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Mistral says its Le Chonk model can rival top closed models while remaining open-weight.
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Mistral released Large 4, its largest model with one trillion parameters, trained on European infrastructure. On the independent Intelligence Index it improves significantly but still trails Claude, GPT-6, and Chinese competitors.
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Mistral AI
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- $3.4B · 8 Sept 2026
- Newest model on the API
- Mistral Large 4 · 6 Oct 2026 · $0.7 in / $2.1 out per million tokens
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Mistral releases Mistral Large 4, a trillion-parameter AI model
Mistral launches open-source Mistral Large 4, details AI roadmap
SiliconANGLE AI · 06 Oct 2026, 20:28
Introducing Mistral Large 4: Le chonk
Simon Willison's Weblog · 06 Oct 2026, 20:18
Mistral Large 4
Simon Willison's Weblog · 06 Oct 2026, 18:20
European AI flag bearer Mistral's new open weights model is 'Le Chonk'
The Register AI + ML · 06 Oct 2026, 18:03
Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals
TechCrunch AI · 06 Oct 2026, 14:33
Mistral Says Its New AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China
WIRED AI · 06 Oct 2026, 13:15
Introducing Mistral Large 4
Mistral AI News · 06 Oct 2026, 12:00
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“Mistral's Large 4 is the company's biggest model yet, with one trillion parameters trained on its own European infrastructure.”
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