GigaChat or YandexGPT: which to choose for business
Both lines come from Russian companies, are trained with a focus on Russian and suit businesses that must keep data in Russia. GigaChat is fully MIT, ranges from 10B-A1.8B to 702B-A36B, and its small version runs on a CPU. Yandex licenses vary: YaLM-100B and AliceAI are Apache 2.0, while YandexGPT-5-Lite uses Yandex's own agreement; sizes run from 8B to 100B and CPU use is not marked in the catalog. The new AliceAI models are base models meant for fine-tuning, while GigaChat offers ready chat, reasoning and audio versions.
Comparison based on catalog data
| Parameter | GigaChat | YandexGPT / AliceAI |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Text, Voice assistants | Text |
| Developer | Sber, Russia | Yandex, Russia |
| Releases | Dec 2024 – Sep 2026 | Jun 2022 – Sep 2026 |
| Sizes | 10B-A1.8B – 702B-A36B | 8B – 100B |
| Hardware | Laptop, 1 GPU, Cluster | Laptop, 1 GPU, Cluster |
| Commercial use | Commercial use allowed | Commercial use with conditions |
| License | MIT | YaLM-100B and AliceAI-Foundation-80B-A3B-Base: Apache 2.0; AliceAI-T5 states no license on its model card; YandexGPT-5-Lite: Yandex's own license agreement, commercial use on its terms |
| Russian | Supported | Supported |
| Ollama | No | No |
| Without GPU | Yes | No |
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Choose GigaChat if
- You want a single MIT license across the whole line
- You have no GPU: GigaChat is marked as able to run on a CPU
- You need a ready assistant, a reasoning version or audio understanding
Choose YandexGPT / AliceAI if
- You plan to fine-tune a base model for your industry (AliceAI-Foundation, AliceAI-T5)
- Apache 2.0 on the AliceAI models suits you
- Your work is in retail, services or media, where the catalog lists YandexGPT
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