
GigaChat
Sber's official free neural network bot: writes and explains text, summarizes long articles, draws pictures, and understands both text and voice messages — no VPN or subscription needed.
Key features
- Four ready-made modes - write, explain, summarize, draw
- Accepts voice messages directly
- Image generation via Sber's Kandinsky
- Tuned specifically for Russian
GigaChat
GigaChat is Sberbank's own large language model, and this is its official Telegram bot — confirmed on the bot's own page as a free neural network from Sber. It works through four simple modes: write original text, explain a complex term in plain words, summarize a long text into a short version, and draw a picture from a description. Voice messages are accepted directly, so you can talk to it instead of typing.
Being an official corporate bot rather than a hobby project gives it two practical advantages: it is unlikely to disappear overnight, and it is tuned specifically for Russian, which shows in how naturally it handles Russian grammar, idioms and context compared to bots built primarily around English-first models. It also draws images through Sber's Kandinsky model without leaving the chat.
The trade-off of an all-in-one general assistant is that it is not a specialist in any one task — for pure ChatGPT-style conversation, heavy-duty image generation, or long-document analysis, a dedicated bot may go further. But as a free, official, no-fuss Russian-language AI assistant that also draws and listens to voice messages, GigaChat is hard to beat on price and reliability.
How to start
- Open @gigachat_bot and tap Start
- Choose a mode - write, explain, summarize or draw
- Type your request or send a voice message
- Read or listen to the reply in the chat
Commands
/startOpen the mode menu/helpShow bot capabilitiesPricing and limits
Free
Pros / Cons
- Official free bot from a large, stable company
- Strong native handling of Russian
- Understands voice messages
- Not a specialist tool for heavy image generation or long documents
- Exact usage limits are not published
Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 8 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 9 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 8 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 10 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 8 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 9 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 85.0 |
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Is GigaChat really free?
Yes, the bot's own description calls it a free neural network from Sber, with no subscription required to start.
Can it draw pictures, not just write text?
Yes, the "draw" mode generates an image from your description using Sber's Kandinsky model.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
- Works in Russia without VPN