Immersive Translate with gpt88.cc
Step-by-step guide for connecting the Immersive Translate browser extension to gpt88.cc through an OpenAI-compatible API.
Use cases
- Full-page webpage translation.
- Technical documentation translation.
- Segmented translation for papers, blogs, and product docs.
- Cases where you want more natural output than baseline machine translation.
Preparation
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1. Install the Immersive Translate browser extension
2. Prepare a gpt88.cc API key
3. Confirm the chat model you want to use
4. Make sure the browser can access the target page
5. Prepare a short page or short paragraph for the first testStep 1: Fill in service settings
Choose the OpenAI-compatible service inside Immersive Translate, then fill the fields below.
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Service Type: OpenAI Compatible / Custom OpenAI
API Key: sk-your-gpt88-api-key
API URL / Base URL: https://api.gpt88.cc
Model: gpt-5-2-chat-latest
Temperature: 0.2 - 0.5Step 2: Walk through the setup
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1. Open the browser extension management page
2. Enter Immersive Translate settings
3. Find AI translation service / OpenAI settings
4. Choose OpenAI Compatible or Custom OpenAI
5. Paste the API key
6. Set Base URL to https://api.gpt88.cc
7. Set the model name to gpt-5-2-chat-latest
8. Save
9. Open a short webpage and test translationStep 3: Improve the translation prompt
If the extension supports a custom system prompt, use a constrained translation prompt. For technical content, preserve terminology instead of letting the model improvise.
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You are a professional translation assistant.
Translate the user text into Simplified Chinese.
Requirements:
1. Preserve the original paragraph structure
2. Keep technical terminology accurate
3. Do not add explanations
4. Do not output anything unrelated to the translationStep 4: Verify translation quality
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Test text:
The model supports streaming responses and tool calls.
Expected result:
The translation should sound natural in Chinese while preserving the technical meaning of streaming responses and tool calls.- Start with one short English paragraph.
- Confirm the translation does not add extra explanation.
- Then test a longer page with segmented translation.
- If cost is high, shorten each request or switch to a lighter model.
Troubleshooting
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1. The translate button does nothing
- Check whether the extension is enabled
- Check whether the current page allows extension execution
2. 401 response
- Check whether the API key is complete
- Remove accidental spaces around the key
3. 404 response
- Base URL should be https://api.gpt88.cc
- The model ID must be a real supported model
4. Translation is too slow
- Switch to a lighter model
- Reduce the paragraph length per request
5. Translation style is unstable
- Lower Temperature
- Use a fixed system prompt