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Le Chat (Mistral)
French/European AI lab with open-weight and commercial models and the Le Chat assistant, with EU data residency as its core proposition.
1426#10 of 12 in the index
Elo, independently measuredQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of around 20 points is noticeable; a few points is noise. How we measure
Elo, independently measuredQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of around 20 points is noticeable; a few points is noise. How we measure
▲ 11 Eloin 30 days
- Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
- 8,4
- GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
- GDPR: Strong
- Entry price
- $0paid from $14.99 / month
- Context
- 256K tokens
- Usage on OpenRouter
- 0.24% of tokens
Quality over time
80 daily measurementsThe line follows the strongest variant of the family; the figure at the top is the measured flagship.
1440142814171405
29 March 20269 November 2026
Source: LMArena · retrieved 9 November 2026
Your data
GDPR: Strong✓Hosting in the EU possible
✓No training on your data (business)
✓Self-hostable (open weights)
Data is held in the EU by default (Paris cloud, plus EU regions via Bedrock/Azure/Vertex). Open models run entirely in your own environment. Pro/Team/Enterprise and API do not train on your data.
GDPR check by professionThe models from Mistral AI
Le Chat (Mistral) is a family. Choose the most powerful for difficult tasks, the fastest for volume.
| Model | Type | Elo | Price in | Price out | Context | Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Large 4 | Flagship (preview) | – | $0.7 | $2.1 | 1.048.576 | 76 |
| Mistral Large 3 | Flagship (open) | – | $0.5 | $1.5 | 262.144 | 3 |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Balanced | – | $1.5 | $7.5 | 262.144 | 7 |
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | Balanced (previous gen) | – | $0.4 | $2 | 131.072 | – |
| Mistral Small | Small & cheap | – | $0.15 | $0.6 | 262.144 | 14 |
Source: LMArena, OpenRouter, Hacker News · retrieved 9 November 2026
Subscriptions
Free$0Le Chat free
Pro$14.99 per monthHigher usage limits
Team / API / Enterprisefrom $24.99 per seatAPI per token; private deployment on request
Where it excels
- 1European and GDPR-native (Paris, CNIL)
- 2Open weights (Apache 2.0), no lock-in
- 3Runs on-premise / in your own VPC
- 4Sharp price-performance ratio
Le Chat (Mistral) by profession
55 professions where we recommend it, listed first.
Legal professionAccountancyHealthcareCustomer serviceLogisticsGovernment & municipalitiesIndustry & manufacturingFinancial adviceVeterinary practices & animal carePhysiotherapyDentistryArchitecture & urban planningAutomotive sectorChildcareInsurance sectorSport & fitnessInstallation technologyTourism & travel sectorPharmacy & pharmaceuticalsNon-profit & fundraisingDebt collection & receivables managementNotaryStaffing & flexible workMental health & psychologyBeauty & wellnessGP practicesEvents sectorRenewable energy & the energy transitionIT & software developmentHousing associations & owners' associationsFacilities management & cleaningTranslation & localisationResearch & scienceElderly care & long-term careRadiology & medical imagingBanks & fintechPathologyEye careProcurement & tenderingSocial domain & youth careOccupational health & absenteeismCorporate training & L&DGreenhouse horticultureHotels & holiday accommodationFashion & textilesFood industryPharmaceutical industryPhotographyWater managementCybersecurityGraphic design & designMusic & audio productionGame developmentInterior designVideo & film productionMarketingRecruitmentE-commerceEducationReal estateHospitalityConstruction & installationHR & personnelSales & prospectingCommunications & mediaAgricultural sectorBuilding management & installations
The full index on one scale
Ordered by quality; height is our editorial score. Le Chat (Mistral) is featured.
#1Claude#2Gemini#3Grok#4ChatGPT#5Copilot#6Qwen#7Perplexity#8DeepSeek#9Kimi#10Le Chat (Mistral)#11GLM (Z.ai)#12Llama
Scale 0 to 10 · editorial score
1Gemini8,62Claude9,03Kimi7,64ChatGPT8,95Copilot8,36Qwen7,97GLM (Z.ai)7,78DeepSeek7,49Grok7,810Le Chat (Mistral)8,411Perplexity8,012Llama7,6
Compare Le Chat (Mistral) with another
Le Chat (Mistral) vs GeminiLe Chat (Mistral) vs ClaudeLe Chat (Mistral) vs KimiLe Chat (Mistral) vs ChatGPTLe Chat (Mistral) vs CopilotLe Chat (Mistral) vs QwenLe Chat (Mistral) vs GLM (Z.ai)Le Chat (Mistral) vs DeepSeekLe Chat (Mistral) vs GrokLe Chat (Mistral) vs PerplexityLe Chat (Mistral) vs Llama
What the community says
Mistral Large 42044 points · 1216 commentsWe're releasing the weights of Mistral Large 41732 points · 441 commentsMistral Large 4: "Le Chonk"522 points · 5 comments
Hacker News, last 90 days, praise and criticism.
