Founded in July 2023, Sarvam AI is a Bengaluru-based GenAI startup that has officially launched its full-stack GenAI platform. It offers diverse products designed to enhance AI accessibility across India. This GenAI platform includes Sarvam Agents, Sarvam 2B, Shuka 1.0, Sarvam Models, and A1, each service catering to different aspects of AI and its applications.
Reflecting on the platform’s potential, Hemant Mohapatra, a partner at Lightspeed and one of the investors in Sarvam AI, said, “In a huge and diverse country like India, multilingual AI holds the potential to not only bridge the digital divide but also unlock transformative use cases for ‘Bharat.’” He stated, “We are committed to supporting the team and applaud them for their mission of driving meaningful impact for billions of Indians.”
Let’s take a look at five key products of the Sarvam platform.
The flagship product, Sarvam Agents, offers voice-enabled, action-oriented custom business agents available in 10 languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali. Starting price of this service is INR 1 per minute. These agents can be deployed via telephone, WhatsApp, and in-app services and are already used by several companies.
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Sarvam 2B is India’s first foundational, open-source Indic small language model. It is trained with 4 trillion tokens and can be used for tasks like translation and summarization in vernacular languages. These capabilities make Sarvam 2B a tool that bridges the linguistic divide in AI applications.
Shuka 1.0 is touted as India’s first open-source audio language model. This model extends the capabilities of the Llama 8B model, supporting Indian languages and offering a more accurate and accessible voice-to-text translation.
Sarvam Models are Indic models used in Sarvam Agents and accessible via APIs. They can be used for tasks such as translation, speech recognition, and document parsing.
A1 is designed specifically for the legal sector. It is a GenAI workbench that enhances legal operations through features like regulatory chat, document drafting, redaction, and data extraction. A1 also includes tools for drafting contracts and share purchase agreements.
Sarvam AI has quickly established itself as a significant player in the AI landscape. The startup has received $41 million in Series A funding, marking the largest fundraise by an Indian startup to date. Sarvam AI’s diverse product range and innovative approach aim to make advanced AI technologies accessible and practical across India’s varied linguistic and socio-cultural contexts.
