Mistral Launches AI Chatbot App ‘Le Chat’ for iOS and Android

French AI startup Mistral has launched Le Chat, an AI chatbot app for iOS and Android.

The app is a mobile version of Mistral’s AI assistant, allowing users to enter prompts and receive AI-generated responses in a conversational format.

The web version of Le Chat also has been upgraded.

Key Points

• Le Chat App has capabilities like internet-sourced information, code generation, image creation, and task-specific assistants.
• Le Chat App runs on Mistral Large and offers some open-weight models under the Apache 2.0 license.
• A voice mode is not yet available on Le Chat App, meaning users cannot make spoken queries.
• Mistral’s top models include Mistral Large and Pixtral Large, a multimodal large language model (LLM).
• Developers can access these top models via an API or cloud platforms like Azure AI Studio, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Vertex AI.
• Mistral has introduced tiered pricing for Le Chat:
• Pro Plan – $14.99/month for access to Mistral’s largest LLMs.
• Teams Plan – $29.99 per user per month.
• All tiers, including the free version, include Le Chat Flash Answers, a high-speed response variant producing 1,000 words per second.
• As of February, Mistral has also introduced a specialized Code Interpreter feature.

Mistral Expanding AI Features and Competing with Google

Mistral renowned for its powerful models such as Mistral Large and Pixtral Large, is rapidly expanding its offerings.

The company recently launched Le Chat for mobile and web, introduced tiered subscriptions, and is developing faster AI responses and advanced code tools.

Mistral is now planning to add new features to its Le Chat AI assistant, including integration for documents, email, messaging apps, and databases.

These updates will bring Mistral into direct competition with Google’s Gemini AI, which is already integrated into Google’s email and document services.

Additionally, the company is working on AI agents capable of handling complex, multi-step tasks, AI even more beneficial for businesses and professionals.

News Gist

French AI startup Mistral has launched Le Chat, an AI chatbot app for iOS and Android, with upgraded web support.

It offers internet-sourced information, code generation, and image creation and runs on Mistral Large.

Subscription plans start at $14.99/month, with a free tier. A Code Interpreter and Flash Answers enhance functionality.