GigaChat is a

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developed by the Russian financial services corporation

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and launched in April 2023. It is positioned as a Russian alternative to

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. The

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software can handle a diverse range of complex cognitive and daily tasks, such as participating in discussions, producing code or text, and responding to inquiries. The platform also assists in generating analytical reports from gathered data, facilitate handling extensive text volumes, aids in crafting articles in specified formats and styles, and simplifies information retrieval. In February 2024, GigaChat had more than 2.5 million users. The chatbot is claimed to communicate better in

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than other chatbots, and so far has weaker modules for supporting other languages. In December 2024, the function of music and vocal generation was added, GigaChat users have the opportunity to create songs without restrictions on genres and voices.

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