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DeepL / Translation evaluation model

DeepL Translation Quality Evaluation

Independent evaluation model that checks DeepL translations segment by segment and directs human reviewers to possible meaning, fluency and style issues.

previewClosed weightsText analysisTranslation evaluation
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 13 Oct 2026
7 of 19 specification fields collected
Text input limit10,000 combined per segmentSee specification notes below
Languages8 listedFull language list in specifications
Input billingNot collectedDeepL API
Output billingNot collectedNo inferred price

Specifications

Provider-documented facts. “Not collected” means we have not verified that field yet, not that the feature is unsupported.

Context / input limit
Not collected
Maximum output
Not collected
Input modalities
Source and translated document segmentsSource for Input modalities (opens in a new tab)
Output modalities
Quality scores and issue spansSource for Output modalities (opens in a new tab)
Reasoning
Not collected
Tool calling
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Structured output
Not collected
Streaming
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Batch processing
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Fine-tuning
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Knowledge cutoff
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Release date
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Parameters
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Architecture
Independent specialist model trained for translation evaluation; not the translating model checking its own outputSource for Architecture (opens in a new tab)
Languages
DE → EN-GB, EN-US, EN → DE, ES, ES-419, FR, IT, JA, KO, ES → EN-GB, EN-US, FR → EN-GB, EN-US, IT → EN-GB, EN-US, JA → EN-GB, EN-US, KO, ZH-HANS, ZH-HANT, KO → EN-GB, EN-US, JA, ZH → JASource for Languages (opens in a new tab)
Context caching
Not collected
Maximum prompt characters
10,000 combined per segmentSource for Maximum prompt characters (opens in a new tab)

Combined source + target length. Larger segments receive InternalTQEError / SegmentTooLarge and are not evaluated; remaining segments continue. Not a full-document limit.

Output formats
Per-segment score (0–100), issues, severity, explanations and Unicode code-point spans; optional glossary term pairsSource for Output formats (opens in a new tab)
Usage metering
Separate evaluation-character quota; no public numeric tariff collectedSource for Usage metering (opens in a new tab)

Access & pricing

Prices belong to an endpoint and billing tier. A provider listing does not guarantee access for every account or region.

API model ID
Not collected

No public fixed model/checkpoint selector is documented.

Access
Selected customers only, enabled by a customer success manager. No public standalone evaluation-start endpoint; evaluate a translation produced in a document job.
Regions
Provider-managed; contractual residency options, no universal region pin
API endpoint URL
POST /v2/document with enable_quality_evaluation=true; GET https://api.deepl.com/v1/quality-evaluations/{job_id}Source for API endpoint URL (opens in a new tab)
Languages
DE → EN-GB, EN-US, EN → DE, ES, ES-419, FR, IT, JA, KO, ES → EN-GB, EN-US, FR → EN-GB, EN-US, IT → EN-GB, EN-US, JA → EN-GB, EN-US, KO, ZH-HANS, ZH-HANT, KO → EN-GB, EN-US, JA, ZH → JASource for Languages (opens in a new tab)
Document input formats
docx, pptx, pdf, idml, xml, dita, mif, XLIFF 1.2 / 2.0 / 2.1Source for Document input formats (opens in a new tab)

Release note mentions XLIFF 2.1; the current document guide additionally allows 1.2 and 2.0.

Maximum prompt characters
10,000 combined per segmentSource for Maximum prompt characters (opens in a new tab)

Combined source + target length. Larger segments receive InternalTQEError / SegmentTooLarge and are not evaluated; remaining segments continue. Not a full-document limit.

Request quotas
1,000 status requests per minute per API keySource for Request quotas (opens in a new tab)

Polling rate, not evaluation-throughput quota.

How to interpret scores
0–100 quality score, not probability; Critical/Major/Minor issue severity. Source/target spans are half-open Unicode code-point offsets into returned segment strings.Source for How to interpret scores (opens in a new tab)

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

Reports retained for 24 hours after done or error, then return 404. They are scoped to the requesting account; an ID from another account also returns 404.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)

Caching

Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.

01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain

The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.

02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state

Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.

03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate

Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.

DeepL API

Not verified

No discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Glossaries, translation memories, retained files and reconnectable sessions are not proof of model prompt caching.

How it works
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Glossaries, translation memories, retained files and reconnectable sessions are not proof of model prompt caching.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Glossaries, translation memories, retained files and reconnectable sessions are not proof of model prompt caching.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Glossaries, translation memories, retained files and reconnectable sessions are not proof of model prompt caching.

How to enable it
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Glossaries, translation memories, retained files and reconnectable sessions are not proof of model prompt caching.

Usage fields
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Glossaries, translation memories, retained files and reconnectable sessions are not proof of model prompt caching.

Billing rules
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Glossaries, translation memories, retained files and reconnectable sessions are not proof of model prompt caching.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Glossaries, translation memories, retained files and reconnectable sessions are not proof of model prompt caching.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

What the measurements say

No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.

Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.

The record behind the model

Why it is included

DeepL terms identify proprietary models and restrict copying or reverse engineering of the service. This is a documented proprietary generation or explicitly identified managed/research family, not a claim that every hosted partner component is a DeepL checkpoint. Public model weights are not provided by the cited release or API documentation.

Classification evidence (opens in a new tab)

Lifecycle dates

Document quality evaluation API beta announced20 Sept 2026Source (opens in a new tab)

Sources reviewed