Krutrim AI is a generative AI assistant that converses in 10+ languages, including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Gujarati, etc., making it India’s own AI by an artificial intelligence startup. It is founded by Bhavish Aggarwal, who is also the founder of Ola cabs.
Krutrim AI has been natively created to ensure a creative AI tool designed for over 1.4 billion Indians to provide 100% contextually relevant responses. It is a critical milestone in the development of public-facing artificial intelligence in India.
These are 4 benefits of Krutrim AI.
- Supports multiple Indian languages.
- Native experience is built to cater to cultural diversity.
- Trained on local language tokens and sources.
- Allows user interaction without charge on its free version.
Krutrim is currently in public beta, while Krutrim Pro, which is yet to be launched, will be an advanced version. It was developed by Krutrim SI Designs, an artificial intelligence unicorn venture led by OLAcabs founder Bhavish Aggarwal.
Now, let’s understand how to access Krutrim AI and see how it fares against the competition.
- How to Access Krutrim AI?
- How Krutrim AI Works?
- Benefits of Using Krutrim AI
- Public Response to Krutrim AI?
How to Access Krutrim AI?
Krutrim AI is accessed by a phone number or Google account registered with OLA cabs. The exact steps are mentioned below.
Step 1: Visit the OLA Krutrim homepage to sign in. Enter your mobile number or use the Google sign-in option.
Step 2: I went with the mobile number option, and it sent me an OTP to complete logging in.
Step 3: On the next screen, the user interface language needs to be selected.
Step 4: After selecting the user interface language, the chat space opens and provides access to Krutrim AI.
How Krutrim AI Works?
Krutrim AI works through prompts given in the chat field, similar to other generative AI chatbots. Generative AI chatbots like Krutrim AI are large language models that understand prompts in the language used for daily communication and respond with language similar to humans.
Krutrim AI allows users to reply, modify the details, or add additional elements to the response, similar to the experience a user would have with a human assistant.
Krutrim AI’s responses need to be checked by humans, as the information provided has a chance of being wrong or misleading despite its technical advancements. Users are advised to be cautious before acting on such AI-generated output.
Benefits of Using Krutrim AI
Krutrim AI offers 4 benefits.
- Multilingual as it responds in over 10 Indian languages, which is helpful for users not proficient in English.
- Cultural context provides a native experience, as Krutrim’s training data was specifically geared towards being culturally relevant and understanding the Indian context.
- The development of (AI) start-up Krutrim was done natively from the ground up. It is trained on over 2 trillion language tokens, with the largest representation of Indian languages in the artificial intelligence landscape.
Krutrim’s base model offers a free AI chatbot experience, with a premium version (Krutrim Pro) in the works, that will have larger knowledge-based capabilities.
Krutrim AI vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini
Krutrim AI will directly compete against OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. Both of Krutrim’s counterparts have been in the market for a while, and I anticipate an uphill battle for the new entrant.
8 prompts were used to test Krutrim AI vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini on their task execution capabilities and knowledge-based capabilities, with the outcome as below.
#1. Grammatical Correction
Prompt 1: Correct any grammatical errors in this sentence: 'He don’t know how to plays the guitar.Krutrim
ChatGPT
Gemini
All chatbots corrected the sentence, but extra marks to Gemini for the explanations.
Krutrim scores 1, ChatGPT scores 1, Gemini scores 2.
#2. Rhetorical Questions
Prompt 2: How would you solve the issue of poverty?Krutrim
ChatGPT
Gemini
Krutrim AI, ChatGPT, and Gemini each respond with detailed answers about dealing with global poverty. However, Gemini clubbed a few important points, such as infrastructure development, social security programs, etc., with others, which is fine, but covering them as separate sections would have been more accurate.
Krutrim, on the other hand, could have combined points number of five and eight.
Consequently, OpenAI’s ChatGPT wins this round.
ChatGPT scores 1.
#3. Creative Writing
Prompt 3: Write a short, funny story about an ant and an elephant.Krutrim
ChatGPT
Gemini
First of all, all three stories were good. However, Krutrim’s creation felt more inspirational than funny. ChatGPT did better.
But personally, I feel Gemini nailed it the best. The idea of an ant getting agitated and waving its fist in the air at an elephant and the rest of the story was the most amusing of the lot.
Gemini scores 1.
#4. Comprehensive Comparison
Prompt 4: Compare BMW with Audi as an automobile company in 200 words.Krutrim
ChatGPT
Gemini
Krutrim came out very short, using just 51 words of the allocated 200-word limit.
ChatGPT and Gemini were close, but the latter presented data more clearly, which is helpful when making a decision.
Gemini scores 1.
#5. Telling a Joke
Prompt 5: Tell me a joke about a cat and a dog.Krutrim
ChatGPT
Gemini
Krutrim was the least funny of the three. ChatGPT was good; however, the second part of the joke made little sense. Gemini, again, performed best with the dog trying to flirt with the cat and the latter’s cynical reply.
Gemini scores 1.
#6. Opinion Questions
Prompt 6: What do you think about the Ukraine-Russia crisis?Krutrim
ChatGPT
Gemini
Here again, Krutrim’s response was needlessly short, lacking the details a reader might require.
ChatGPT, due to its data cutoff, could only respond based on its training data.
Thanks to its internet connectivity, Gemini linked out a few resources for further reading. However, Gemini’s response wasn’t as well put together as ChatGPT’s output.
ChatGPT scores 1.
#7. Drafting Skills
Prompt 7: Create a text ad copy for an app that helps people reduce smartphone addiction.Krutrim
ChatGPT
Gemini
No one knows ads better than Google, and this is clearly reflected in Gemini’s top-notch performance. Though Krutrim and ChatGPT responses weren’t bad, Gemini’s options for ad, headline, description, and call-to-action put it in a different league altogether.
Gemini scores 1.
#8. Subjective Questions
Prompt 8: Tell me the most distinctive trait of Mahatama Gandhi.Krutrim
ChatGPT
Gemini
Gemini, for the first time, fell flat like this even with its constant internet connectivity. ChatGPT was better. However, Krutrim listed a few renowned names who were inspired by the Indian peace icon, in addition to the standard response given by ChatGPT.
Krutrim scores 1.
This concludes our brief face-off between these three generative AI assistants. Here is the final scorecard.
| Prompt Type | Krutrim Score | ChatGPT Score | Gemini Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammatical Correction | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rhetorical Question | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Comprehensive Comparison | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Creative Writing | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Telling a Joke | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Opinion Questions | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drafting Skills | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Subjective Questions | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Score | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Google’s Gemini was the clear winner, standing out with its detailed and well-structured answers. ChatGPT managed to hold its ground and performed adequately.
Krutrim AI, on the other hand, finished last, showing that there’s significant room for improvement in its knowledge-based capabilities.
However, it’s worth remembering that both ChatGPT and Gemini (formerly Bard) were initially the butt of jokes on digital platforms at the time of their beta releases. This history serves as a reminder that with enough user feedback and a strong commitment from OLA’s artificial intelligence firm to its development, Krutrim AI will evolve into a premier regional generative AI assistant. Its beta release has demonstrated its value for Indian citizens, considering cultural and regional aspects, and it’s poised to significantly influence businesses.
Let’s check out what the initial testers think about Krutrim.
Public Response to Krutrim AI
The public response to Ola Krutrim AI is mixed at best, depending on whether Krutrim’s responses are a hit or a miss, as can be seen by user tweets on the social media platform Twitter.
Ola Krutrim AI has received a positive public response for its answers to questions relating to local construction, cultural clothing trends, and translation from the Indian language and scriptures to English, among other things. However, it did show limited capabilities in returning the correct date when asked, but one must remember that this is still a beta version with a more complex model in the works.
Krutrim AI does well in understanding Indian languages, region-specific information and cultural context. It still has a long way to go, but it is getting things right. As with any AI tool, one must be cautious about the information offered and double-check it.
Author Opinion
Personally, I think Krutrim does reasonably well by implementing public feedback. At this stage, it has some rough edges, but my experience was similar to that of other generative AI assistants, including ChatGPT and Bard (now Gemini).
For the global audience, I would say Gemini is the best right now. You should try Microsoft Copilot for free to access advanced OpenAI’s GPT models during non-peak hours.
Advice When Using AI
Here are 3 important points to keep in mind while using AI chatbots like Krutrim, ChatGPT and Gemini.
- Verify answers as there are chances of AI hallucination.
- Understand limitations in context to language understanding capabilities and real-time data access. The answer provided might not be the most accurate or might be entirely wrong if the chatbot hasn’t been able to understand the nuances of language.
- Protect your privacy by avoiding sharing any personally identifiable data.