AIKosh is one of the more genuinely useful pieces of India’s AI push — a national datasets and models platform for builders. It’s a resource, not a funding scheme, and that distinction is worth being clear about. (dgm implements osFoundry, a separate company’s platform — dgm is an independent integration partner, not osFoundry. General information, not professional advice.)

What AIKosh is

Part of the IndiaAI Mission, AIKosh is a unified hub for:

  • Datasets — thousands, across 20-plus sectors (as of mid-2026);
  • Models — hundreds of trained models;
  • Use cases and toolkits, plus an AI sandbox for development.

AIKosh portal Figures move as the platform grows, so treat exact counts as indicative and check the portal.

Free platform, per-dataset licensing

Access to the platform is free, but each dataset carries licensing terms set by its contributor — open, registered or restricted. So:

  • Check each dataset’s licence before use, especially commercially;
  • Don’t assume “free platform” means “free for any use”;
  • Verify quality and suitability — coverage varies by sector.

Who benefits

AIKosh is for builders and researchers — model training, benchmarking, building India-relevant solutions (vernacular data, sector datasets). It complements subsidised compute on the resource side. It is not a grant, and not relevant to a business simply buying AI tools.

Where dgm fits

dgm is an integration partner. Where licensing allows, AIKosh datasets can feed projects we help implement on osFoundry — but AIKosh is a public resource, not something dgm administers. Our work is the implementation (transparent $399 assessment, $3,999/month; INR approximate, 18% GST domestic); the platform is free to explore yourself.

General information, not professional advice. Verify dataset licensing and current platform contents on aikosh.indiaai.gov.in.