Will AI replace interpreters?

At many events, yes, especially regular ones and for languages no interpreter could ever be found for. For negotiations, legal or medical conversations and difficult audio, a person remains the better choice. With Streamlingo you decide per language.

How accurate is AI translation?

In practice, accurate enough to replace the interpreter at most events: more than 200 congregations use Streamlingo every week. There is no reliable percentage, though. Figures like “95% accuracy” usually come from vendors and name no method. In our experience, errors happen mostly with names, numbers, dialect and poor audio.

How much does an interpreter cost per day?

According to AIIC Germany, usually €900 to €1,400 net per person per day, preparation included, travel extra (as of 2023). Usually two interpreters work per language, taking turns. Streaming them through Streamlingo is usually included at no extra cost for subscribers, because only listener hours count.

Is there an interpreter app for the audience?

Your audience does not need an app. Guests scan a QR code, pick their language in the browser and hear the interpreter or the AI on their own phone. No account needed.

Do I need an interpreter booth?

Not for Streamlingo. Your interpreters need a computer with a browser and a headset, whether in a booth, at a desk or at home. A booth still shields well against room noise. The AI languages need none of this.

AI vs human interpreters: where things stand

What AI translation can do today

The AI listens, translates and speaks the result in the target language a little over three seconds later. It works without breaks, in as many languages at once as there are guests in the room, and writes captions to read along on the side.

For regular events like the Sunday service or the weekly lecture, that makes it the obvious choice: it is there every time, and an extra language does not mean an extra person.

People and AI compared

	AI translation	Interpreter
Latency	3.1 seconds with Streamlingo 2.0	A few seconds, depending on sentence structure
Accuracy	Accurate with clear speech, weaker on names and numbers	Understands the meaning, including irony and dialect
Completeness	Renders everything that is said	Shortens and summarises, details can get lost
Voice	Adapts to the speaker	A human voice, depending on the interpreter
Languages	80+ languages at once	One language per interpreter
Cost	Free plan, subscription from €55 a month incl. VAT	€900–1,400 net per person per day (AIIC, as of 2023), usually two per language

Streaming interpreters through Streamlingo uses no AI hours, only listener hours: 250 are included in even the smallest plan, and each extra one costs €0.10. For comparison: according to the price list of the Berlin rental company blue media, a rented infrared interpreting system for 200 guests (receivers with headphones plus the transmitter equipment) costs around €585 net per day, without a booth (retrieved on 5 October 2026). With Streamlingo you don’t need it: guests listen on their own phones.

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Where interpreters are still needed

A person understands what is meant, not just what is said. In its position paper from May 2026, the German association of conference interpreters points out that AI reaches its limits with irony, dialect or poor audio. In our experience, it makes mistakes mostly with names and numbers.

In everyday life, the interpreter is often simply missing: there is nobody available for many languages, or the cost breaks the budget. Then the choice is not a person or AI, but AI or no translation at all.

Use both at once

It does not have to be either-or. With Streamlingo you decide per language whether the AI translates or a person does: your interpreter covers Spanish, for example, and the AI every other language. Your guests scan a QR code and pick their channel, no app and no receivers. How it works shows the details.

Churches and associations can save costs with volunteer interpreters and still offer more languages: volunteers cover the main languages without using AI hours, guests request any other language on demand, and the AI takes over.

1
Create a channel
Pick the language and set the type to “Interpreter”.
2
Share the link
By email, message or a QR code on paper.
3
Open the link
No account, no password, nothing to install.
4
Speak
Guests hear the interpretation on this channel.

The link is also the key. Only give it to the person who should speak.

Someone in an interpreting booth speaks into a desk microphone wearing a headset, next to a glass of water and notes.

Interpreters or AI?Where live translation stands in 2026

What AI translation can do today

People and AI compared

Where interpreters are still needed

Use both at once

Frequently asked questions

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