Sarvam AI

LLM 4.5/10

India's sovereign full-stack AI platform offering speech-to-text, text-to-speech, translation, and LLM/chat APIs across 22 Indian languages.

Sarvam AI scores 4.5/10 for free value in LLM. The main constraint: Every new account gets Rs.100 (~$1.20) in free credits on signup, usable across all APIs (STT, TTS, translation, LLM, vision) with no credit card, and credits never expire.

Note: DEAD/EXPIRED: A separate Sarvam Vision/OCR 'completely free for the entire month of February 2

Category LLM Kind Indic AI API platform Caveats Free credits are a small one-time grant (Rs.100, no monthly refill) — once exhausted you must top up or upgrade. The larger startup-program credits (6-12 months) require a separate application and approval. Default free Starter tier rate limits are modest (60 req/min on most APIs, 40 req/min on Sarvam-30B/105B, 10 req/min on Document Intelligence). Renewal one_time Card required No Eligibility anyone

Free value score

4.5 / 10

Show the math

Value 5.2/10

value = 1.2 $ one-time

weighted score = 0.7 * 5.2/10

Model Quality 2.1/10

value = 12 artificial_analysis_score

weighted score = 0.2 * 2.1/10

Volume 6.2/10

value = 40000000 tok/mo

score = 6.2/10

Request Rate 4.6/10

value = 60 req/min

weighted score = 0.1 * 4.6/10

Access 6/10

value = 6/10

score = 6/10

Key metrics

Sarvam 105B 12 Best model

60 R/min Requests/min

$1.2 Credit

$0.03/M Price

Yes Commercial use

Models

9 free · 9 total

Model	Family	AA	Access
Sarvam 105B	Mistral	11.9	free
Sarvam 30B	Mistral	6.6	free
Bulbul v3	Sarvam	—	free
Mayura	Sarvam	—	free
Saaras v3	Sarvam	—	free
Saarika v2.5	Sarvam	—	free
Sarvam Translate	Sarvam	—	free
Sarvam Vision	Sarvam	—	free
Sarvam-M (sarvam-m)	Mistral	—	free

What you get

Rs.100 (~$1.20) free credits on signup, no credit card required, usable across every API

Credits never expire and are shared across STT, TTS, translation, LLM, and vision APIs

Specialized in 22 Indian languages with sovereign, India-hosted compute

Separate Startup Program grants 6-12 months of API credits to approved startups

Limitations

Rs.100 (~$1.20) one-time credit

Free signup grant is a fixed Rs.100 (~$1.20 USD) in credits, consumed across all APIs by usage. There is no recurring monthly free allowance; once spent you must add credits or upgrade.
Startup credits need approval

The larger 6-12 month credit grant under the Sarvam Startup Program requires a separate application and selection/approval — it is not the default free tier.

Sources

"Sarvam offers ₹100 worth of free credits for every user on signup. These credits can be used across any of our APIs — explore, prototype, and build without upfront cost. Credits are universal and never expire."
https://docs.sarvam.ai/api-reference-docs/ratelimits
"Free Credits: New accounts now receive ₹100 in free credits."
https://docs.sarvam.ai/api-reference-docs/changelog
"Sarvam 105B (Chat LLM): Free per token; Sarvam 30B (Chat LLM): Free per token"
https://www.sarvam.ai/api-pricing
"The most intelligent model available on Sarvam is Sarvam 105B (high) with an Intelligence Index score of 12. ... The most affordable model on Sarvam by blended price is Sarvam 30B (high) at $0.03 per 1M tokens"
https://artificialanalysis.ai/providers/sarvam

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