Kivi Verified
Key insights
Concrete technical or product signals.
- Two modes: Dictate (hold Fn) for speech to text, and Hey Kivi (Fn + Control) for drafting and editing selected text.
- Per-app personas let the same voice produce terse code terms in an editor and casual text in messaging apps.
Use cases
Where this shines in production.
- Dictating emails, messages, and prompts for AI coding tools
- Hindi–English code-mixed writing on the Mac
- Voice editing of selected text: shorten, formalize, or convert to bullets
Limitations & trade-offs
What to watch for.
- Mac only at launch, per the official FAQ.
- Speech is processed in the cloud; avoid dictating secrets or client data.
- No public API at launch.
Models referenced
Declared model dependencies or integrations.
Saaras V4
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Kivi FAQ
What is Kivi?
Kivi is Sarvam AI's voice app for the Mac, launched in October 2026. Hold Fn to dictate, and polished, punctuated text appears in whatever app has the cursor. Hold Fn + Control (Hey Kivi mode) to draft, rewrite, or reformat selected text by voice. It works in 22+ Indian languages and lets you mix Hindi and English in one sentence. Kivi remembers corrections to names and terms, and you can set per-app writing rules in plain language. It is powered by Sarvam's Saaras V4 speech-to-text model.
When should teams use Kivi?
Dictating emails, messages, and prompts for AI coding tools
What should teams watch out for with Kivi?
Mac only at launch, per the official FAQ.
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