Mistral AI is a French artificial intelligence company founded in 2023 and headquartered in Paris. The company develops large language models and generative AI tooling, known for releasing high‑performance, efficient models such as the Mistral and Mixtral families, along with APIs and deployment options that range from cloud hosting to on‑premise and edge. Mistral AI emphasizes model transparency and controllability, including open‑weight releases for enterprise customization.
Its technology is used across sectors for tasks such as knowledge assistance, document analysis, code generation, and data extraction, enabling integration into existing IT and data governance frameworks. Mistral AI was founded by Arthur Mensch, Guillaume Lample, and Timothée Lacroix.