GigaChat

GigaChat is a chatbot developed by financial services company Sberbank and launched in April 2023. It is positioned as a Russian alternative to ChatGPT.

The artificial intelligence software can handle a diverse range of cognitive and daily tasks, such as participating in discussions, producing code or text, and responding to inquiries. The platform also assists in generating analytical reports from gathered data, facilitate handling extensive text volumes, aids in crafting articles in specified formats and styles, and simplifies information retrieval.

In February 2024, GigaChat had more than 2.5 million users. The chatbot is claimed to communicate better in Russian than in other languages.