Indic LM Platform

In plain words

Krutrim is a multilingual AI assistant that chats and helps across 10+ Indian languages. It is a polished, commercial product aimed at everyday users who want quick answers and help in their own language.

How to use it

Before you start

Prerequisites required to run the model locally

To run Ola Krutrim locally on your computer, the following requirements must be met:

Install and set up Ollama.
Ensure your computer has enough RAM to run the model you plan to download.

For 3B models: Minimum 8 GB of RAM.
For 7B–8B models: Minimum 16 GB of RAM.
For 13B–32B models: Minimum 32 GB of RAM.

Quantised model: It is recommended to use 4-bit Quantized, K-measurement, Small model format. Easy to download and to run your system.
Storage: 5 to 20 GB of free SSD space to store downloaded model files.
Interface: Terminal or command line utility to run basic startup prompts.

No technical setup needed — anyone can try Krutrim using below mentioned steps.

Downloading the Krutrim GGUF file

Go to the Krutrim GGUF file on Hugging Face. Click the copy icon next to the repository name to copy the model path. (See image below.)

Run the model in your terminal

Open a terminal window and run the following command and paste the copied GGUF repository as mentioned below:

ollama run hf.co/PASTE_THE_COPIED_HERE

Press Enter.

Note: After pasting the repository, your command will look like this:

ollama run hf.co/bartowski/krutrim-ai-labs_Krutrim-2-instruct-GGUF

Wait for the model to load

Ollama will download and initialise the model. Once ready, you'll see the following prompt:

>>> Send a message (/? for help)

Start chatting

Type your message at the prompt and press Enter to interact with the model.

Exit the chat

To end the session, type:

/bye

Then press Enter.

Languages & scripts supported

Works in these languages, in both native script and Roman typing.

English Englishहिन्दी Hindiবাংলা Bengaliதமிழ் Tamilతెలుగు Teluguमराठी Marathiગુજરાતી Gujaratiಕನ್ನಡ Kannadaമലയാളം Malayalamଓଡ଼ିଆ Odiaঅসমীয়া Assameseਪੰਜਾਬੀ Punjabiसंस्कृतम् Sanskrit+ Roman & code-mixed

Strengths & limits

An honest look at what it does well and where it struggles.

Good at

✓Friendly everyday conversation

✓Switching between languages

✓Polished, ready-to-use product

✓Help and support use cases

Where it struggles

!Paid for heavier business use

!Not open-source to self-host

!Less control over the model

!Best online (hosted only)

Technical details & licence

Training dataLarge multilingual dataset across Indian and global languages

SizeLarge hosted model (size not public)

LicenceCommercial licence — terms shown at sign-up

Commercial costFree tier for trying · Paid plans for business use

Version historyv1 · 2024 — first public assistantv2 · Mar 2025 — broader language coverage

About the maker

Who builds and maintains Krutrim.

Ola Krutrim

2 models

Krutrim is the AI division of Ola, building large multilingual models and a consumer AI assistant designed for Indian users. It develops both everyday products and developer tools across many Indian languages.

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