Both models can be modified and deployed from their GitHub repositories and through HuggingFace, and are available under an open source Apache 2.0 license. Mistral, which recently raised $640 million in series B funding, bringing its valuation close to $6 billion, is competing against other AI developers like OpenAI and Anthropic. The company has also received investments from tech giants like Microsoft and IBM.
Key takeaways:
- The French AI startup Mistral has launched two new large language models (LLMs), a math-based model and a code generating model, based on the new Mamba architecture.
- The code generating model, Codestral Mamba 7B, offers a fast response time even with longer input texts and outperformed rival open source models in benchmarking tests.
- Mistral's second model, Mathstral 7B, is designed specifically for math-related reasoning and scientific discovery, and outperformed every model designed for math reasoning.
- Mistral recently raised $640 million in series B funding, bringing its valuation close to $6 billion, and received investments from tech giants like Microsoft and IBM.