# Discourse AI Failing to translate large number of posts and topics

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-failing-to-translate-large-number-of-posts-and-topics/385414
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** ai, content-localization
**Created:** [October 13, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-failing-to-translate-large-number-of-posts-and-topics/385414 "2025-10-13T07:55:49Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-ai-failing-to-translate-large-number-of-posts-and-topics/385414/3 "2025-10-13T12:52:24Z")

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> [@panrafal](#):
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> Problem is, it’s mostly used up by reasoning.

I simply do not recommend using any type of thinking models for translation tasks.

> **[Nuenki | The more LLMs think, the worse they translate](https://nuenki.app/blog/the_more_llms_think_the_worse_they_translate)**
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> Testing LLMs across multiple different thinking strategies demonstrated a consistent regression as they thought more, with the exception of Ensemble strategies.

https://embed.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1g7y74t/adding_a_thinking_turn_to_extend_llms_reasoning/?embed=true&ref_source=embed&ref=share

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