OpenAI prioritizes Indian languages, voice tech and cuts GPT-5.6 prices
OpenAI is putting extra focus on making its AI work better with Indian languages and voice tech, after hearing from a lot of local founders.
Marc Manara, OpenAI's global head of startups, shared that these upgrades are now a top priority.
To help more people try their tools, OpenAI also dropped prices for its GPT-5.6 Luna and GPT-5.6 Terra models by 80% and 20%, respectively, making them more wallet-friendly for India.
India conversational AI market projected $5.9B
India's conversational AI market is set to jump from $653.24 million in 2025 to $5.9 billion by 2034.
To keep up, OpenAI is teaming up with Indian startups and VCs through hackathons and workshops.
Its Indian startup team, the biggest in Asia-Pacific, is leading the charge to solve language and voice challenges right where they matter most.