ICT.Moscow analyzed approaches of five major Russian digital ecosystems — Yandex, Sber, VK, MTS, and T-Bank — to AI development and adoption. The LLM products market for business is estimated at 35 billion rubles, while the entire national AI market is valued at nearly 650 billion rubles.
Key findings
Yandex and Sber are undisputed leaders. Both vendors build foundational LLMs entirely in-house (YandexGPT, GigaChat) and lag behind global leaders by just a few months. MTS, VK, and T-Bank focus on Open Source, specialized models, and Edge AI.
Just AI commentary
"In terms of core technologies, Sber and Yandex, having the necessary resources, implement fundamental AI technologies entirely on their own. This is especially true for LLMs: both vendors have their own base technology. Other players, due to different resource levels or different strategies, make wider use of Open Source."
Gleb Oblomsky, Chief Product Officer, Just AI