When was Mistral Large released?

Mistral Large was released by Mistral on Monday, Feb 26 2024.

Who made Mistral Large?

Mistral Large was built by Mistral. French AI company building open and commercial models. Founded in 2023 by former Meta and DeepMind researchers.

Is Mistral Large open source?

No. Mistral Large is a closed model. The weights are not published — it is available only through the provider's own API, apps, or partner platforms.

What came before and after Mistral Large?

Mistral's previous tracked release was Mistral Medium on Dec 11 2023, 77 days earlier. It was followed by Mistral Small on Feb 26 2024.

Mistral Large

Released Feb 26 2024

Mistral Large is an AI model released by Mistral on Monday, Feb 26 2024, 77 days after Mistral Medium.

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About

Mistral Large, released February 26, 2024 alongside Mistral Small, was the company's pivot to a commercial frontier business: a closed flagship API model, second only to GPT-4 on several benchmarks at launch, with strong native fluency across French, German, Spanish, and Italian and a distribution partnership with Microsoft Azure.

The dual-track strategy it inaugurated — open-weight releases like Mixtral alongside closed flagships — became Mistral's signature. Mistral Large 2 (July 2024) returned the flagship tier to open weights at 123B parameters, and the line continued through Mistral Large 3 in December 2025 and Mistral Large 4 in October 2026.

Frequently asked questions

: Mistral Large was released by Mistral on Monday, Feb 26 2024.
: Mistral Large was built by Mistral. French AI company building open and commercial models. Founded in 2023 by former Meta and DeepMind researchers.
: No. Mistral Large is a closed model. The weights are not published — it is available only through the provider's own API, apps, or partner platforms.
: Mistral's previous tracked release was Mistral Medium on Dec 11 2023, 77 days earlier. It was followed by Mistral Small on Feb 26 2024.