French company Mistral AI introduced its first reasoning model Magistral, capable of analyzing and solving complex tasks in eight languages, including Russian. The model aims to compete with OpenAI o1 and China's DeepSeek R1.
G. Ostrov
French company Mistral AI announced the launch of its first reasoning model called Magistral, which becomes Europe's answer to OpenAI o1 and China's DeepSeek R1. The key feature of the new model is its ability to perform complex logical operations in eight languages, including Russian.
Multilingual Capabilities
According to the company's statement, Magistral is especially well-suited to reason in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. This makes the model unique in its field, as most existing reasoning models focus primarily on English language.
Technical Advantages
Mistral claims that Magistral delivers response speeds 10 times faster than competitors in their Le Chat platform. The model can solve complex problems step by step, including structured calculations, programmatic logic, and decision trees.
Two Model Versions
The company released two versions of Magistral: a large commercial version and a smaller open-source version under Apache 2.0 license. This allows developers to use the technology for both commercial and research purposes.
Competitive Landscape
The launch of Magistral comes amid growing competition in the reasoning models field. OpenAI was the first to launch its reasoning models last year, while China's DeepSeek shook the market in January 2025 with its low-cost R1 model. Now Mistral, valued at $6.2 billion, is trying to find its niche by focusing on European languages.
Future Development
Reasoning models represent a new direction in artificial intelligence development, as the traditional approach of increasing language model size is beginning to reach its limits. For Mistral, the industry's shift away from "scaling up" could open a window of opportunity to compete with better-capitalized rivals.
More detailed information about Magistral can be found on the official Mistral AI website.
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