New Delhi, India: Yotta Data Services has launched a ₹10,000 Free Credits Program for Shakti Studio, its AI development and inference platform, aimed at helping developers, startups, enterprises, researchers, and Global Capability Centers (GCCs) build and deploy artificial intelligence applications without the upfront cost of GPU infrastructure.
The initiative provides complimentary access to serverless GPU resources hosted entirely in India, enabling users to experiment, fine-tune, and deploy AI models before committing to production workloads.
Free AI Credits to Lower Entry Barriers
As organizations accelerate AI adoption, access to high-performance GPU infrastructure remains one of the biggest challenges due to high upfront investments and reserved capacity requirements.
Yotta’s new program seeks to remove this barrier by offering ₹10,000 in complimentary credits, allowing users to test AI workloads using the platform’s standard pay-as-you-go pricing model.
This approach enables businesses to accurately estimate production costs during the trial period without relying on separate promotional pricing.
What the Free Credits Include
The credits can be used across the complete Shakti Studio AI platform, including:
- Serverless GPUs, including NVIDIA H100 and L40S instances with per-minute billing and automatic scaling when idle.
- AI Endpoints offering OpenAI-compatible APIs with token-based pricing.
- Fine-Tuning and LoRA Support for customizing foundation models using proprietary datasets.
- Bring Your Own Checkpoint (BYOC), allowing organizations to deploy custom or externally fine-tuned AI models.
- Developer Portal for generating API keys and deploying AI applications in just a few steps.
The platform eliminates long-term infrastructure commitments by allowing users to scale computing resources on demand.
Access to More Than 25 Open-Source AI Models
Shakti Studio provides one-click access to over 25 open-source AI models spanning multiple AI domains, including:
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Speech-to-Text
- Text-to-Speech
- Image Generation
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
In addition to the built-in model library, developers can deploy their own customized or fine-tuned AI models using serverless GPU infrastructure.
India-Hosted AI Infrastructure
A key differentiator of Shakti Studio is its fully India-based hosting infrastructure.
The platform operates from Yotta’s domestic data centres, providing:
- In-country AI inferencing
- Low-latency performance
- Built-in data residency
- Compliance with local data governance requirements
This makes the platform suitable for highly regulated industries such as:
- Banking and Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Government
- Manufacturing
- Global Capability Centers (GCCs)
Organizations can build AI applications while ensuring sensitive business data remains within India’s borders.
Transparent Pricing in Indian Rupees
Unlike many global AI platforms that bill customers in foreign currencies and may include additional platform charges, Shakti Studio follows a transparent pricing model.
Customers are billed directly in Indian Rupees (INR) without foreign exchange exposure or additional platform service fees on serverless GPU and API usage.
The pricing model is designed to provide predictable AI infrastructure costs for Indian businesses.
Designed for Startups, Enterprises and Researchers
The platform addresses the needs of different user groups:
AI Startups
- Prototype AI applications without investing in dedicated GPU infrastructure.
- Scale workloads based on demand.
Global Capability Centers (GCCs)
- Develop AI solutions for global operations while keeping workloads within India.
- Benefit from local billing and support.
Enterprises
- Fine-tune proprietary AI models securely without transferring sensitive data outside India.
Researchers and Developers
- Access enterprise-grade GPU computing without managing infrastructure.
How to Claim the ₹10,000 AI Credits
The offer is available to new users.
Eligible users can:
- Register on Shakti Studio using a business email address.
- Submit a credit request form.
- Complete a one-time KYC verification.
- Receive ₹10,000 in AI credits, valid for 30 days after activation.
No credit card is required during registration.
Supporting India’s AI Ecosystem
The launch of the free credits program reflects the growing demand for accessible AI infrastructure as India accelerates investments in artificial intelligence, generative AI, and digital innovation.
By lowering infrastructure costs and offering locally hosted GPU resources, Yotta aims to enable startups, enterprises, researchers, and developers to build production-ready AI applications while supporting India’s broader vision of becoming a global AI innovation hub.
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Ruchi Kumar is the associate editor at Entrepreneur News Network and TVW News India, where she leads editorial strategy, brand storytelling, and startup ecosystem coverage. With a strong focus on innovation, business, and marketing insights, he curates impactful narratives that spotlight India’s evolving entrepreneurial landscape. She has written extensively on fintech, AI and emerging startups.