For translating Chinese, the best models are Qwen class models / Deepseek, as they are actually trained heavily on Chinese usage. ChatGPT 5.5 would be a close second, put it in Thinking mode.
There is a paper comparing Deepseek to a prior ChatGPT model on usage etc, you may find it useful: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
(Editing to add three testing links:
Free Qwen class model: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
More Powerful Qwen model: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Free Deepseek link: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. )
There is a paper comparing Deepseek to a prior ChatGPT model on usage etc, you may find it useful: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
(Editing to add three testing links:
Free Qwen class model: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
More Powerful Qwen model: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Free Deepseek link: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. )


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