Krutrim (Ola Krutrim) review
Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Krutrim suits Indian teams that want A100 and H100 capacity or a local model catalogue, with GPU time from INR 24 and AI Studio tokens from INR 6.60. The trade-off is breadth: a short card list, 2 locations, and support on email and help centre only.
Key facts
- Best for
- Indian teams needing A100 and H100 GPU time, or Indian-language models, with billing hourly from INR 24.
- GPU models
- NVIDIA A100 80GB, NVIDIA H100 80GB↗
- GPU hour from
- ₹24↗
- Billing granularity
- Hourly↗
- Locations
- 2↗
- Compliance certifications
- SOC 2, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC Type I, SOC Type II↗
- Legal entity
- Krutrim SI Designs Private Limited↗
- Headquarters
- India↗
- Support channels
- Email, Help-centre↗
- Pricing model
- Hourly billing
- Official website
- olakrutrim.com
LLM APIs
- Input price from
- ₹6.60↗
- Output price from
- ₹6.60↗
- Models offered
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B, DeepSeek-R1, Google / Gemma-3-27b-it, Krutrim / Krutrim-1, Krutrim / Krutrim-2, Krutrim / Krutrim-TTS, Krutrim / Krutrim-Dhwani, Krutrim / Bhasantarit, Krutrim / Vyakyarth, Krutrim / Chitrapathak, Krutrim / Tokenizer, Meta / LLaMA-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct, Meta / LLaMA-3.3-70B-Instruct, Meta / LLaMA-4-Maverick-17B-12BE-Instruct, Microsoft / Phi-4 Reasoning Plus, Mistral / Mistral-7B-v0.2, Qwen / Qwen3-32B, Qwen / Qwen3-30B-A3B, GPT-OSS-20b, GPT-OSS-120b, Gemma-4-E4B-it, Gemma-4-31b-it, Gemma-4-26B-A4B-it, Qwen3.5-9B, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, GLM-5.3-Flash↗
- OpenAI-compatible API
- Yes↗
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 4 sources
Pros and cons
Pros
- GPU hour from INR 24 ranks 13 of 95 among the brands compared here.
- The certification list SOC 2, ISO 20000 and ISO 27001 covers the usual regulated procurement checklist.
- AI Studio pairs an OpenAI-compatible endpoint with input from INR 6.60 and output from INR 6.60.
Cons
- Card choice is thin: NVIDIA A100 80GB and NVIDIA H100 80GB alone, where SberCloud lists B300, H100 and A100.
- Support runs on email and help centre only, with no phone or live chat channel listed.
- Coverage is 2 locations, while a typical count across the brands here is 4.
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Who it suits
- Indian teams that need NVIDIA A100 80GB and NVIDIA H100 80GB for training and inference.
- Product teams building Indian-language features with the Krutrim models in DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and DeepSeek R1.
- Regulated buyers who want the SOC and ISO certifications listed in SOC 2, ISO 20000 and ISO 27001.
Who should look elsewhere
- SberCloud, if you need a wider datacenter range such as B300, H100 and A100.
- Salad, if you want workstation and consumer cards such as NVIDIA RTX 3060, NVIDIA RTX 3070 and NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti.
- ComputePrices.com, if you would rather compare many providers' cards side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a GPU hour cost on Krutrim?+
GPU time starts at INR 24, which puts Krutrim at 13 of 95 on that measure. The listed billing model is hourly and the granularity is hourly, so short bursts are not billed by the second.
Which GPUs can I rent?+
The card list is NVIDIA A100 80GB and NVIDIA H100 80GB, each a high-memory accelerator, and GPU time starts at INR 24. That suits mainstream training and inference work. For older, entry or consumer cards, the alternatives on this page list noticeably more choices.
Which AI models can I call?+
The catalogue is broad for a regional provider and is set out in DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B and DeepSeek R1. It mixes Krutrim's own general models with text, speech and tokenizer entries drawn from several open model families, all reachable through the same endpoint.
Is the API OpenAI-compatible, and what do tokens cost?+
The AI Studio endpoint is OpenAI-compatible, so existing client code can point at it by changing the endpoint address. Input is priced from INR 6.60 and output from INR 6.60, and the same currency applies to the GPU rates.
Where does Krutrim run and who operates it?+
The operator is Krutrim SI Designs Private Limited, headquartered in India, and the cloud runs from 2 locations. That suits buyers whose users and regulated data sit in that market, and leaves less choice for teams spread across many regions.
Which certifications does it hold?+
The published set is SOC 2, ISO 20000 and ISO 27001. That is the kind of list regulated procurement asks for early, mixing attestation standards with certification standards a buyer normally expects to see before signing.
How do I get support?+
Support runs on email and help centre, so questions go by email or through the help centre. No phone or live chat channel is listed, which is worth weighing if a training job stalls and you want someone to pick up quickly.
Who is Krutrim for?+
It fits Indian teams training or serving on NVIDIA A100 80GB and NVIDIA H100 80GB, and product teams working in Indian languages with the Krutrim models in the catalogue. It fits less well for buyers who need a broad accelerator range, older cards, or chat and phone support, since the card list is NVIDIA A100 80GB and NVIDIA H100 80GB and support is email and help centre.
Sources
- docs.cloud.olakrutrim.com/basics/ai-studio/ai-jobs/infere... checked September 26, 2026
Backs: OpenAI-compatible API
“Krutrim inference APIs are OpenAI-compatible, making integration seamless with many open-source tools and SDKs.”
- docs.cloud.olakrutrim.com/basics/ai-studio/billing-for-ai... checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Input price from, Models offered, Output price from
“**Krutrim / Krutrim-2** | ₹6.6 / 1M tokens”
- docs.cloud.olakrutrim.com/basics/pricing/cpu-and-gpu.md checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Billing granularity, GPU hour from, GPU models, Pricing model
“Unit | On-Demand Price ... Hour”
- olakrutrim.com checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Compliance certifications, Headquarters, Legal entity, Locations, Support channels
“CERTIFICATIONS Scalability meets trust ISO 20000 ISO 27001 ISO 27017 ISO 27018 SOC Type I SOC Type II”
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Krutrim (Ola Krutrim)
Indian teams needing A100 and H100 GPU time, or Indian-language models, with billing hourly from INR 24.