Buyer's guide

Three questions
to set the service level for each document

Not every document needs the same depth of expert review. Ask these in order, stop at the first yes, and the budget follows the risk.

PROJECT BRIEF · STRUCTURE EXAMPLE

Start with the intended use

Readers
Internal team, customers or reviewers?
Use
Reference, operation, filing or publication?
Files
Source version and related documents
Review
Required expertise and agreed deliverables
Illustrative brief. Confirm the project scope before work starts.

Ask in order. Stop at the first yes.

  1. 01

    Could an error create regulatory, legal, safety or financial liability?

    FDA, EU MDR and NMPA submissions · IFUs and labels · contracts · patents · financial disclosures · safety instructions

    Yes → L3Angel Premium
  2. 02

    Is it creative or brand content, where voice and cultural resonance drive results?

    Brand campaigns · publishing · film and short drama · games · product launch content

    Yes → L4Angel Global
  3. 03

    Will customers, partners or engineers rely on it to act?

    Product and technical documentation · specifications · support content · marketing collateral

    Yes → L2Angel Pro

None of the above: internal reference only. L1 · Angel AI Review →Internal reference · research summaries · internal knowledge bases · product-listing drafts for review

Rule of thumb: if a regulator, court or auditor may read it, choose L3 — whatever the word count.

The four service levels

L1

Angel AI Review

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Review and delivery
AI full-auto draft with basic quality check
Best for
Internal reference and repetitive drafts; review before external use
Quality commitment
Basic QC, no error-rate commitment
Cost vs human-only
70%+ savings
Review and delivery
AI draft, terminology validation and native-linguist polish
Best for
Technical documentation, product information, marketing
Quality commitment
Composite error rate ≤1.5‰ (meets GB/T 19682)
Cost vs human-only
40–50% savings
L3

Angel Premium

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Review and delivery
Expert-led translation and review; agree specialist coverage, formatting, QC reporting and any written quality commitment for the project
Best for
Regulatory, medical, legal and compliance documents; white papers
Quality commitment
Composite error rate ≤1‰ (GB/T 19682 method)
Cost vs human-only
Comparable to human-only
Review and delivery
Expert translation with independent review; agree any creative adaptation, subtitling, dubbing or distribution support separately
Best for
Publishing, film, games, brand campaigns
Quality commitment
Composite error rate ≤0.5‰ (GB/T 19682 method)
Cost vs human-only
20–50% premium

Composite error rates calculated per GB/T 19682 (national limit ≤1.5‰). Savings and premiums are indicative versus traditional human-only translation; pricing depends on language pair, subject matter and volume.

Confirm the scope and responsibilities

Your project brief

Send the files, language direction, intended use and required date. Include approved terminology and previous versions where available.

The agreed delivery

Confirm the service level, file format, review requirements and acceptance criteria in the project scope.

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