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Kandinsky
Description
Sber's AI for creating and editing images and video. It is built into GigaChat (at giga.chat, in the app and in Telegram, with Sber ID sign-in), where it draws from a description, restores old photos, changes looks and makes AI photo shoots. The Kandinsky models are open: you can download them from GitHub and run them yourself on a strong graphics card.
Pros and cons
Pros
- The models are open: you can download them from GitHub and run them yourself
- Image editing is free
- Built into GigaChat: works on the website, in the app and in Telegram
- Removes unwanted objects from photos and retouches them
Cons
- Online, it only works through GigaChat with a Sber ID sign-in
- Running it yourself requires a high-end graphics card
Key facts
- Free access
- Yes Open models
- Developer
- Sber
- Interface languages
- Russian, English
- Checked on
- Oct 2, 2026
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