Chapter 6
The ROI model for enterprise translation with AI
AI-led translation delivers returns across cost, speed, scale, and strategic capacity—all of which compound as translation volume grows.
The most immediate return is cost predictability. AI eliminates the expense and unpredictability of manual review cycles, giving finance and project teams control over budgets and timelines.
But the real value emerges at scale. The more content AI translates, the faster efficiency gains multiply. Translation stops being a bottleneck and becomes a source of competitive advantage.
Core advantages
Cost predictability: budgets become controllable, enabling projects once deemed too risky
Economies of scale: returns multiply as translation volume grows
Strategic capacity: teams shift from execution to high-value decisions
Accelerated expansion: global launches and time-to-market speed up
Operational leverage: same headcount, exponentially more output
Data-driven optimization: visibility into translation impact enables continuous improvement
Rising to the challenge of scaling translation means widening AI's role from translator to orchestrator—unlocking not just AI's potential, but the human potential of language experts and localization teams.
For global enterprises, the time to act is now.
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