Over the past year, Paris-based Mistral AI—one of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2024—has rapidly risen as a homegrown European AI champion, earning the praise of French President Emmanuel Macron. The startup has released six AI language models that can answer questions, produce code, and carry out basic reasoning.
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]In June the company said it had raised $645 million in a funding round that reportedly values the company at more than $6 billion.