What is the mistral? Everything to know about Openai competitors

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Mistral Ai, French company behind the AI Light Light and Model Force is one of the French technology companies that can compete with OpenAi. But compared to its $ 6 billion worth of worth $, market share is low.

However, the latest audience launch in the mobile app store has been meeting some hype, especially in its country. “Download Le Chat, which is made by the Mistral, rather than Chatgg Macron said in TV interview before February 2025.

While this interests may be encouraging, Mistral AI also faces competition with OpenAi’s preferences – and while independent. “

What is the mistral?

Ai Mistral has highly raise funds from 2023 to ambitions to “pay attention to everyone’s hands.” While this is not a Jab directly at the Operai, Paradise, meaning to highlight the company for Revelation in Ai.

Its choice for discussion, Assistant Chat Le Chat Le Chat, now there is in iOS and Android. It reached 1 million downloads in the two-week release, even the French top spot for free download on iOS App Store.

In July 2025, Mistral Ai has been updated with new features that make it up closer to the users, documents and opinions in focus.

This comes beyond the set of Mistral Ai’s modeling, which includes:

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  • Mistral Large 2, main large modes that replaced a large mistral.
  • Large PixstralRevealed in 2024 as other than the pixstral families of multidal models.
  • Magistral, its first family of reasoning modeling models, launched on June 20.
  • Medium 1, released in May 2025 with the promise of an effectiveness without operation, and a trunk with a code and the trunk.
  • Vexntral, opy Source Ai-AL AI AIE AIE, is released in July 2025.
  • Devtration, AI format designed for encryption and existed under the Apache License 2.0, means it is unlimited.
  • Codstral, previous version of AI format for the code, but the trade application is prohibited by license.
  • “Les Ministraux,” The best of the best modeling for an edge device like the phone.
  • Saba mistral, focus on Arabic.

In March 20025, the company Introduced OCR MISTRAL, API) API (OCR) API can be easily converted for the alphabet model.

In May 2025, it’s released API agent Mistral To “Strengthen Enterpanies use AI in a practical way and have greater effects,” According to the relationship with the developer, Sophia Yang.

In June 2025, Mistral Ai really released the Vibe code, the false code, to compete with windsurf, the cursor of antyphere, and Github Copilot.

Who is the AI Founder of Ai MISTRAL?

The three founder AI shares the background in AI researches the United States technology company with major technological operations in Paris. CEO Arthur Mensch used to work at Google’s Deep Clickmind, while the Science Guiders.

Co-Consultant also includes Jean-Crata-Serve (also a Charles Commission member) from former Digital Government Obstinate Argument Due to his previous role.

Is there a Ai’s Open Mistral Open Open Source?

Not all of them. Mistral Ai vary his original style, which Weight Unable for commercial purposes, from free mode, which it provides access to weight under the Apache license 2.0.

Free format includes research mode such as the Mistral Nemo, which was built by partnership with the Startup To come In July 2024.

How do the money make money?

While the offer of the Mistral AI is free or now there is a brightness machine, the Mistral AI plan to drive some from the grade of Light of Light. Recommended on 2025, with the price of Li Chat Change is for $ 14.99 per month.

On the holy B2B side, the Mistral Ai monetizes its first models through the apis to determine the price keys to use. The enterprise can also allow these simulations, and the company is still sharing its revenue from strategic partnerships, some of the sessions of Paris Ai.

Overall, however, the income of Mistral AI is also reported to 8 digits, depending on multiple sources.

What is wrong with wrong contact?

In 2024, Ai Mistral went into the deal with Microsoft composed of strategic partnership for Azure Platform Platform and investment. The British competition and competition of the British (CMA competition was concluded as quickly as such an agreement did not qualify for a small decision. However, it also makes somebody Criticism In European state.

In January 2025, the Mistral AI has signed a contract agency with news of France-Press-Press (AFP) newspaper

Mistral Ai also ensures strategic partnership with France Army And Work Agency, Mim, CMA shippingGetting Start Protection of German Technical Protection Helsing, IBM, OrangeAnd Village.

In May 2025, the Mistral Ai announced it will participate in creation AI campus in Paris regionAs part of a joint with the UAE-inces Mgx, NVIDIA, and the Bank of France investment banks.

In June 2025, it was announced that the beginning in 2026, opening the European platform dedicated to AI and powered by NVIDIA Mistral computers. The initiative is hailed as ‘history’ by MacronThose who share the platform with Mensch and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at Vivatech Conference soon after the announcement.

In July 2025, it has announced AI for citizens“Cooperative initiative to help the State and the Public Institute of Harness Harness AI for their people by transforming public services, and ensure competition.”

How many support support is enthusiastic in raising?

On 2025, 3025, the Mistral Ai raised around $ 1 billion in the present, about 1.04 billion in the current exchange rate. This includes some of debt financing, as well as the financial rounds of equity raised in close success.

In June 2023, and before it released the first model, Mistral AI was highly recad $ 112 million led by investment. Source when says round seeds – The largest Europe’s largest – Value value of one month in one month for $ 260 million.

Other investors in the seeds include Bpirrente, Eric Schmidt, Samiglia, Localglas, Soadé, and Xiel Niel.

Just six months later, it has closed a series of 385 million ($ 415 million in time), at worth $ 2 billion. Round has been led by Andreden Holowitz (A16z), by participating from the safesed backspeed, as well as BNP Parkspeed, CGM, catalyst catalyst.

Investment $ 16, 3 million million than Microsoft does in Mistral Ai as part of their February February.

In June 2024, MISTRRAL AI raised € 2008 in the assignment and debt (approximately $ 640 million at night). The lengthy ethnic is generally leading in the general $ 6 billion, which is $ 6 investor, including Samsung, and more.

The mistral is now reported in talks to increase the amount of $ 1 billion in Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund.

How is Ai Mistral approaching AI?

Mensch is part of the CEO of Europe Sign the open alphabet In July 2025 stimulates Brussels ‘Stop clock’ For two years ago the major obligations of EU’s EU’s intelligence law must enter into force. The European board is Attached to its original schedule.

What can make AI out of out?

Mensch said “Mensch said January 2025 January at Davos economy in Davos.” Of course, [an IPO is] Plans. ”

This makes sense, because the start of the raise, even the bigger sales may not be mentioned up to the concerns.

However, the only way to make rumors of obtaining continuous – recently Naming Apple – It’s adjusting its income size to the level that can make $ 6 billion. By any way, watching.

This story is initially published on Feb 28, 2025 and will be updated regularly.