clarity, tone and overall content quality across multiple languages.
DeepL’s newest feature, Clarify, also adds an entirely new layer of intelligence and personalization. Now available in the DeepL Translator, Clarify acts as a real-time language assistant, helping users resolve ambiguity and improve translation quality by proactively asking questions about context, word meanings, cultural references and more.
Investing in future scale and speed
To support its next wave of innovation, DeepL recently became the first company in Europe to deploy an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 systems, hosted at its partner EcoDataCenter in Sweden. This powerful new cluster will accelerate DeepL’s research and model development efforts by delivering the additional computing power needed to unlock generative features and expand its product offerings.
In the near term, DeepL’s customers can expect improvements in translation quality, speed, nuance and interactivity, as well as the rollout of new generative AI features. DeepL estimates that it will enable the company to translate the entire internet into another language – a task that currently takes 194 days of nonstop processing – in just over 18 days. Looking ahead, DeepL expects this infrastructure to pave the way for multimodal models to become the standard. Its long-term vision includes further exploration of generative capabilities and an increased focus on personalization options to ensure that every customer’s experience is tailored and unique.
“By equipping our research infrastructure with the latest technology, we not only enhance our existing offering but also explore exciting new products. The pace of innovation in AI is faster than ever, and integrating these advancements into our tech stack is essential for our continued growth,” says Kutylowski.
Enterprise-Grade infrastructure for innovation and trust
As DeepL scales its platform, it continues to reinforce its commitment to enterprise-grade security and compliance. In a world of fast-moving innovation and rising cyber risk, businesses – especially those in regulated industries – need confidence that their data is protected.
DeepL recently achieved full HIPAA compliance, enabling healthcare providers, researchers, and others handling protected health information to use its services with confidence. Additionally, DeepL implements a variety of robust safeguards to protect user data, including state-of-the-art data encryption, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications and regular penetration testing by accredited external providers.
Realizing ROI in the real world
In an environment where clarity, speed and global agility are critical, DeepL is proving that Language AI is a strategic driver of enterprise performance, not just a translation solution. The impact of its technology is evident across industries, with leading enterprises leveraging its platform to solve complex language challenges at scale.
For example, global technology giant NEC – a longtime DeepL customer – has integrated DeepL Voice to enhance its multilingual collaboration in internal meetings, accelerating digital transformation across its operations in more than 50 countries. Deutsche Bahn, Europe’s largest rail operator, relies on DeepL to ensure consistent communication among a 320,000-person workforce, which spans dozens of languages and highly technical domains. And in the fast-paced media sector, iCrowdNewswire uses DeepL’s API to automate the translation of over 50 million characters per day, streamlining press release production, improving translation quality and driving significant operational savings.
With cutting-edge infrastructure, enterprise-grade security and a platform built for performance, DeepL enables CIOs to unlock growth and achieve meaningful ROI, including a proven 345% ROI in just three years. To learn more about DeepL’s Language AI platform and how it can support your business, visit https://www.deepl.com/whydeepl.
