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Founded by Arthur Mensch, Guillaume Lample and Timothée Lacroix on Apr 28, 2023.1
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Logo: Original: Mistral AI Vector: Pantarch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
French artificial intelligence company
Mistral AI SAS (French: [mistʁal]) is a French artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in Paris. Founded in 2023, it develops large language models (LLMs).2 It was founded by Arthur Mensch, Timothée Lacroix and Guillaume Lample.1 Its chief executive is Arthur Mensch (since 2023).1 It employed 350 people in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Mistral AI SAS (French: [mistʁal]) is a French artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in Paris. Founded in 2023, it develops large language models (LLMs).2
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Founded by Arthur Mensch, Guillaume Lample and Timothée Lacroix on Apr 28, 2023.1
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