Free for Indian small businesses
13 free AI tools for small businesses in India
Genuinely free tools to reply to customers, make posters, edit reels and add voiceovers — grouped by the job, with what you get free and how to use each for your shop.
01
Answer customers and write messages
Reply to enquiries, write offers and follow-ups, and draft anything in Hindi, Hinglish or English — without hiring a writer.
ChatGPT
A chat assistant that writes replies, offers and captions from a plain-language request.
Free: Free to use with daily message limits. No card needed.
For your shop: Paste a customer question and ask it to write a polite WhatsApp reply in Hinglish.
Google Gemini
Google's free AI assistant for writing, ideas and answering questions.
Free: Free to use with a Google account.
For your shop: Ask it to write 10 festival-offer messages for your shop in one go.
Microsoft Copilot
A free AI chat assistant for writing and quick research.
Free: Free to use in the browser or Windows.
For your shop: Draft a price-list message and a follow-up reminder for pending payments.
Meta AI in WhatsApp
AI built into WhatsApp itself — no new app to install.
Free: Free inside WhatsApp on supported accounts.
For your shop: Ask it to rewrite a rushed reply into a warm, professional one before you send.
02
Make posters, product photos and designs
Turn a plain product photo or a text idea into a shareable poster, offer graphic or clean product shot.
Canva
Design tool with templates plus AI features for images and text.
Free: Free plan with thousands of templates; some AI features are limited.
For your shop: Make a Diwali offer poster for your shop from a ready template in minutes.
Microsoft Designer
AI design tool that generates posters and social graphics from a prompt.
Free: Free to use with a Microsoft account.
For your shop: Type your offer and let it design an Instagram post you can edit.
Remove.bg
Removes the background from any photo automatically.
Free: Free for standard-resolution images.
For your shop: Cut out a product from a messy background to make a clean catalogue photo.
Google ImageFX
Google's free tool that generates images from a text description.
Free: Free to use with a Google account.
For your shop: Generate a festive background for your product photo or a banner idea.
03
Make videos and reels
Cut a quick reel, add captions and effects, or turn photos into a video for Instagram and WhatsApp Status.
CapCut
Free video editor with auto-captions, effects and templates.
Free: Free to use on phone and desktop.
For your shop: Turn three product clips into a reel with auto-captions in a few taps.
Canva Video
Simple video maker with templates, inside Canva.
Free: Free plan with video templates.
For your shop: Make a 'new stock arrived' video from photos using a ready template.
InVideo AI
Creates a video from a text prompt or script.
Free: Free plan with limited weekly exports (watermark).
For your shop: Describe your offer and get a first-draft promo video to trim.
04
Add voiceovers and audio
Add a natural-sounding voiceover to a reel or convert a script to speech in Hindi or English.
ElevenLabs
Turns written text into a realistic voiceover.
Free: Free plan with a monthly character limit.
For your shop: Add a Hindi voiceover to your offer reel without recording yourself.
Google NotebookLM
Reads your notes and can generate an audio summary.
Free: Free to use with a Google account.
For your shop: Turn your product notes into a short audio brief for your team.
AI, set up for your kind of business
Free tools are a great start. If you would rather have it all done for you, see how Jhalmuri.ai sets up AI for your kind of shop.
Frequently asked questions
Are these AI tools really free?
Yes. Every tool on this page has a genuinely free plan you can start using without paying — most only need a free account. Some free plans have daily limits or a watermark, which is noted next to each tool. Vendors change their exact limits over time, so check the tool's own site for the latest.
Which free AI tool is best for a small shop in India?
Start with a chat assistant like ChatGPT or Google Gemini for writing customer replies, offers and captions — they cover the most daily jobs for free. Add Canva for posters and CapCut for reels once you are comfortable. Pick by the job you want done, not by the tool name.
Can I use these free AI tools in Hindi or Hinglish?
Yes. ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot all write comfortably in Hindi, Hinglish and English. Just ask in the language you want the reply in, for example 'Write this WhatsApp offer message in Hinglish.'
Do I need a computer to use these AI tools?
No. Almost every tool here works on a normal Android phone through the browser or an app. ChatGPT, Gemini, Canva and CapCut all have phone apps, and Meta AI works inside WhatsApp itself.
Can Jhalmuri.ai set these tools up for my business?
Yes. Free tools are a great start, but stitching them into a system that replies to customers and posts on its own takes setup. Jhalmuri.ai can build and manage that AI system for your shop. Message Rakesh on WhatsApp to see how it works.
Want it all working together, on its own?
Free tools are a great start. Jhalmuri.ai can stitch them into one system that replies to customers, follows up and posts for your shop — so it runs without you lifting a finger.