Mistral AI
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At a glance
Mistral AI develops language models and AI products. Coverage follows its open-weight releases, Le Chat and developer tools.
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- Language models; Le Chat; coding tools
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Reviewed 19 October 2026. Dates retain the precision of the source; retrospective disclosures are identified in the event. Financing is documented separately from revenue. An expected 2026 sales target is not treated as achieved ARR.
Company milestones
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Mistral Large 4 enters public preview
The company makes the model available through a preview API; its announcement schedules weight release for later in October, rather than treating weights as already released.
Source: Mistral AI€3B Series D at over €21B valuation
Samsung leads, alongside the EQT-managed Scaleup Europe Fund and PSG Equity. Mistral reports operations across 20 countries and 125+ global enterprise customers.
Source: Mistral AI
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Earlier revenue, financing and company milestones.
Reported annualized revenue exceeds $400M
The CEO tells the Financial Times the run rate increased from approximately $20M a year earlier. This is an annualized snapshot, not full-year sales.
Source: PYMNTS / Financial TimesRaises €1.7B in Series C
ASML leads the financing and enters a strategic partnership, expanding the company’s industrial and sovereign-AI ambitions.
Source: Mistral AI€600M Series B at €5.8B valuation
The announced round finances compute, research and commercialization; it follows earlier funding in June and December 2023.
Source: Le MondeRaises €385M in a second round
The December round follows €105M raised in June, tracing the company’s financing before its later Series B.
Source: Le Monde retrospectiveReleases Mistral 7B
The efficient 7B model establishes Mistral’s open-model approach ahead of its wider commercial platform.
Source: Mistral 7B paperRaises €105M seed funding
The company secures its first major capital round shortly after formation, before releasing Mistral 7B.
Source: Le Monde retrospectiveMistral AI is established
Arthur Mensch, Timothée Lacroix and Guillaume Lample form the French AI company.
Source: Le Monde
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