Frontier labs · 4 November 2026
Soket Labs and ZenteiQ launch EKA-1 and Dhīr models under IndiaAI Mission
Soket Labs unveiled the 26.3 B‑parameter EKA-1 model, trained on 7.5 T tokens and supporting 22 Indian languages, while ZenteiQ released Dhīr 2B and Dhīr 5B multilingual assistants for low‑connectivity environments.
Benchmarks are the company's own; not independently verified.
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EKA‑1 offers 26.3 B parameters across 22 Indian languages; position your product’s language coverage against it for Indian market competitiveness.
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