AI_TRANSLATE now supports long-document translation

UpdateJul 6, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Snowflake Cortex AI_TRANSLATE now supports translation of up to 100,000 input tokens, enabling organizations to translate large documents and long-form text directly in Snowflake.

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