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Avataar's Varya model demonstrates how distilling open-source foundations like Wan 2.2 can drastically reduce inference latency and cost, addressing a critical barrier to scaling video AI in emerging markets. By optimizing for local cultural context while running significantly faster on standard hardware, this approach offers a viable pathway for population-scale adoption where current proprietary models remain prohibitively expensive.
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Cheaper, faster, and culturally aware, Avataar’s video AI is built for India’s scale
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