India’s Homegrown AI Model Rivals Global Competitors in Benchmarks

A Bengaluru-based AI startup has released a large language model that has matched or outperformed several leading global AI models on key Indian language benchmarks.The model supports 22 Indian languages and was trained on a corpus of over 500 billion tokens of regional content, making it one of the most India-specific AI models ever built.Why It MattersExperts say having a sovereign AI model reduces dependence on foreign technology and opens the door to localized AI applications in healthcare, agriculture, and education.The government has expressed interest in evaluating the model for use in citizen-facing services.