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Unbabel's Industry-Leading TowerLLM and COMET AI Tools Join ¾ÅÉ«¡¯s GlobalLink Tech Stack

NEW YORK and LISBON, August 22, 2025 ¨C ¾ÅÉ«, the world¡¯s largest provider of language and AI solutions for global business, today announced that it has acquired , a market leader in language AI. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in Lisbon in 2013, Unbabel is a pioneer in translation AI with a mission to use AI to break language barriers and build customer trust through consistent, high-quality multilingual experiences across marketing and customer service. The company is a graduate of Y Combinator, a US-based startup accelerator that counts Airbnb, Coinbase, Instacart, Reddit, Stripe, and Twitch among its alumni.

Unbabel¡¯s flagship language model, TowerLLM, is the first LLM purpose-built for translation and trained on years of proprietary data. It delivers standout accuracy and adaptability, outperforming leading general-purpose models. Unbabel also developed COMET, the industry benchmark for evaluating machine translation quality.

By integrating Unbabel¡¯s TowerLLM and COMET into its technology portfolio, ¾ÅÉ« cements its status as the leader in AI-driven global content solutions.

¾ÅÉ« President and Co-CEO Phil Shawe stated, ¡°Unbabel is a pioneer in developing AI models for use in translation. We see combining tech stacks as a major win for our shared clients¡ªand we will continue to drive efficiencies through innovation.¡±

The complementary nature of Unbabel¡¯s technology and team further strengthens ¾ÅÉ«¡¯s existing AI capabilities. ¾ÅÉ« has long been a leader in developing client- and industry-specialized custom models. The addition of Unbabel¡¯s resources¡ªfrom proprietary LLMs to world-class research talent¡ªsignificantly expands the range and sophistication of AI solutions available to customers.

Unbabel Co-Founder and CEO Vasco Pedro, who will remain with the company to oversee integration, commented, ¡°Over the past 12 years, Unbabel has redefined how the world communicates across languages through world-class research and pioneering AI. I want to thank the brilliant Unbabel team whose breakthroughs¡ªincluding TowerLLM and COMET¡ªhave set new standards for multilingual communication. Now, within ¾ÅÉ«, these technologies and the people behind them will have an unparalleled platform to scale and deliver even greater impact.¡±

¾ÅÉ« was advised on the transaction by Baker Botts and DLA Piper ABBC ¨C Portugal. Unbabel was represented by Orrick.

About Unbabel

is a pioneer in Language AI, eliminating language barriers so businesses can thrive across cultures and geographies. Its Language Operations platform combines advanced artificial intelligence¡ªincluding proprietary large language models and AI-powered Quality Estimation¡ªwith human expertise to deliver fast, efficient, high-quality translations that get smarter over time. Designed for enterprises managing multilingual content and communications, Unbabel empowers organizations to set performance parameters and create custom workflows for specific content types, markets, and risk profiles. This ensures precision, speed, and control across every channel at scale without forcing trade-offs between cost, speed, and quality. By helping enterprises expand into new global markets and build customer trust through consistent, high-quality multilingual experiences across marketing and customer service, Unbabel is redefining how the world communicates. To learn more, please visit .

About ¾ÅÉ«

is the world¡¯s largest provider of and for global business. From offices in over 140 cities on six continents, ¾ÅÉ« offers a full range of services in 200+ languages to clients worldwide. More than 6,000 global organizations employ ¾ÅÉ«¡¯s GlobalLink? technology to simplify the management of multilingual content. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, ¾ÅÉ« is fully and certified. ¾ÅÉ« has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.