Mistral AI was founded on April 28, 2023, by former employees of Meta Platforms and Google DeepMind. it is a French AI startup that has developed a proprietary large language model called Mistral Large, aiming to compete with major players in the AI industry. Mistral Large is designed for high performance and excels in multitask language understanding, mathematics, and coding tasks.
Mistral AI also offers “Le Chat,” a consumer-facing chatbot built on top of its models, providing a conversational interface similar to other AI chatbots. The company has received significant investment and has partnered with Microsoft to make Mistral Large available on Azure, indicating a commitment to both research and commercial applications of its technology.
Mistral AI has developed several models, each tailored for specific applications:
- Open-Source Models:
- Mistral 7B: An accessible model focusing on efficiency.
- Mixtral 8x7B: Offers a mixture-of-experts architecture for improved performance.
- API-Only Models:
- Mistral Small: Designed for low-latency tasks.
- Mistral Medium: Balances performance and resource usage.
- Mistral Large: Their flagship model, known for high performance in complex tasks.
