Sarvam AI has launched Indus, a new AI assistant designed specifically for Indian users and languages. After unveiling its large language models at the India AI Impact Summit, the Bengaluru-based startup has now made these capabilities accessible through a web and mobile app. Indus first appeared on the Google Play Store on February 19 behind a waiting list, but by February 20, users could sign in via phone number, Google account, or Apple ID to start chatting. The app is currently in beta on Android, iOS, and the web.
The assistant runs on Sarvam’s 105-billion-parameter model, with a smaller 30B variant also introduced at the summit. It is trained in 22 Indian languages and optimized for local context, with knowledge up to June 2025. Indus can handle both text and voice queries across multiple Indian languages. During testing, spoken questions in Hindi, Malayalam, Gujarati, or English were answered in the same language, including spoken replies. Some quirks remain, such as numbers being read in English even when the rest of the response is in another language.
Indus is designed as a productivity assistant rather than a simple Q&A bot. Users can draft and edit documents, upload PDFs and images for analysis, ask questions about uploaded content, generate summaries and explanations, and use agent-like tools to automate tasks. These features support Sarvam’s broader plans, including partnerships with HMD for AI on Nokia feature phones and Bosch for automotive applications.
As a beta release, Indus has some limitations. Users cannot delete chat history except by deleting their account, and there is no option to disable the model’s reasoning mode. While it is not positioned to replace ChatGPT for power users, Indus provides a meaningful option for those who think in Hindi, read in Gujarati, or want an AI that understands the Indian context without extensive explanation.
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