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The Hidden Cost of Making AI Speak Indian Languages

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Why the same sentence can cost 3x more tokens in Hindi than in English — and what it actually takes to fix that. A sentence that shouldn't cost more to say Here's a simple test. Take the same short sentence, translate it into five languages, and see how "expensive" it is for an AI model to process.…

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  1. 2026-09-19 14:59 · DEV Community — AI
    The Hidden Cost of Making AI Speak Indian Languages

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