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NLP infrastructure for Africa's languages. From developer APIs to enterprise solutions — purpose-built AI that actually gets Bantu grammar right.
POST /v1/embed
curl -X POST https://api.bhala.ai/v1/embed \
-H "Authorization: Bearer bh_sk_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"input": "Sawubona, ngingakusiza kanjani?",
"model": "bantu-embed-v1",
"dimensions": 256
}'Response
{
"object": "embedding",
"data": [{
"embedding": [0.0234, -0.0891, 0.1456, ...],
"dimensions": 256
}],
"usage": { "total_tokens": 8 }
}Products
Everything you need to build with Bantu languages
From embeddings to translation to a complete NLP toolkit — purpose-built for Africa's most spoken language family.
23
Languages supported
350M+
Native speakers covered
<100ms
API latency
$0.08
Per 1M tokens
Developer Experience
Simple API, powerful results
A single API call is all you need. Embed Bantu text for search and RAG, translate English into local languages, or analyze text \u2014 all with the same familiar REST interface.
Drop-in replacement for Voyage, Cohere, or OpenAI embeddings
No NLP expertise required — our models handle the complexity
Start for free, scale to millions of requests
bhala_demo.py
from bhala import Bhala
client = Bhala(api_key="bh_sk_...")
# Generate embeddings for Bantu text
embeddings = client.embed(
input="Sawubona, ngingakusiza kanjani?",
model="bantu-embed-v1"
)
print(len(embeddings.data[0].embedding))
# → 256
# Translate English → IsiZulu
result = client.translate(
text="Your payment was successful.",
source="en",
target="zu"
)
print(result.translation)
# → "Inkokhelo yakho iphumelele."Use Cases
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From financial compliance in South Africa's 11 official languages to humanitarian communication across East Africa.
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