The French start-up Mistral AI has presented“Le Chat”, a new AI-supported chat assistant that is being positioned as a European alternative to established offerings such as ChatGPT. Le Chat offers a wide range of functions and focuses on speed and user-friendliness.
Key features of Le Chat:
- Lightning-fast answers: the “Flash Answers” feature enables the generation of over 1,000 words per second, resulting in a significantly faster response time, especially for knowledge questions.
- Extensive functionality: Le Chat offers web browsing, access to the latest news, uploading and analyzing documents and images as well as executing code.
- Personalization: With the “Memories” function, the assistant can learn from previous interactions and adapt to the user’s preferences.
- Canvas mode: Enables the revision and optimization of generated content directly within the application.
Powerful language model and availability
Le Chat is based on the current models of Mistral AI, including “Mistral Large” and “Pixtral Large”, which were released in November 2024. These models compete with top models such as GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 1.5 Pro and are characterized by their ability to process image input.
Le Chat can be accessed via the web and via apps for Android and iOS. Most of the functions are available in the free version. For 14.99 euros per month, the Pro version offers additional benefits such as prioritized access, extended functions and dedicated support.
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Classification and outlook
With Le Chat, Mistral AI is positioning itself as a European challenger in the field of AI-supported chat assistants. The combination of high response speed, extensive functions and personalization options could make Le Chat an attractive alternative for users looking for a powerful and flexible AI solution.
It remains to be seen how Le Chat will fare against established competitors and what further developments Mistral AI has planned for the future. You can try out the tool on the web and as an app for Android and iOS.
