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'Hungarian AI tax': translation proxy reduces errors in Hungarian-language agent tasks

Oct 30, 2026 · Issue 13 · 1 source, 1 article

According to a Hungarian blog post, Hungarian-language prompts cause extra costs and more errors in coding agents. The proposed solution is a translation layer (proxy) placed in front of the agent.

Who is affected and how

senior developer
When working with Hungarian-language instructions, it is worth comparing the results and cost of English prompts.
junior developer
Where possible, give the agent the task in English.

Sources

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