It can feel like too much digital multitasking to switch between apps only to schedule a cab or pay a bill. That’s the precise problem that Kruti wants to fix. Kruti is India’s first agentic AI assistant. It can do things for you in the real world, like order food or make pictures, all in one smart conversation.
We’ll talk about what makes Kruti unusual, how it works, and why it could change the game for regular tech users in India and other places in this blog.
What is Kruti and why it matters
Kruti is more than just a chatbot. It is part of a new group of agentic AI systems, which are smart assistants that do more than merely answer questions. Kruti is like a smart intern who can figure things out, divide big goals into smaller steps, learn from what you’ve done in the past, and take the lead to get things done.
This suggests one big change for users: they will switch apps less and do more.
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Kruti aims to handle everything in the background, from booking an Ola to paying your utility bill to ordering lunch. It combines generative AI, automation, and Indian language intelligence into one easy-to-use interface.
How Kruti works under the hood
A large language model (LLM) made just for India is at the heart of Kruti. It runs on Krutrim V2, a 12 billion parameter model that Ola Krutrim made using the Mistral architecture.
Krutrim V2 was not fine-tuned on worldwide datasets; instead, it was trained from scratch on Indian voices, languages, and texts. This makes it very attentive of Indian consumers’ needs.
Kruti doesn’t only answer questions; it breaks them down into smaller tasks, coordinates them among several agents, and carries them out with great accuracy. It links directly to APIs and databases, and it can even read Indian IDs like Aadhaar and PAN cards.
“Kruti is meant to think like an Indian user, not just translate from English.” — The Ola Krutrim Team
Key features and real-world benefits
Here’s what Kruti can already do—and where it’s headed:
- Multimodal inputs: Accepts voice, text, and visual data like utility bills or ID cards
- Task automation: Book cabs, pay bills, order food, generate images, and more—all from one conversation
- 13 Indian languages: Built for regional fluency, with cultural understanding and local expressions
- Contextual memory: Learns your preferences and adapts over time
- Offline friendliness: Optimized for India’s patchy internet with smart fallback protocols
- Flexible outputs: Responses as tables, summaries, or full narratives
Kruti enables Indian users avoid getting tired of apps, automate daily tasks, and talk to each other in their local languages with the use of AI.
The vision behind Kruti’s ecosystem
Kruti is not a single product. Ola Krutrim is constructing a larger AI stack for India, which includes everything from basic models to user interfaces.
Some exciting expansion plans include:
- Voice-first AI: With models like Dhwani for speech recognition and Chitrarth for image generation
- Open SDK/API: So developers and businesses can create custom “Krutis” for healthcare, education, finance, and more
- Third-party integration: Future versions could work with Swiggy, Blinkit, Uber, and other services
- Government scale AI: Through the acquisition of BharatSah‘AI’yak, Kruti is also being developed for education, governance, and agriculture tools
Time for a visual metaphor: think of Kruti as the operating system for your digital life, taking care of things in the background while you focus on what’s important.
Pros and cons at the current stage
Like any ambitious technology, Kruti is still changing. Here’s a fair look:
Pros
- Built from the ground up for Indian users
- Deep language and culture understanding
- Real-time task automation with agentic logic
- Developer-friendly vision with future SDKs
Cons
- Early tests show hiccups in cab booking and real-time execution
- Needs polish in agent-to-service coordination
- Competing against polished global models like ChatGPT or Gemini
Even with these problems, the direction looks good. Agentic AI for India is no longer just an idea. It’s real, it works, and it’s getting better.
Why Kruti could shape the future of Indian AI
Kruti is doing more than just fixing computer issues. It’s meeting a cultural and infrastructural necessity to make AI that works with Indian languages, Indian bandwidth, and Indian workflows.
More crucially, it shows India how to lead the next wave of applied AI. The Indian government is backing efforts like IndiaAI Mission and BharatGPT, which might help models like Kruti become common in various areas of life, including farming, school, and running a small business.
Final thoughts
Kruti is not only a chatbot. It’s a big step toward AI that is agentic and focused on India and can do things for you. Kruti wants to be your all-in-one assistant for everyday life, from keeping track of your to-do list to ordering food in your language.
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