3 New Indigenous AI Foundation Models launched Under IndiaAI Mission

The IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), officially released indigenous foundation models: EKA-1 and Dhīr (Dhīr 2B & Dhīr 5B).

EKA-1

Developer: EKA-1 is developed by Soket Labs.
Scale & Architecture: Built with 26.3 billion parameters and trained on ~7.5 trillion tokens as an open, sparse hybrid model.
Linguistic Reach: Covers all 22 scheduled Indian languages alongside English.
Core Strengths: Optimized for mathematics, coding, reasoning, and agentic workflows tailored for banking, financial services, and cybersecurity.

Dhīr 2B & Dhīr 5B

Developer: Dhīr 2B & Dhīr 5B are developed by ZenteiQ
Lightweight & Open-Source: Multilingual models supporting English and 10 Indian languages.
Edge & Offline-Ready: Operates on-premise across GPUs, TPUs, and mobile devices without cloud dependence, ensuring complete data privacy.
Critical Sector Deployment: Designed for secure document-grounded automation, knowledge retrieval, and citizen services across defence, governance, and industrial sectors.