Mistral AI premium models are now available in the Azure AI Studio

Microsoft announced its partnership with the France-based Mistral AI, which will see the release of the Mistral AI premium models in the Azure AI Studio, including Mistral Large, the new commercial AI model from the company.

The AI tool is capable of state-of-the-art reasoning and knowledge abilities, being able to help with any task, from code to mathematics, or translations.

Mistral Large is a general-purpose language model that can deliver on any text-based use case thanks to state-of-the-art reasoning and knowledge capabilities. It is proficient in code and mathematics, able to process dozens of documents in a single call, and handles French, German, Spanish, and Italian (in addition to English).

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In a blog post released earlier today, the Redmond-based tech giant said that the partnership will take place over the next years and will benefit the AI models of both companies. The Financial Times also reports that Microsoft invested in the company, similar to the investment it made in OpenAI.

Today, we are announcing a multi-year partnership between Microsoft and Mistral AI, a recognized leader in generative artificial intelligence. Both companies are fueled by a steadfast dedication to innovation and practical applications, bridging the gap between pioneering research and real-world solutions.   

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The partnership aims to deliver results in three directions, according to Microsoft:

1. Supercomputing infrastructure
2. Scale to market
3. AI research and development

The three directions will see a constant collaboration between the companies. Mistral AI will develop AI models, and Microsoft will make those models available to wider markets, on platforms such as Azure AI Studio as Models as a Service (MaaS).

Additionally, Mistral AI will use Microsoft technology and research to not only focus on supercomputing infrastructure but also explore collaboration around training purpose-specific models for select customers, including European public sector workloads, as Microsoft puts it.

This, coupled with the recent investments announced by Microsoft in Germany, Spain, and other European countries, makes it clear that the Redmond-based tech giant wants to open up the discussion about the availability of its AI products in the region.

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