Lilt / lilt.com
AI translation platform combining neural machine translation with human expert review, providing faster and cheaper enterprise translation for technical documentation, marketing content, and software localisation.
Pricing
Free
Free plan
No
Category
Developer Tools
Platforms
2
Free plan
No
API access
No
Open source
No
Platforms
2
Lilt is an enterprise translation platform that combines neural machine translation with a network of human linguistic experts — producing translations faster and cheaper than pure human translation while maintaining quality above pure machine translation for enterprise content requiring accuracy and brand consistency.
The human-in-the-loop workflow is Lilt's core differentiation from pure MT and from traditional translation agencies. Lilt's AI provides initial machine translation drafts that human linguists review, edit, and refine — with the MT quality reducing the editing effort per segment versus translating from scratch. This human+AI approach is most valuable for content requiring both speed and accuracy (technical documentation, contracts, regulated content).
Connected Translation uses AI to learn from each translation pair — as human linguists correct and refine MT outputs, the underlying models improve for that specific client's content, terminology, and style. Over time, the MT quality increases reducing human editing effort.
Instant Translation provides fully automated MT output without human review for low-stakes content types (internal communications, social media monitoring, customer support tickets) where speed matters more than perfection.
Lilt's integration with content management systems, documentation platforms (Confluence, Adobe Experience Manager), and developer tools (GitHub, Contentful) enables in-context localisation workflows — translators work in context rather than exporting to translation files.
Lilt AI runs as document analysis llm software built around text and document workflows. Users typically start with a prompt, upload, or connected data source, and the underlying model handles the heavy lifting before returning a result you can refine or export. It's available on web and api.
The capabilities that matter most for teams evaluating Lilt AI.
Neural MT drafts reviewed and refined by human linguists, producing translation faster and cheaper than pure human translation while maintaining quality above automated MT alone.
Self-improving MT models that learn from human linguist corrections over time, continuously improving quality for client-specific terminology, content types, and brand style.
Government and defence compliant infrastructure enabling translation of classified and export-controlled technical content within regulatory boundaries.
Enterprise licensing. Custom pricing based on language pairs and volume. Contact for pricing. 14-day trial.
Model
Enterprise
Starting price
Free
Free trial
Yes
DeepL (covered) provides consumer and API machine translation without human review. Unbabel (rank 520) focuses on customer service translation. SDL (RWS) provides traditional translation management with MT integration. Welocalize provides a competing human+AI translation service.
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Key facts about model providers, platforms, and team support.
Model Provider
Lilt
Platforms
Web, API
Deployment
SaaS, On-premise
Integrations
Confluence, Adobe Experience Manager, GitHub, Contentful, JIRA, API
Team Collaboration
No
Launch Year
2022
Compliance signals and data-handling notes as reported by the vendor.
SOC 2 Type II. ISO 27001. GDPR compliant. FedRAMP authorised. ITAR compliant for defence. Enterprise data handling agreements.
Translation content processed under Lilt's data handling policy. FedRAMP and ITAR compliance for government and defence translation. On-premise deployment available for classified content.
Editorial Verdict
Lilt is the best AI enterprise translation platform for technical documentation, regulated content, and government applications requiring human expert review alongside MT acceleration.
Last verified July 24, 2026.
With customers including 3M, Intel, and the US Air Force, Lilt validates for high-volume technical and regulated translation requirements.
Enterprise licensing. Custom pricing based on language pairs and volume. Contact for pricing. 14-day trial.
Enterprise licensing. Custom pricing per language pair and volume. Contact for pricing. 14-day trial.
SOC 2 Type II. ISO 27001. GDPR compliant. FedRAMP authorised. ITAR compliant for defence. Enterprise data handling agreements.
SOC 2 Type II. ISO 27001. GDPR compliant. Enterprise data handling agreements.
Translation content processed under Lilt's data handling policy. FedRAMP and ITAR compliance for government and defence translation. On-premise deployment available for classified content.
Customer conversation data translated on Unbabel's infrastructure. Review data handling for sensitive customer information processed through translation.
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