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September 27, 2023

‘The economics of trading equity for compute are not great’ — Mistral releases its first model

Mistral has released its first AI model after raising €105m, but the company says it may need to look at different funding routes in future

Tim Smith

3 min read

Paris-based generative AI company Mistral has released its first large language model (LLM) — a significant milestone in Europe’s efforts to claim a piece of the GenAI market.

The company says the model outperforms comparable alternatives on the market — including Meta’s Llama 2 — and that it requires nearly 50% less computational power to run. It’s the first piece of technology the company has built since raising a €105m seed round in June. 

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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