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Sarvam AI Alternative: Adya vs Sarvam
Sarvam builds some of the best Indian-language speech models available and sells them to enterprises and developers. Adya is a finished support agent for phone, chat, WhatsApp and email. They solve different halves of the problem.
What is Sarvam AI, and how is Adya different?
Sarvam AI is a Bengaluru AI company that trains Indian-language models. It sells speech-to-text (₹30 an hour), text-to-speech (₹30 per 10,000 characters), LLMs and voice agents from ₹3 a minute, with ₹100 of free credit, and deploys on its cloud, a private cloud or on-premises. It lists DPDP compliance, ISO 27001 and SOC 2.
Adya is a ready-made AI agent that answers phone calls, website chat, WhatsApp and email from one inbox, with human takeover, booking and campaigns built in, and plans from free to ₹7,999 a month.
Choose Adya if…
- You want a support agent running this week, not an AI platform project
- Your customers write on WhatsApp and chat as well as calling
- You want self-serve monthly plans with a free tier
- Your team needs a shared inbox and live takeover
Choose Sarvam AI if…
- You are a large enterprise or government body that needs on-premises or air-gapped deployment
- You need ISO 27001 and SOC 2 today
- You want raw Indian-language STT, TTS or translation APIs to build your own product
- You need the widest Indian-language coverage, including translation across 23 languages
Sarvam AI vs Adya: features compared
Each Sarvam AI entry is taken from its public site on 12 October 2026. “Not listed” means we could not find it published, not that it can never be arranged.
Starting price
Adya
₹2,999/mo (Starter)Sarvam AI
Usage-based; ₹100 free creditFree plan
Adya
Yes:Yes — 100 conversations/mo, no cardSarvam AI
Partly:₹100 free creditAI voice, per minute
Adya
₹6/min after included minutesSarvam AI
Voice agents from ₹3/minTelephony
Adya
Yes:Included in the per-minute rateSarvam AI
Partly:Not stated on the price sheetWebsite chat agent
Adya
Yes:Yes, same agentSarvam AI
Partly:Not stated for voice agentsWhatsApp agent
Adya
Yes:Yes, same agentSarvam AI
Partly:Not stated for voice agentsEmail agent
Adya
Yes:Yes, same agentSarvam AI
No:Not listedLive human takeover & shared inbox
Adya
Yes:Take over chats and live calls with full historySarvam AI
No:Not listedIndian languages
Adya
Yes:10 + English, switches mid-sentenceSarvam AI
Yes:11 TTS, 12 STT, 23 for translationOutbound call campaigns
Adya
Yes:Growth plan and upSarvam AI
Partly:Not statedAppointment booking
Adya
Yes:Google Calendar two-way syncSarvam AI
No:Not listedDeveloper access
Adya
Yes:REST API, 14 signed webhooks, MCP serverSarvam AI
Yes:REST API and Python SDKSecurity & compliance
Adya
Partly:DPDP-aligned, AES-256 at rest; no SOC 2 yetSarvam AI
Yes:DPDP, ISO 27001, SOC 2; on-prem and air-gappedBilling
Adya
INR with GST, or USDSarvam AI
INR
| Feature | Adya Ours | Sarvam AI |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ₹2,999/mo (Starter) | Usage-based; ₹100 free credit |
| Free plan | Yes:Yes — 100 conversations/mo, no card | Partly:₹100 free credit |
| AI voice, per minute | ₹6/min after included minutes | Voice agents from ₹3/min |
| Telephony | Yes:Included in the per-minute rate | Partly:Not stated on the price sheet |
| Website chat agent | Yes:Yes, same agent | Partly:Not stated for voice agents |
| WhatsApp agent | Yes:Yes, same agent | Partly:Not stated for voice agents |
| Email agent | Yes:Yes, same agent | No:Not listed |
| Live human takeover & shared inbox | Yes:Take over chats and live calls with full history | No:Not listed |
| Indian languages | Yes:10 + English, switches mid-sentence | Yes:11 TTS, 12 STT, 23 for translation |
| Outbound call campaigns | Yes:Growth plan and up | Partly:Not stated |
| Appointment booking | Yes:Google Calendar two-way sync | No:Not listed |
| Developer access | Yes:REST API, 14 signed webhooks, MCP server | Yes:REST API and Python SDK |
| Security & compliance | Partly:DPDP-aligned, AES-256 at rest; no SOC 2 yet | Yes:DPDP, ISO 27001, SOC 2; on-prem and air-gapped |
| Billing | INR with GST, or USD | INR |
IncludedNot offered or not listedPartly, paid add-on or self-built
Sarvam AI pricing vs Adya pricing
Scenario: 1,000 minutes of AI calls a month, excluding GST. Both bills built only from published prices.
Adya Growth
- Growth plan (500 min + 1 Indian number included)₹7,999
- 500 extra minutes × ₹6₹3,000
Telephony is in the per-minute rate. Also covers 5,000 chat, WhatsApp and email conversations.
Sarvam voice agents, published floor
- 1,000 min × from ₹3₹3,000
“From ₹3 per minute” is Sarvam's published starting rate; it does not state what telephony, numbers or channels that includes. Enterprise pricing is custom.
Where Sarvam AI is stronger, and where Adya is
We make Adya, so read this section as our view. We have tried to give the other side its due.
Where Sarvam AI wins
- Its own Indian-language models — speech, voice and LLMs — trained for Indic speech.
- The lowest published voice-agent floor in this comparison, from ₹3 a minute.
- Enterprise deployment options: private cloud, on-premises and air-gapped.
- ISO 27001 and SOC 2, with large BFSI and government references.
Where Adya wins
- A finished product, not a platform: knowledge base in, agent live, no ML team required.
- WhatsApp, website chat and email from the same agent as the phone line.
- A shared inbox with ticketing and live human takeover of calls and chats.
- Published monthly plans and a free tier, so you know the bill before you start.
- Appointment booking, outbound campaigns and a public API with signed webhooks.
Switching from Sarvam AI to Adya
- 01
Bring your knowledge
Upload FAQs, policies and catalogues, or point Adya at your website. Your scripts and prompts become its instructions.
- 02
Connect your number
Use the Indian number included on Growth, or forward your existing line to it. Run both side by side while you compare.
- 03
Go live, then widen
Start on one channel, watch the transcripts and handoffs, then switch on chat, WhatsApp, email or calls from the same agent.
Sarvam AI vs Adya: FAQs
As of 12 October 2026 Sarvam's API price sheet lists voice agents “from ₹3 per minute”, with speech-to-text at ₹30 an hour and Bulbul v3 text-to-speech at ₹30 per 10,000 characters. New users get ₹100 of credit. Enterprise pricing is custom.
Partly. Sarvam is primarily a model and platform company selling Indian-language AI to enterprises and developers. Adya is a finished customer-support agent across phone, chat, WhatsApp and email. A company with an AI team may build on Sarvam; a support team that wants a working agent usually picks a product like Adya.
Sarvam covers more languages at the model level: 11 for text-to-speech, 12 for speech-to-text and 23 for translation. Adya speaks 10 Indian languages plus English on every channel, detects the language automatically and follows code-switching mid-sentence.
Yes. Sarvam offers its cloud, private cloud (VPC) and on-premises deployment, including air-gapped. Adya is a cloud service.
Yes. Adya's Free plan is ₹0 a month with 100 AI conversations and no card. Paid plans are ₹2,999 (Starter) and ₹7,999 (Growth, with 500 call minutes) a month plus GST.
How we compared
Sarvam AI is a Bengaluru AI lab that builds Indian-language models and sells speech APIs and voice agents. Every figure for it comes from its own public pages, read on 12 October 2026, and is linked here.Dollar prices are converted at ₹92 to the dollar, the rate Bolna's own pricing page uses. Prices exclude GST and other taxes unless stated. Amomic-AI makes Adya; if anything here is out of date, write to us and we will correct it.
Try Adya before you decide
Free plan, no card. Put it on your website chat today, add WhatsApp and calls when you are ready.