Sarvam AI to build India’s first sovereign LLM with reasoning and voice capabilities

Bengaluru-based AI startup Sarvam AI has been chosen by the Centre under the IndiaAI Mission to build the country’s first sovereign large language model (LLM).

This initiative will provide Sarvam with the compute resources needed to develop a foundational model entirely from scratch.

The model will feature reasoning, voice capabilities and fluent in multiple Indian languages. It is also being designed for secure, large-scale deployment across a range of applications.

The sovereign model will be developed, deployed and optimised entirely within India using local infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on nurturing Indian talent.

The broader IndiaAI Mission is aimed at achieving strategic autonomy and encouraging domestic innovation to enable India’s movement in the AI space in the coming years.

Sarvam AI has already proven its expertise in building foundational models tailored to Indian languages.

What began as a research initiative has now evolved into a Sovereign AI platform supporting governments, nonprofits, and enterprises. The company’s models are designed to be cost-effective, scalable, and specifically optimized for Indian contexts.