Saaras v1
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Sarvam
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- India
- Published
- 13 August 2024
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Speech
- Task
- Speech recognition (ASR), Speech-to-text
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Parameters
- 1.5B
- Training data
- tokens
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- Unreleased
- Training code
- Unreleased
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Record confidence
- Confident
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- Introducing Saaras 1.0, state of the art multilingual speech-to-text translate model, supporting 10 Indian languages. Supports automatic language identification, and contextual biasing using prompts.
- Last updated
- 28 November 2025
What the numbers mean
Where it came from
Saaras v1 was published by Sarvam, in India, in August 2024. It comes out of industry.
It works in Speech, and is recorded as doing speech recognition (ASR), Speech-to-text.
Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.
Answers
Saaras v1 — common questions
What is Saaras v1 used for?
Saaras v1 works in Speech, and is recorded as handling speech recognition (ASR), Speech-to-text. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.
What GPU do I need to run Saaras v1?
None. Saaras v1 is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Is Saaras v1 open source?
No. Saaras v1 has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
How many parameters does Saaras v1 have?
Saaras v1 has 1.5B parameters. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.
Who created Saaras v1?
Saaras v1 was published by Sarvam, based in India, categorised as industry.
When was Saaras v1 released?
Saaras v1 was published in August 2024. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.
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