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Poll: How do you handle clients asking for a discount on AI-pre-translated drafts? | MTPE rate

Lieven Malaise — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:27:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How do you handle clients asking for a discount on AI-pre-translated drafts?
Poster: Lieven Malaise
Post title: MTPE rate

I would provide them with my MTPE word rate, which is a lowered translation rate by definition. After years of gaining MTPE experience and finding out several workarounds I know quite well what rate I can reasonably offer without hurting my business.

Poll: How do you handle clients asking for a discount on AI-pre-translated drafts? | Other

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:55:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How do you handle clients asking for a discount on AI-pre-translated drafts?
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: Other

To date, none of my regular clients has ever asked me for a discount. Recently, one of my clients asked me if I’d be willing to edit texts that had already been translated (using DeepL), and we agreed that I would be paid by the hour…

P.S. I must say that in general the texts have been of a good quality (better than I expected), but it requires an eagle eye because of the blunders…

[Edited at 2026-06-18 11:23 GMT]

Poll: How do you handle clients asking for a discount on AI-pre-translated drafts?

ProZ.com Staff — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:10:04 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: How do you handle clients asking for a discount on AI-pre-translated drafts?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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