AI that speaks your language: India's own AI models
What happened: At the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, in February 2026, Indian teams launched their own large AI models under the IndiaAI Mission. Sarvam AI introduced 30-billion and 105-billion-parameter language models, plus speech-to-text, text-to-speech and vision models. The government-backed BharatGen project launched Param2, a 17-billion-parameter model that supports 22 Indian languages.
Why it matters for you: most AI was trained mainly on English. Models built for Indian languages and accents should understand code-mixed speech (“Hinglish”, “Tanglish”) better, read Indian scripts, and talk back in a natural Indian voice. That matters for farmers, shopkeepers, elders and anyone more comfortable in their own language.
Try it today:
- Ask chatbots in your language. ChatGPT, Gemini and others already accept Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and more, by typing or by voice.
- Bhashini, the government’s language platform, offers translation and speech tools.
- Google Lens can translate a signboard or form through your camera.
See more tools in our AI tools directory.