MTS AI

What MTS AI does

MTS AI (also branded as MWS AI) is a Moscow-based artificial intelligence competency center and wholly-controlled subsidiary of PAO MTS (PJSC MTS), Russia's largest mobile operator. Founded in 2017 and operating from Moscow, the company develops proprietary generative AI, natural language processing, computer vision, speech, and code-generation products for large Russian enterprises. Its core technology stack centers on the Cotype family of large language models (Cotype Pro 2, Cotype Light 3 multimodal, and Cotype Nano open-source) and the MWS AI Agents Platform, a multi-LLM environment for orchestrating corporate AI agents and multi-agent systems. Surrounding the platform is a portfolio of specialized products: WordPulse for speech analytics, Audiogram for speech synthesis and recognition, Kodify for code generation, TenVision for video analytics, Deepfake Detector for media authenticity, an AI Fraud Detector, AI Force for automated agent development, and an ИИ-рекрутер HR automation system. Over 95% of 2025 implementations were deployed in closed circuit on customer infrastructure, addressing data-residency and security requirements in regulated Russian industries.

Name

MTS AI

Legal name

MTS Artificial Intelligence Center Limited Liability Company (ООО «МТС ИИ» / ООО «Центр искусственного интеллекта МВС»)

Website

https://mts.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

MTS AI (MWS AI) is a Moscow-based AI center and wholly-owned subsidiary of PAO MTS, Russia's largest mobile operator, that builds proprietary LLMs, multi-agent platforms, and enterprise AI products for Russian banking, telecom, retail, and transportation clients, with 2025 revenue of 6.9 billion RUB.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise AI Software & Generative AI Platforms

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Software Publishers (513210), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

LLMOps & Generative AI Platforms (Prompt/Agent Orchestration, RAG) (HDAEANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ), AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF), Enterprise Foundation Model Integration & APIs (Connectors, Governance, Deployment) (HDAAACAO)

Keywords

• Generative AI platforms
• Large language models
• AI transformation services
• Speech analytics software
• Enterprise AI agents

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. AI Products (GenAI): Sales of AI products including AI Agents Platform, Cotype, WordPulse, Audiogram, Kodify, and other AI solutions. Products are sold as platforms and services to enterprise customers.
2. Custom AI Development Services: Designing AI solutions, integration process support, effectiveness evaluation and optimization. Full-cycle services from idea to implementation, technical support and subsequent modernization.
3. AI Transformation Services: Comprehensive AI transformation services for large businesses including maturity assessment, AI strategy development, technology foundation creation, and ongoing support and development.
4. Consulting Services: Analysis of current business processes, creation of AI implementation strategy, and training on working with innovations.
5. Investment Portfolio Returns: Returns from investments in AI companies including VisionLabs, Infomatica, Primo RPA, Fero, ParkingBNB, and Kneron.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MTS AI develops and sells enterprise AI products and solutions based on generative AI, natural language processing, computer vision, and machine learning. Its portfolio includes a proprietary large language model family (Cotype), an AI Agents Platform for building multi-agent systems, code generation (Kodify), speech analytics (WordPulse), speech synthesis/recognition (Audiogram), video analytics (TenVision), deepfake detection, and an HR automation multi-agent system (ИИ-рекрутер). The company also delivers full-cycle AI transformation, custom AI development, and consulting services to large Russian enterprises.

Product overview

MWS AI offers a platform-plus-modules architecture combining proprietary foundation models with specialized AI solutions. The core MWS AI Agents Platform enables creation of multi-agent AI systems supporting multiple LLM models (Cotype, Qwen, DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Claude). Key products include Cotype family LLMs (Cotype Pro 2, Cotype Light 3 multimodal, Cotype Nano), Kodify code generation, WordPulse speech analytics, Audiogram speech synthesis/recognition, ИИ-рекрутер HR automation, TenVision video analytics, and Deepfake Detector. The portfolio also includes AI Force for automated agent development, Announce notification system, Corporate AI Copilots, and Fraud Detector. Products serve banking, telecom, retail, industrial, medical, and transportation sectors with over 95% of deployments in closed customer infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 77% of customer service questions resolved on first attempt by MTS chatbot
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability16 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AI Alliance RussiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2024MWS AI signed Declaration on Responsible Generative AI Development along with other tech giants including Sber, Yandex, and leading Russian universities (HSE, Skoltech, Innopolis, MIPT, ITMO). Declaration establishes ethical principles and recommendations for responsible AI development.
• SoftlinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoftline is one of IT market leaders with over 30 years of experience. Partnership focuses on joint development and expertise sharing in AI product implementation.
• NaumencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNaumen and MWS AI signed cooperation agreement in AI at CIPR-2026 conference. Partnership aimed at developing joint initiatives, expertise exchange and professional community development.
• NIU HSE (Higher School of Economics)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeminars, hackathons, joint educational programs, student internships. Valentin Malykh, Head of NLP Research at MWS AI, teaches at HSE.
• ITMO UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject master's program, joint scientific research. Ammar Ali and Zhaafar Mahmoud are postgraduates at ITMO. Valentin Malykh teaches at ITMO.
• RZD - Digital Passenger SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRZD Digital Passenger Solutions, competency center and digital product developer within RZD, will develop joint AI-based solutions with MWS AI. Agreement signed at CIPR-2026.
• NSU (Novosibirsk State University)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint scientific research in computer vision field.
• SkoltechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint scientific research. Head of fundamental research at MWS AI previously worked at Intel, Samsung and teaches at Skoltech.
• University of AIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment and internship attraction for prompt engineers and AI trainers.
• ITFB GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRussian IT company helping clients improve business efficiency.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Yandex: Russia's largest technology company, offering YandexGPT foundation models, Yandex Cloud AI services, and Alice voice assistant. Directly competes with MTS AI across foundation models, enterprise AI services and speech AI in the Russian market.
• DataRobot: Enterprise AI/ML platform offering model building, deployment and MLOps for large organizations. Comparable to MTS AI in targeting large-enterprise AI transformation with a platform-plus-services approach.
• C3.ai: US-listed enterprise AI application platform offering pre-built and configurable AI solutions for industrial, financial and enterprise customers. Closest international comparable to MTS AI's vertical-enterprise + platform business model.
• Cognitive Technologies: Russian AI company historically focused on computer vision, autonomous driving and agricultural AI. Comparable as a domestic Russian AI vendor developing applied CV and ML products for enterprise and industrial customers.
• T-Bank (Tinkoff) AI: Major Russian digital bank with significant in-house AI investment spanning LLMs, voice assistants and customer-service automation. Overlaps with MTS AI in fintech-specific AI assistants, fraud detection and corporate copilots.
• CROC Inc. One of Russia's largest IT and system integrators, increasingly building AI services around data analytics, computer vision and intelligent automation. Comparable to MTS AI in delivering enterprise AI transformation projects and integration services in the Russian market.
• Sberbank (SberDevices / Sber AI): Russia's largest bank, whose SberDevices unit develops the GigaChat LLM, Kandinsky image model and SaluteSpeech voice AI. Competes head-on with MTS AI in banking AI, foundation models and enterprise AI transformation services in Russia.

Broad incumbents

• Palantir Technologies: Public enterprise data/AI platform (Foundry, AIP) deployed across large enterprises and governments. Relevant analog for MTS AI's positioning as an enterprise AI transformation partner, though broader in scope and global in reach.
• Rostelecom: Russia's national telecom operator with growing AI/data center initiatives. Mirrors MTS AI's combination of telecom parent + internal AI productization and competes for government and large-enterprise AI contracts.
• VK (VK Cloud): Major Russian internet company offering VK Cloud infrastructure plus AI services and content moderation tools. Provides overlapping enterprise AI capabilities as part of a broader platform portfolio competing with MTS AI for Russian enterprise customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/mts-ai
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mts-ai

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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