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Sarvam AI

Sarvam AI provides Indian-language voice agents, speech and translation APIs, and Indus apps. Compare model-specific language coverage and usage pricing.

Updated October 24, 2026: API rates, signup credits, app availability and historical product scope reviewed.

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Name	Sarvam AI
Overview	Sarvam AI is a Bengaluru-based generative AI startup focused on building sovereign, voice-first AI solutions tailored for India’s linguistic diversity. Founded in 2023 by Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar, Sarvam offers a full-stack GenAI platform encompassing foundational models, APIs, and enterprise tools. It enables voice applications through WhatsApp, phone calls and in-app integrations. Language coverage varies by product and model rather than a single platform-wide limit.
Key Features & Benefits	Multilingual Voice Agents: Deployable via phone, WhatsApp and in-app integrations. Current Voice Agents are advertised for 11 Indian languages plus English; channel and workflow access depend on the deployment and plan. Foundational Models: The August 2024 launch included Sarvam 2B, an open-source Indic language model that Sarvam reported training on 4 trillion tokens. Audio Language Model: Shuka 1.0 was introduced in August 2024 as an open-source audio language model supporting Indian-language voice input and text output. Legal AI Workbench: The same 2024 launch introduced A1 for legal document drafting and regulatory chat. Confirm current access and involve a qualified legal professional when using such tools. APIs for Developers: Access to models for translation, speech recognition, text-to-speech, and more.
Use Cases and Applications	Customer Support: Automate multilingual customer interactions via voice agents. Legal Services: Streamline legal document creation and analysis. Content Creation: Generate and translate content across Indian languages. Enterprise Solutions: Integrate AI capabilities into business workflows for enhanced efficiency.
Who Uses?	Businesses: Seeking to enhance customer engagement through multilingual AI. Legal Professionals: Utilizing AI for document drafting and analysis. Developers: Building applications with integrated language models. Government Agencies: Implementing AI solutions for public services in diverse languages.
Pricing	Published prices checked October 24, 2026, in Indian rupees. The API rates below are pay as you go; Voice Agents have separate plan and calling charges. Voice Agents: ₹3.50 per minute on pay as you go, or ₹3 per minute on Business. Each call is rounded up to 60-second billing pulses. These rates exclude GST; telephony, phone numbers and simulated test runs cost extra. Paid plans have monthly minimums. Speech-to-Text: ₹0.49 per minute for real-time or batch transcription; ₹0.59 per minute for batch transcription with diarization. Text-to-Speech: Bulbul V4 Flash costs ₹2 per 1,000 characters; Bulbul V3 costs ₹3 per 1,000 characters. Translation: Text translation costs ₹2 per 1,000 characters. Free Credits: Verified users receive ₹100 in API credits on signup, subject to the applicable promotional terms. Check the API rate table, Voice Agents pricing and account and API limits before deployment. Rates and limits vary by model, API and plan; a signup credit balance is not unlimited access.
Tags	Generative AI, Indic Languages, Voice AI, Open-Source AI, Multilingual Support, Legal Tech, AI APIs, Speech Recognition
App Available?	Sarvam provides a web developer platform and APIs for integrations. Its separate Indus assistant has official Android and iPhone/iPad apps, linked from the provider’s download page. Store availability and device requirements may vary; the app is not a substitute for every developer or enterprise feature.

Before building or deploying

Choose the model and language for your task, then test representative material you have permission to process. Review transcription, translation and pronunciation before publishing or connecting a live workflow. Obtain the required consent for recorded calls or cloned voices, and confirm the selected plan’s billing and rate limits. Keep qualified human review in legal or other high-stakes applications.

Sources checked October 24, 2026: Sarvam platform, August 2024 product launch, generated-audio licensing and terms of service. This review did not test an account, API output, app installation or checkout.