iTANONG vs Sahabat-AI

A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.

iTANONG A DOST-ASTI system for querying databases in Filipino, English or Tagl... Visit Sahabat-AI Open-weight Indonesian LLM, now also Indosat's consumer AI app Visit
RECATOOLS Score 5.5 / 10 6.6 / 10
Capability — 5.5
Value for money — 8
Ease of use — 6.5
ASEAN readiness — 9
API quality — 3
Pricing Contact Open Source
Free tier — Free open weights on Hugging Face (v2 under the Llama 3.1 Community License) and a free app download with in-app purchases
Paid from Not published: an on-premises government system, not sold publicly Rp25,000 (Sahabat-AI Pro in-app purchase on iOS Indonesia, billing period not stated)
Has API ✗ ✗
Open source ✗ ✓
Free to use ✗ ✓
Users — —
Founded 2022 2024
Maker DOST-ASTI Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison
Verdict

iTANONG tackles a real problem: letting Filipinos who are not programmers get answers out of government databases in the mix of Filipino and English they actually speak. Its by-products are useful in their own right, not...

Sahabat-AI is the most serious open model for Indonesian and its regional languages: the v2 weights cover Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese and Batak Toba alongside Bahasa Indonesia, publish their benchmark scores, and can b...

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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.